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Board Materials Stories 2009
| Wanda Smith Earns American Red Cross Certificate of Merit
| Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 |
Guilford County Board of Education
Regular Meeting
October 22, 2009
To:
Members, Board of Education
From:
Maurice O. Green, Superintendent
Nora Carr, Chief of Staff
Date:
October 16, 2009
RE:
Wanda Smith Earns American Red Cross Certificate of Merit
Last December, Wanda Smith’s quick thinking helped saved the life of a student thanks to her Epinephrine (Epi) Auto-Injector training by the Greensboro chapter of the American Red Cross.
The child, who has a peanut allergy, ate a cookie that contained peanuts and began exhibiting signs of anaphylactic shock. Following the protocol she had learned in her training, she administered an Epi pen to the child and stayed with him until EMS arrived.
For her actions, Smith is being awarded the American Red Cross Certificate of Merit, which is the highest award given by the Red Cross to an individual who saves or sustains a life by using skills and knowledge learned in an American Red Cross course. |
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