MUSC RTs participate in Teddy Bear Clinic

MUSC Pediatric Respiratory Therapists Whitney Poole and Kristin Coonrod volunteered at the Pediatric ER Teddy Bear Clinic.  The ER opened it’s doors for a few hours to the community, January 28, 2012. Children brought in their favorite stuffed animal to act as the “patient”. The children had a great time being the parent of their animal and seeing what really goes on in the ER. The patients came into the ER with everything from broken bones, to lacerations, to wheezing. Kristin and Whitney gave breathing treatments to many wheezing stuffed animals and the children had a great time holding the nebulizer and listening to the breath sounds of their patient. It was a very successful event and the staff saw 34 “patients”. Hopefully many children learned that going to the ER isn’t so scary and the staff had a great time doing it!

MUSC Pediatric Respiratory Therapists Whitney Poole and Kristin Coonrod volunteered at the Pediatric ER Teddy Bear Clinic.