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Originally Posted by Kevin
A plastic bag, a rope, a pencil or 1 1/2 inches of water can also kill you, but they probably won't -- just like ibuprofen.
I can see other prescription drugs warranting this treatment. Not ibuprofen though. In your hypo, I doubt a teenager with a severe ibuprofen allergy is going to accept an anti-inflammatory or any kind of pain med from someone without knowing what it is as there's almost no way they'd not be aware of their allergy.
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That's why I don't allow plastic bags, ropes, or water in my classroom. The pencils are only allowed with a written permission slip signed by both parents, a pediatrician, and the head of the local police precinct.
Read my statement again: Emergency rooms are full of people who didn't know they were allergic to items. You can even develop an allergy to something that you've previously been around. My scenerio was a kid who has never been exposed to something and they/their parents don't even know that they are allergic to it (or have developed an allergy to it). I didn't say that the kid knew they were allergic and went ahead and took it. I'm trying to explain why the school districts have to be careful and even go overboard. (Not to the extent of a strip search, though.)