Cough

[GirlMomma]

Cat Herder thank you!

[Cat Herder]

I don't give cough meds, either. If the nasal discharge is thick, yellow, or green or if the kid just seems miserable and is not eating, sleeping, or playing well, they go home.

[GirlMomma]

I forgot, runny noses are also present.

[GirlMomma]

Gosh, the virus my group has is just ugly!! Three of the five kids came back today. Two of those three had to be sent home again.

DCK1: dry cough, no other symptoms
DCK2: cough was so bad, DCK was wheezing and affecting their asthma - sent DCK home.
DCK3: wet cough all day but no fever at second daily temp check at 2:30. By 4:30 the child was visibly aching (could hardly stand up) and shivering. Fever had returned.

[GirlMomma]

Cat Herder Does a clear runny nose count?

DD has a cough but it goes away with cough medicine. But I won’t administer meds to other children.

[Cat Herder]

I would not without accompanying symptoms. I'd follow standard precautions and the usual decontamination routine.

[GirlMomma]

Okay… I have three kids that can back today. All three have coughs, which has been common with this virus.

My contract says I will exclude for persistent coughs. A couple kids have dry coughs, and other have wet sounding coughs.

Of course at this age they are still learning to cover their coughs. Would you exclude?

[GirlMomma]

Thank you!

[Springvalley]

For me cough can be a reprentation of pneumonia, upper respiratory, allergies or asthma. If they cough and it sounds wheezy then they need their inhaler or nebulizer (if they've got one)

[GirlMomma]

Cat Herder DCK is just sitting down coloring. She hasn’t had bronchitis to my knowledge - just an ear infection.

[Cat Herder]

For me, it is a cough that is disruptive (peeing themselves, making them frustrated/over tired, etc), productive or whoopish (seal bark, narrowing airway).

Cough can last for weeks after a bout with bronchitis in a room that is warm, dry or lacks steady air movement. Especially right after physical activity, during cool-down.

[GirlMomma]

What do you consider a persistent cough? In 20 minutes, the child had coughed 4x - it’s very wet sounding.