School_Exclusion_Flashcards COPY

Question 1

Which conditions do not require school exclusion?

Answer 1

Conjunctivitis, slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease), roseola infantum, infectious mononucleosis, head lice, threadworms

Question 2

Which condition requires exclusion for 24 hours after starting antibiotics?

Answer 2

Scarlet fever

Question 3

Which condition requires exclusion for 48 hours after starting antibiotics?

Answer 3

Whooping cough

Question 4

What should be done if whooping cough is not treated with antibiotics?

Answer 4

Exclude for 21 days from onset of symptoms

Question 5

Which conditions require exclusion for 4 days from onset of rash?

Answer 5

Measles, rubella

Question 6

Which conditions require exclusion until all lesions are crusted over?

Answer 6

Chickenpox, impetigo

Question 7

Which condition requires exclusion for 5 days from onset of swollen glands?

Answer 7

Mumps

Question 8

When can children with diarrhoea and vomiting return to school?

Answer 8

When symptoms have settled for 48 hours

Question 9

When can children with scabies return to school?

Answer 9

Until treated

Question 10

When can children with influenza return to school?

Answer 10

Until recovered