The reality

We’ve often heard of teachers,volunteers and carers being told to ask parents for permission, or evenrequiring parents to drive over and put the plaster on themselves. Thispersistent myth causes a lot of unnecessary hassle and worry.

Thereis no rule that says a responsible adult can’t put a plaster on achild's minor cut. Some children do have an allergy to normal plasters.If you know a child is allergic you can use the Hypo-allergenic type ofplaster. The important thing is to clean and cover the cut to stop itgetting infected.

For more information click on the HSE Website .