field%20trip%20tick%20removal%20children2.pdf

Notification of Field Trip

TICK ALERT:

Your child is scheduled to take part in an outdoor activity in an area that ticks may inhabit.

While we will take every precaution to prevent unnecessary exposure, you should thoroughly

check your child’s body when s/he returns home and for 2 to 3 days following the trip. Below

are suggestions from California Lyme Disease Association on how to protect your child from

tick-borne diseases and what you should do if your child is bitten. Lyme disease can be serious!

REDUCE CHANCES OF A TICK BITE:

WHAT TO DO IF BITTEN:

• Avoid tick-infested areas, such as leaf

litter under trees. Avoid brushing

against long grasses on edges of paths.

Don’t sit on fallen logs.

• Use fine-point tweezers or a special

tick-removing tool. Grasp the tick as

close to the skin as possible.

• Pull the tick straight out with steady,

even pressure.

• Place the tick in a small plastic bag or

vial with blades of grass, leaf, or moist

(not wet) piece of tissue.

• Note the child’s name, date, site of bite

and how long tick was attached.

• Wear light-colored long pants and long

sleeves so you can easily see any ticks.

• Tuck shirt into pants and tuck pants

into socks.

• Use DEET on skin and treat clothing

with spray containing permethrin.

(Wash off repellent after child returns.)

• Have the tick identified & tested by a

lab, health department or veterinarian.

• Do a thorough tick check upon

returning inside and for several days

following exposure.

• Wash your hands, disinfect the

tweezers & bite site.

• Educate yourself about tick-borne

diseases and consult a doctor to see if

treatment is warranted.

• Ticks, especially nymphal ticks, are

tiny. Try to find and remove them

before they bite.

• Visit CALDA’s website for more

information: www.lymedisease.org.

Scale: 1 inch

CAUTION:

Children should be taught to seek adult help for tick removal. Improper removal can increase

risk of disease transmission. Do not prick, crush, burn or try to smother the tick as it may

release infected fluids. Children can be bitten anywhere on their body, but are more often bitten

around the head and neck. Check for several days for ticks you may have missed earlier.

Teacher’s Name ______________________________________________________________

Date of Trip__________________________________________________________________

Location of Trip_______________________________________________________________

******** Please dress your child appropriately!! ********

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