PLN Entry 3

Today I read an article on http://http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5700291,00.html by Alan Gathright about five children who were taken to the hospital after two buses near Carmody Middle School bumped into each other. The buses just barely bumped each other so the children sustained no injuries, but, as in the words of one spokeswoman for Jefferson County Public Schools said, "We always err on the side of caution about making sure kids are OK," so the five students were taken to the hospital anyways.

This story really stuck out to me because my best friend and several of our other friends attend Carmody Middle School. It scares me to think that the buses that collided could have had one of my friends inside, and that the students could have been much worse off then they were.

This story, I believe, really relates to the world today. Too often, we see a child get hurt, and when they say they are fine, we dismiss any possibilities of serious health risks. Too often, when e child gets hurt, we assume that a band-aid and a kiss from mommy will make everything better and that the kid is just being a baby. I don't mean to say that every time a child gets a splinter, we should run them to the Emergency Room, but we should take more precautions about our children's health. The five students in the bus bump were not injured, but there was still a risk of head injuries. Perhaps the students shouldn't have been raced to the hospital like they were, but they should definitely been checked up on the next time they went to the doctor.

Children's health and safety is really important, and this Alan Gathright's article is a good (if hardly news worthy) example of how small injuries should be treated with the same amount of care more serious injuries are treated with.