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the education mix of readin’, ‘ritin’,
and ‘rithmetic.
It’s doctor’s orders that some
youngsters tote prescription medi
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A report in the “American School
Board Journal” says the medicine-
dependent boys and girls, as a rou
tine, keep their drugs with the
school nurse who dispenses the med
icines that control or fix student’s
condition.
Some prescription medicine
brought from home wards off sei
zures, others fight a current infec
tion and some fight cancer, allergies
or diabetes.
trol behavioral disorders,” said
James C. Ross, author of the report
“Protect teachers and students with
policies governing medical matters,”
and assistant director for the Center
for School Personnel Relations, Kent
State University.
Ross said, “And no matter who ac
tually administers the medicine —
school nurse, teacher, or parent — a
crucial role for teachers is to monitor
the effects of the drug.
“If a child shows no effect, for ex
ample, the teacher must take note of
it and notify parents and physician
so the dosage — or the medication
— can be changed.
Mood and behavioral control
medicine — psychoactive drugs —
also are among the doctor-pre
scribed chemicals in the schoolhouse
drug store.
“It’s becoming current practice in
some schools to administer psy
choactive drugs to children to con-
Ross said when school nurses are
not available, teachers and adminis
trators give the medicine. But he
says to protect school personnel
from liability, school boards need to
develop policies and procedures to
cover sucn situations.
Ross also said there is a possibility
school personnel who administer
medicines are open to civil liability
suits.
It could happen, he said, when a
child suffers an adverse reaction be
cause a staff member improperly ad
ministered a prescribed medicine or
when a staff member endangered a
child’s health by voluntarily giving
such common drugs as aspirin or
even cough drops.
Ross said school boards also need
policies governing proper handling
and storing of medicines.
“Make sure each school has a stor
age cabinet, with a lock, to keep
medicines cool, dry and dark,” he
said, echoing “medicine at school”
guidelines from the American Aca
demy of Pediatrics.
Ross recommended that schools
set a limit on the supply of drug a
child may keep at school. He gave
this example of regulations in force
at the Glenwood, III. schools:
Children on daily medication may
keep a maximum of one week’s sup
ply; those on short-term medication
may bring only enough for each
day’s use.
“In either case a medication form
must be completed by a physician
and kept in the school health office
for reference,” Ross said.
“No medication may be adminis
tered without written authorization
from both physician and parent.”
Food and Drug Administration
guidelines on dispensing medicine at
school include these:
• Remember that all medicines
carry risk. Along with benefits, they
have a potential for harm. Undesira
hie side effects can occur and mighi
include sleepiness, swelling, nausea.
• Inform doctor of any allergic
reactions to drugs or foods, such as
rashes, headaches, dizziness.
• Be aware that over-the-counter
drugs might interact with prescribed
medicines and cause unwanted side
effects.
• Avoid serving certain foods to
students taking some medicine that
won’t work if child drinks milk or
eats diary products.
• Insist instructions on adminis
tering medicine be specific. For ex
ample, does “three times a day’
mean morning, noon, and night!
Should the medicine be adminis
tered before meals, with meals, after
meals?
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Skiers trimming-down fashion wear
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NEW YORK — Go down the ski
slopes in a trimmed-down look for
the coming season.
Ski wear designers are resorting
to every wile to give a sleek look for
both men and women, reported the
trade association Ski Industries
America.
The ever-increasing number of
skiers (trade sources estimate there
are 20 million in the United States)
will achieve the slimmer look in a va
riety of ways.
Drawstrings make jackets more
form-fitting without being restric
tive. Insulations carry less bulk, but
are just as effective in keeping the
wearer warm and dry. One piece
suits with exaggerated shoulders,
high collars, narrow waists and ta
pered pants legs create the illusion
of less bulk.
Color also plays the slimming
game. Designers use color blocks,
triangles and stripes to fool the eye.
Even boots are slimmer, said Da
vid Ingemie, president of the ski in
dustries group. “Just go into a ski
shop and try them on,” he said.
“You’ll find they’re lighter than in
previous seasons, warmer, and much
more comfortable.”
Ingemie said the two major devel
opments other than the sleek look
are the riot of colors and the resur
gence of down as an insulator.
“Some of the colors are really
wild,” he said in a telephone inter
view from the industry’s offices in
McLean, Va. “And the idea is to
mingle them. At the industry’s trade
show in Las Vegas, I saw eggplant,
purple, turquoise, pink...”
T he vivid colors often are teamed
with neutrals or muted tones —
mustard yellow, gray, black, khaki,
navy, olive, off-white and beige.
White on white is popular for the
snow scene, particularly when acces
sories are the brights. Especially for
women are the pastels — pale pink,
blue, yellow, sea foam green and lav
ender.
Sleeves are striped and often in a
bright shade to contrast with the rest
of the outfit. Even zippers and
drawstrings come in contrasting col
ors.
Ingemie said the Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, had some
influence on color. For those compe
titions, athletes wore candy stripes
on downhill suits, and there were
plenty of plums, pinks, plus white
combined with bold colors.
“But all of this does not preclude
the fact that navies and blacks still
are very strong,” he said.
There’s a big emphasis on zippers
fr<
in the new wear. Sleeves unzip from
a jacket to make a vest, a back-pack
can be zipped to make a jacket, and
hoods snap or zipper on and off.
Last year, he said, the use of goose
down was down. This year, down for
insulation is up. The synthetics also
continue. Down is warm, lightweight
and “breathes,” he said. And to the
skier, down typifies quality and the
economy is such that there is more
demand for quality.
For those who ski cross-country
(called Nordic), apparel has changed
as the numbers in this sport have in
creased. Ingemie said Nordic is the
fastest growing segment of the sport.
Gone are the days of the baggy
knickers and bulky, shapeless sweat
ers, said Barbara Alley, of Skiing
Magazine.
“There are new, sleeker sil
houettes, bright colors, pullover
shells that are wind and water
proof,” she said. “The key to cross
country skiing is layering. You need
to have lots of clothes you layer over
your long underwear and remove as
the body heats.”
Layering under and over a
sweater is the key to warmth, Ski In
dustries said. Sweaters reflect the
color and pattern trends of outer
wear. Some sweaters are in bright
jewel colors to complemenr nar-
kas, stretch or pull-on pants or one-
piece suits. Others provide contrast
ing neutrals such as pewter and
charcoal gray, mustard yellow, black,
navy or olive green.
Hats are either knit wool or of the
same synthetic fabric blend and in
sulation as the jacket or suit. Look
for hunter style hats with ear flaps,
cloche or flapper style hats, helmets,
and the traditional ski toque. Ear
muffs also are becoming popular.
And what about new styles for the
snow bunnies?
Said Ingemie: “Oh, they can get
by w ith anything they want to wear."
Approximately 20 million persons
ski at least once a year and 3.6 mil
lion ski 12 or more days a year, In
gemie said. Ingemie said his esti
mates come from A.C. Nielsen,
which does a triennial study. The
most recent figures are for 1981.
The increase in the number of
skiers, changes in the economy and
technological advances in equipment
pushed retail spending to $1.76 bil
lion in 1983, compared to the pre
vious year’s volume of $812 million.
Last year was the first billion dollar
sales year.
The Nielsen study showed cross
country the faster growing sport,
with 3.5 million skiers in 1981. Two
million did both downhill and cross
country.
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