Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: A Handbook for School Personnel
From The Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: A Handbook for School Personnel
November 4, 2015
From The Virginia Sickle Cell Awareness Program Understanding Sickle Cell Disease: A Handbook for School Personnel
A complete guide for counseling and education for the most common hemoglobin variants identified through Virginia’s sickle cell screening program.
Written and Developed by Debra A. Vedro, MSN, RN, CPNP And Rebecca A. Morrison, MSN, RN, CPNP at the Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, Texas.
Patients and families should watch for the following conditions that need an urgent medical evaluation:
• Fever of 101° F or higher
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Increasing tiredness
• Abdominal swelling
• Unusual headache
• Any sudden weakness or loss of feeling
• Pain that will not go away with home treatment
• Priapism (painful erection that will not go down)
• Sudden vision change