Health

Cross Country Carnival and Medical Conditions

Interhouse cross country carnival will be held on Friday 28 April.  If your child has any following medical condition it is important to please remind your child that they must carry their treatment with them for the day.

 

Asthma: 

  • Students must carry their asthma reliever medication with them during the event.
  • Students who have been recommended by their doctor to use their reliever medication prior to exercise should take their medication as directed, this would usually be 5 to 10 minutes before the event starts. If your child has been unwell recently with asthma then it is advised he/she not participate in the cross country run.

Diabetes: 

  • Students must carry their “Hypo kit” with them.

 

Anaphylaxis:

  • Students with allergies and prescribed with an Epipen (Adrenaline Autoinjector) must carry their Epipen with them.

 

General:

  • Please remind your child to eat and drink prior to participating in cross country and to keep well hydrated by drinking water during the carnival.
  • Please remind your child to wear SunSmart College hat and apply sunscreen 2 hourly.

 

Thank you

 

Jenny Hill

College Nurse