On Sat, 23 February 2002, "Dianna Tolen" wrote: > My question to you all is: when have you felt it was NOT safe to > retry a child again? Was it the type of rash/reaction (which is not > always remembered correctly anyway by parents), or the length of time > that has elapsed since the original incident, or the age of the > child? I would shy away from the kid with the immediate type hypersensitivity (minutes to hours) especially a history of urticaria +/- edema, regardless of how long ago it happened. > > Anyone have any bad outcomes? Nope >Do you document in the chart that the > parent is agreeing to take this risk (along with yourself)? Absolutely. Eve H. Switzer, MD rural peds _________________________________________________________________ iVillage.com: Solutions for Your Life Check out the most exciting women's community on the Web http://www.ivillage.com