Another Tick

Akkkk. Pulled L's jammies off this morning and found a tick on her shoulder blade. This is the second tick in a few weeks. She and C were outside playing on the swings yesterday. Long pants, long sleeves, coats... this is ticking me off. Of course, B the EMT is off at work now, and I had to do the deed and remove it. Luckily, I have some kick-ass tweezers, and while she wasn't happy about it, I got the whole thing out. The little bastard is taped to a piece of paper in case she gets a rash or those rings I have to watch for on her skin. Ick.

I am getting madder and madder about the First Aid and CPR certification classes I just took to fulfill my GS Leader requirements. Not a blessed thing about ticks. Sheesh... you don't take GS out camping in an urban parking lot where there's no wildlife... we should be prepared for this kind of stuff. Nothing was covered about cleaning "boo boos" just what to do with big 'ole bleeding wounds. Nothing on wrapping sprains/strains. I seem to remember the classes I took last time I was a leader 10 yrs ago (before I had kids - yeah I'm strange) covering a whole lot more. And... AND... to 'keep costs down' there wasn't even a book to take home.

I must be very clear that they were NOT Red Cross classes. B is now certified to train through Professional Rescuer with 1st Aid/CPR, and he's been freaking out when I tell him what was/wasn't covered. I fear that I'm going to have to go back and take the RC classes. Hmmm... next time B teaches? They told us that if a person carries a perscribed EPI pen, and cannot do it, we should do it for them. In our state, this is a big no-no. WTF.

But, B just completed his training for Pro Rescuer training, and made some comments to his instructor about the recent GS trainings. He asked questions about what's allowed, etc., knowing that his instructor is married to the woman who ran the GS camping training I just attended. I'm sure things will get back to the proper people.

K... bitching done for now. Haha.