Teddy Bear Clinic

Allie's class has been studying the human body. Yesterday they took a field trip to the hospital and I was invited to come along. Each child brought along a teddy bear who was sick or injured.

When we first arrived, we got to see the MediVac helicopter and talk to the pilot and the paramedic who fly in it.

Once inside the hospital's ER area, a nurse talked to the kids about all the tools that are used to make a sick person feel better like a stethoscope, a thermometer, a blood pressure cuff, and an IV bag full of medicine. She also explained what happens when you get stitches and why it's so important to wear a helmet when riding a bike. She showed them a model of the human brain and of the heart and they even got to see a "real live skeleton".

Then each child got to bring their bear in to see the "doctor". There were three hospital volunteers who checked each bear, gave them shots, bandaged them up, and wrote out a prescription.

Allie's bear had a broken arm. The doctor gave her a shot for the pain and bandaged up her arm. Her bear has a little cast and Allie was able to write her name on it. We have to leave the cast on for 5 days and also give the bear (or the bear's owner) two M&M's each day for 5 days.