Pediculosis in kindergarten

Pediculosis called the damage to the skin and hair on the human body lice. Food for such parasites is the victim's blood and lymphatic fluid. Especially often people living in unsanitary conditions are exposed to this disease. However, even a self-sufficient person is at risk of becoming infected with this disease. Children are not an exception. During contact, the parasites very quickly penetrate the hair and skin, in connection with which it is very difficult to protect a child from this problem when visiting a preschool and educational educational institution.Therefore, the prevention of pediculosis in kindergarten is one of the most pressing issues.

Causes of infection

Even one child infected with lice poses a serious danger to the whole group in kindergarten. There are several reasons for pediculosis. Main ways how lice are transmitted:

• direct contact - hugs, playing together, or touching your head;
• the exchange of things, headdresses, and also items of hair care (hairbrushes, hairpins, hoops or elastic bands) facilitates the transfer of lice and their eggs to the clean head of a child;
• common bed - often enough during a quiet hour, children can toss and turn over on another bed.

Symptoms of Pediculosis

Pediculosis in children

The main signs of a head louse infestation are:

• lice bites cause severe itching;
• the presence of wounds and scratches in places of damage to the skin;
• with careful inspection, you can detect not only insect eggs (nits), but also the lice themselves.

How do lice and nits on the hair, clearly demonstrates the photo.

Finding out pediculosis symptoms in a child, caregivers should take appropriate action immediately.

Preventive actions

The issue of combating lice and pediculosis treatment is on the agenda of every children's institution. After all catch the lice You can even subject to the rules of personal hygiene. Therefore, the Ministry of Health has developed a special order for pediculosis in educational organizations, according to which it is prohibited to take children infected with lice and nits into kindergartens.

For inspection honey. the worker must use a special comb with frequent teeth, which is subsequently compulsorily disinfected. Only regular examination of children for pediculosis in kindergarten will help prevent the spread of the disease. According to the decision of the sanitary-epidemiological service, it should be carried out monthly. Data is written to head examination journal.

Information about pediculosis should be provided to the attention of parents at specially organized parental meetings. There is also a manual for pediculosis for caregivers and educators. It contains information about preventive rules that contribute to the prevention of the disease.

What to do if in kindergarten pediculosis, every employee of the institution should be aware,having a medical background. Nursing actions for pediculosis should be carried out in the following order:

1. Having found lice in a child, a nurse is obliged to isolate him, informing parents and DOW administrations about this.
2. It is mandatory to inspect children who have had contact with an infected child.
3. Recommend parents program of preventive measures at home.
4. It is obligatory to disinfect the premises, including the processing of bed linen, which provide quarantine measures in the DOW.
5. The duration of quarantine for pediculosis is 30 days.
6. It is allowed to attend kindergarten to a child who has had pediculosis after visiting a clinic, as evidenced by a specialist’s certificate.

On a note!

Preventive measures in institutions are carried out by the leadership in a compulsory manner in accordance with the order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation No. 342, published in 1998. In 2016, was adopted new Sanpin on pediculosis.

What parents need to know

Lice prevention

With the advent of child lice faced many parents.In most cases, the fault was the contact that the child maintained in the garden with his peers. Due to their age, children still do not understand that it is not safe to change the cap or hat, pin or comb.

Get rid of lice very difficult, therefore the best measure is to prevent the disease. It is for these purposes in children's institutions that a consultation is held for parents, where you can get answers to all the questions that are of concern. The plan for carrying out preventive measures at home provides for:

• Daily hair care - they must be carefully combed using a thin toothed comb. Regular examination of hair will help detect parasites in a timely manner and prevent lice breeding.
• In the garden, boys should wear short haircuts. Long hair for girls is better to braid.
• Hats, clothes, bedding and toys should be washed regularly.
• Carpets and upholstery should be cleaned twice a week.

In order for a child not to become infected with pediculosis in kindergarten, it is necessary to follow simple rules:

• place personal belongings of the child in the locker reserved for him;
• try to explain to the kid that it is not safe to play on a common carpet;
• to teach the child to cover the pillow with a home towel for a quiet hour, which must be washed regularly;
• for preventive purposes, periodically treat the child’s hair prophylactic;
• Daily hair scrutiny for the presence of lice can prevent the spread of the disease.

Means of struggle

Measures to combat pediculosis is the use of antiparasitic drugs, the development of which is designed to destroy lice and their eggs (nits). One of the most effective means is spray: it can be used both for the treatment of lice and for prophylactic purposes. The composition includes insecticidal components that are detrimental to lice.

The solution is sprayed over the entire length of the hair. After that, the child’s head is covered with a plastic cap or bag and left in this state for the time specified in the description (its duration depends on the brand of product). Then the hair is washed using a daily shampoo, and the dead lice and nits are removed from the hair with special comb.

Pediculicidal shampoo - the safest remedy, which is often used as a preventive measure. To protect themselves from the epidemic of pediculosis, it is enough for them to regularly wash their heads, not only for the child, but also for all family members.

On a note!

Excellent repellent properties essential oils. The sharp smell of anise, clove, eucalyptus or lavender oil affects the nervous system of lice, scaring them away.

Useful tips on what to do if pediculosis in the kindergarten are presented in this video.