I'm not sure how this suggestion would sit with a
psychologist but I'd bet
that spending some time in an environment in which many
kids are sick but
not in danger (such as a pediatrician's office, an urgent
care center or a
ped's ED) would help give these folks some perspective.
I'd wager most of
them deal almost exclusively with kids in real danger,
which is a quite
small minority of all kids who get sick or hurt. It might
be a real relief
to them to see that the overwhelming majority of children
do just fine and
sometimes even get better in spite of us rather than
because of us...
And Dan, who has MCI dreams, needs JumpSTART!
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JumpSTART is my
sister's adaption of the START triage system for kids. It's already been adopted
by at least 5 states, the National Disaster Medical Curriculum, and is on its
way to even more places. If you're interested, email Lou at louromig@bellsouth.net . (This has NOT
been a paid political advertisement.)
Laurie
(again)
