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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSpecial-need students hospitalized after being tube-fed bleach at school
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article104246646.htmlTwo students at Addicott Elementary School in east-central Fresno were hospitalized after ingesting bleach via their feeding tubes....
Addicott Elementary serves students with severe disabilities. Principal Katrina Pleshe confirmed the incident happened last week but did not release further details....
Pleshe would not elaborate on how the bleach came in contact with the students feeding tubes. Feeding tubes should be cleaned by flushing with warm water, according to multiple health agencies....
I cant believe Im just finding this out. They didnt even let us parents know, she said. My son is tube-fed. I need to know how this happened, where it happened. I have to know who did this.
Addicott Elementary serves students with severe disabilities. Principal Katrina Pleshe confirmed the incident happened last week but did not release further details....
Pleshe would not elaborate on how the bleach came in contact with the students feeding tubes. Feeding tubes should be cleaned by flushing with warm water, according to multiple health agencies....
I cant believe Im just finding this out. They didnt even let us parents know, she said. My son is tube-fed. I need to know how this happened, where it happened. I have to know who did this.
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Special-need students hospitalized after being tube-fed bleach at school (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2016
OP
Cleaning out-patient equipment/beds follow strict protocols. Bleach ain't one of them.
Eleanors38
Sep 2016
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Initech
(100,075 posts)1. I hope this was an accident and not done on purpose!
Either way it deserves punishment but if it was done on purpose...
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)2. My sentiments exactly
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)3. Cleaning out-patient equipment/beds follow strict protocols. Bleach ain't one of them.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)4. Sounds like some dingleberry tried to give the kids an MMS treatment.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)5. Fucking apt-med fruitbats do this shit.
lpbk2713
(42,757 posts)6. If it was an accident ...
someone needs the stay the F away from care dependent people.
If it was more than just an accident, someone needs to go to jail
because this was more than just a prank.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)7. More than likely, only a nurse aide or LVN is supposed to be
Administering feedings or cleaning the equipment (special large feeding syringes). I hope the aide didn't do something this stupid, and I would hope no one else would have access to the equipment. The RN is the supervisor for the other licenses and certifications.