Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I have just been reading about this topic that was posted in 2007. I work at different venues, on 3 occasions I have found medication in bags kept at child level, available for children to investigate. On one occasion it was a cocktail of calpol, cough linctus and ibuprofen in the same bag. I now take it upon myself to check bags or ask parents each time I work at a setting where children have access to bags. I include this information when I train first aid.
louby loo Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Yes - and parents treat you [us] as the villians when you query it!!! xxx
Sue R Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 This is sound practice - you are protecting the children!! Sue
Cait Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 What are they doing with medicines in their bags? Children's bags or staff handbags?
Rea Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Happens quite often I think. Not in staff bags I think we're all aware of the dangers but parents dont seem to think about it. I've been amazed at the things I've found, bottles and food that should be in the fridge, confidential papers, lipsticks, pills and potions, a purse with cards and a mobile phone. In my sons school, mobile phones which ring in class are confiscated with a £5.00 fee to get it back
louby loo Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Yes, and I've even been given a valed credit cards that a child had 'slipped' into her bag!
HappyMaz Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Yes, and I've even been given a valed credit cards that a child had 'slipped' into her bag! How about cigarettes and a lighter helpfully left by mum?
Guest Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I had one 3 year old lad arrive with a pack of condoms in his rucksack ...... If you'd seen his Mum's face at hometime, still makes me laugh thinking about it! Nona
Cait Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 One little girl had mum's pants instead of hers in her changing bag. Dad had brought her that day!! Mum's face was priceless at the end of the day
Guest Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I had to return a parents copy of Penthouse once.
HappyMaz Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I had to return a parents copy of Penthouse once. I think if we were playing "things found in a pre-schooler's bag" Top Trumps you'd have us beat with this one! Maz
Shiny Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 I had to return a parents copy of Penthouse once.
Stargrower Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 Not exactly a poison and not in a bag but we once changed a baby's nappy and found a cigarette lighter in it!!
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