Sunday, July 17, 2005
Scary Things
Yesterday [N] had his last t-ball game and he got a medal! It was a scary morning though because one little girl on the purple team got real sick. She ran over to her mom during her team's turn to bat to get a drink, Diet Pepsi. I swear it was a second later, quite literally a blink of the eye, and she was down. She had completely passed out and was non-responsive. Luckily, [J] and I were close and the second someone said 911, [J] had it dialed and the phone in the mom's hand. By the time the paramedics arrived, she was awake again, but was completely disoriented and unhappy. They took her to the ambulance, but finally released her back to her parents without having to go to the hospital. From what we could find out, she had just gotten overheated and her body couldn't take it. When she came out of the ambulance, after being in the air conditioning, she was calm again, but you could tell that all she wanted to do was go home.
It was sad to watch, we were all glad that she was fine, but you could just see panic in all the parents' eyes. Almost immediately parents, myself included, went to check on their children and coaches stopped everyone from what they were doing and basically said, "I don't care if you just took a drink or not, take one now!" What I found upsetting though was the fact that on a day like yesterday (very hot), at a sporting event (that children participate in) there should be no reason these kids should be drinking soda. I was probably one of the youngest parents present and I knew not to give your child, or yourself, soda while participating in a physical activity. It actually dehydrates you more - sugar, caffeine, carbonated water, etc.
Below is a link I found that simply explains this. I was worried and if I can just inform one person out there and keep them from getting sick or their child, then this post was worth it.
Why Soda Pop Drains You Dry
It was sad to watch, we were all glad that she was fine, but you could just see panic in all the parents' eyes. Almost immediately parents, myself included, went to check on their children and coaches stopped everyone from what they were doing and basically said, "I don't care if you just took a drink or not, take one now!" What I found upsetting though was the fact that on a day like yesterday (very hot), at a sporting event (that children participate in) there should be no reason these kids should be drinking soda. I was probably one of the youngest parents present and I knew not to give your child, or yourself, soda while participating in a physical activity. It actually dehydrates you more - sugar, caffeine, carbonated water, etc.
Below is a link I found that simply explains this. I was worried and if I can just inform one person out there and keep them from getting sick or their child, then this post was worth it.
Why Soda Pop Drains You Dry
