charliegee
11-05-2010, 11:43 AM
hey all
firstly sorry that I'm always asking questions on here - although really hoping that someone could help me on this one that I've got today going on from some of the conjunctivitus threads I've been reading
I'm looking after a little one who has red inflamed eyelids - really itchy and weepy....parent dropped off this morning and said was "sleep" in her eyes....
now little one okay in self but I really don't know if this is infectious (sp?) or conjunctivitus or just eczema....
what do I do - do I ring for them to pick little one up? - don't want to annoy parent as I know they will say "ahh just a little red eye!!" which may be...but I don't want infection (if that is what it is) in my setting!
bit in two minds as this is the mindee who I had who was poorly at drop off the other week and I had to ring parents....they weren't pleased:(
eye itself not red - just eyelids and surrounding areas really weepy and scratchy....
and to top it off little one has really long hair and it keeps irritating her too in her eyes..
what stage would you ring parents when it comes to a suspected eye infection?
little one is two (just!)
any advise much welcome!! x
firstly sorry that I'm always asking questions on here - although really hoping that someone could help me on this one that I've got today going on from some of the conjunctivitus threads I've been reading
I'm looking after a little one who has red inflamed eyelids - really itchy and weepy....parent dropped off this morning and said was "sleep" in her eyes....
now little one okay in self but I really don't know if this is infectious (sp?) or conjunctivitus or just eczema....
what do I do - do I ring for them to pick little one up? - don't want to annoy parent as I know they will say "ahh just a little red eye!!" which may be...but I don't want infection (if that is what it is) in my setting!
bit in two minds as this is the mindee who I had who was poorly at drop off the other week and I had to ring parents....they weren't pleased:(
eye itself not red - just eyelids and surrounding areas really weepy and scratchy....
and to top it off little one has really long hair and it keeps irritating her too in her eyes..
what stage would you ring parents when it comes to a suspected eye infection?
little one is two (just!)
any advise much welcome!! x