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Aspirin for Treatment of Minor Illness in Adolescents

Aspirin for Treatment of Minor Illness in Adolescents Abstract OFTEN in high school health programs, treatment of minor illness is limited to first aid or to simple, nonspecific measures such as temporary bedrest or local application of heat. Support of such policies generally rests on the assumption that the responsibility for a pupil's definitive medical care is the parent's and not the school's. There is, however, some difference in interpretation in various school health programs as to what measures are considered "first-aid" or "nonspecific" and which are not. One measure about which there is a difference of opinion is administration of aspirin for relief of symptoms of minor morbidity. For approximately five years it was the policy of a suburban Pittsburgh high school health service to dispense aspirin as part of the care of minor illness in pupils. The policy was based on the assumptions that such treatment carried no risk and that in many instances it contributed to References 1. Rogers, K.D., and Reese, G.: Health Studies: Presumably Normal High School Students: III. Health Room Visits, Amer J Dis Child 109:28-42, 1965.Crossref 2. Rogers, K.D., and Reese, G.: Health Studies: Presumably Normal High School Students: II. Absence From School , Amer J Dis Child 109:9-27, 1964.Crossref 3. Lasagna, L.; Laties, G.; and Dohan, J.: Further Studies on the Pharmacology of Placebo Administration , J Clin Invest 37:533-537, 1958.Crossref 4. Sevelius, H., and Colmore, J.P.: Experimental Design for Evaluation of Nonnarcotic Analgesic Agents , J New Drugs 4:337-347, 1964.Crossref 5. Orkin, R.; Joseph, I.; and Helrich: Effects of Mild Analgesics in Postpartum Pain , New York J Med 57:71-73, 1957. 6. Szmyd, L.; McCall, M.; and Porreca, L.: Aspirin and Placebo in Oral Surgery , J Amer Dent Ass 59:84-87, 1959. 7. Jellinek, E.M.: Clinical Tests on Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesic Drugs , Biometrics 2:87-91, 1946.Crossref 8. Gravenstein, J.S.; Devloo, R.A.; and Beecher, H.K.: Effect of Antitussive Agents on Experimental and Pathological Cough in Man , J Appl Physiol 7:119-139, 1954. 9. Diehl, J.S.: Medicinal Treatment of the Common Cold , JAMA 101:2042-2049, 1933.Crossref 10. Beecher, H.K.: Increased Stress and Effectiveness of Placebo and "Active Drugs" , Science 132:91-92, 1960.Crossref 11. Beecher, H.K.: The Powerful Placebo , JAMA 159:1602-1606, 1955.Crossref 12. Honigfeld: Nonspecific Factors in Treatment, II. Review of Social-Psychological Factors , Dis Nerv Syst 25:225-239, 1964. 13. Wolff: Conferences on Therapy , New York J Med 46:1718-1727, 1946. 14. DeKornfeld, T.S.; Lasagna, L.; and Frazier, T.M.: A Comparative Study of Five Proprietary Analgesic Compounds , JAMA 182:1315-1318, 1962.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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0002-922X
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10.1001/archpedi.1967.02090220061010
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Abstract OFTEN in high school health programs, treatment of minor illness is limited to first aid or to simple, nonspecific measures such as temporary bedrest or local application of heat. Support of such policies generally rests on the assumption that the responsibility for a pupil's definitive medical care is the parent's and not the school's. There is, however, some difference in interpretation in various school health programs as to what measures are considered "first-aid" or "nonspecific" and which are not. One measure about which there is a difference of opinion is administration of aspirin for relief of symptoms of minor morbidity. For approximately five years it was the policy of a suburban Pittsburgh high school health service to dispense aspirin as part of the care of minor illness in pupils. The policy was based on the assumptions that such treatment carried no risk and that in many instances it contributed to References 1. Rogers, K.D., and Reese, G.: Health Studies: Presumably Normal High School Students: III. Health Room Visits, Amer J Dis Child 109:28-42, 1965.Crossref 2. Rogers, K.D., and Reese, G.: Health Studies: Presumably Normal High School Students: II. Absence From School , Amer J Dis Child 109:9-27, 1964.Crossref 3. Lasagna, L.; Laties, G.; and Dohan, J.: Further Studies on the Pharmacology of Placebo Administration , J Clin Invest 37:533-537, 1958.Crossref 4. Sevelius, H., and Colmore, J.P.: Experimental Design for Evaluation of Nonnarcotic Analgesic Agents , J New Drugs 4:337-347, 1964.Crossref 5. Orkin, R.; Joseph, I.; and Helrich: Effects of Mild Analgesics in Postpartum Pain , New York J Med 57:71-73, 1957. 6. Szmyd, L.; McCall, M.; and Porreca, L.: Aspirin and Placebo in Oral Surgery , J Amer Dent Ass 59:84-87, 1959. 7. Jellinek, E.M.: Clinical Tests on Comparative Effectiveness of Analgesic Drugs , Biometrics 2:87-91, 1946.Crossref 8. Gravenstein, J.S.; Devloo, R.A.; and Beecher, H.K.: Effect of Antitussive Agents on Experimental and Pathological Cough in Man , J Appl Physiol 7:119-139, 1954. 9. Diehl, J.S.: Medicinal Treatment of the Common Cold , JAMA 101:2042-2049, 1933.Crossref 10. Beecher, H.K.: Increased Stress and Effectiveness of Placebo and "Active Drugs" , Science 132:91-92, 1960.Crossref 11. Beecher, H.K.: The Powerful Placebo , JAMA 159:1602-1606, 1955.Crossref 12. Honigfeld: Nonspecific Factors in Treatment, II. Review of Social-Psychological Factors , Dis Nerv Syst 25:225-239, 1964. 13. Wolff: Conferences on Therapy , New York J Med 46:1718-1727, 1946. 14. DeKornfeld, T.S.; Lasagna, L.; and Frazier, T.M.: A Comparative Study of Five Proprietary Analgesic Compounds , JAMA 182:1315-1318, 1962.Crossref

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1967

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