GREY STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL
1. PURPOSE
1.1 The purpose of this policy us to ensure that the provision of first aid facilities and care is available to all members of the Grey Street Primary School community. The recommendations contained in this policy will at all times reflect the principles of the DEET First Aid Policy and the Schools of the Future Reference Guide.
1.2 The Reference Guide states that as part of the duty of care owed to students teachers are required to administer first aid when necessary within the limits of their skill, expertise and training.
1.3 It is the policy of the school to contact parents and/or ambulance immediately in the case of serious injury.
2.1 An adequate first aid area will be provided for the provision of first aid to sick and injured children and staff. The following items will be included:
· easy access for a stretcher or wheelchair
· access to a sink or washbasin
· electric power points
· couch or bed with blanket and pillows
· telephone access
· red light above outside door
2.2. Each incident that presents in the sick bay will be documented in a log book, to be collected each week by the office staff, and recorded on CASES. Any student who is collected from the school by parents/guardians as a result of injury, or who is administered treatment by a doctor, hospital or ambulance as a result of injury, or has an injury to the head, face, neck or back, or where the teacher considers the injury to be greater than minor will be reported on DEET Accident/Injury Form LE375 and entered onto CASES.
2.3. A cordless phone will be placed in the sick bay during recess and lunchtimes. Contact numbers for students parents or guardians will be kept in a special folder in the sickbay.
2.4. Every child who is treated in the sick bay will receive a note for their parents, describing the injury and the treatment. In the case of serious injury or illness parents will be contacted immediately.
2.5. Any children in the First Aid room will be monitored by a staff member at all times. Children with severe symptoms, such as nose bleeds, asthma, or complications from diabetes or any other major condition, will be directly supervised at all times.
2.6. Any injury involving blood is to be covered with an appropriate dressing. Children are to be made aware of the need to contact an adult for any cases involving bodily fluids, and not to touch it themselves.
3. FIRST AID PROVISION AND SUPPLIES
3.1 A comprehensive list for First Aid supplies is contained in the Schools of the Future Reference Guide, included in the appendix to this policy.
Cuts and abrasions should be cleaned under running water where possible. Antiseptics are not recommended.
3.2. The school will provide a bronchodilator (eg. Ventolin, Respolin) and a spacer device for use by students.
3.3. To prevent cross infection, disposable paper towel is to be used to wrap ice packs.
3.4. Grey Street Primary School provides the following kits for the following purposes:
· three large portable First Aid kits for excursions
· 6 smaller First Aid kits
· 6 asthma bags
· one junior and one senior epipen
3.5. Yard duty teachers are to carry an asthma bag at all times.
4. FIRST AID TRAINING AND STAFF
2.2. The School will nominate a staff member to be responsible for first aid. This person will be responsible for:
· Collating medical forms
· Ordering and maintaining first aid supplies
· Informing staff of first aid and medical issues in the school
· Distributing and collecting asthma management plans
4.2. Medical forms for children at risk will be stored in a folder in the first aid area. The photos of these children will be shown to staff at the first
staff meeting of every term. Asthma management plans will be stored in a separate folder in the first aid area.
4.3. Grey Street Primary School will follow the guidelines of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and provide at least four trained First Aiders (Level 2) for a workplace of 350 to 500 people.
There will be a Level 2 trained First Aider (or School Nurse) on duty at all recess and lunch times. During class times, office staff will provide first aid when necessary.
4.4. CPR updates will be carried out each year, and staff will be trained in asthma management every three years.
5. CHILDREN MEDICALLY AT RISK AND MEDICATION
5.1. It is recommended that every student who has a medical condition or illness should have an individual written management plan to be attached to the students records. A form will be sent home to parents at the beginning of each year. All staff will be made aware of the identities of these students, and their photos and medical information will be kept in a folder in the first aid area, yard duty folders and CRT folders. Photos of these children, along with their room number and teacher, will be displayed on a wall in the first aid area. Specific medical information will NOT be on display, but will be recorded in a special folder in the first aid area. Medical alert stickers are to be placed on the CRT folders of classes containing a child medically at risk, and the office staff will verbally advise the CRT of the relevant child or children.
5.2. Medication for individual children will be kept in a locked cabinet, and, when practical, will be administered by the school nurse. The nurse will be given a schedule of the medication to be given, and will record medication given. No medication, including headache tablets, will be administered to children, without the written permission of parents.
The record sheet for medication is enclosed as an appendix.
6.1 Blood spills should be cleaned with bleach (1/4 cup of bleach to one cup of water). The procedure is as follows:
Wearing latex gloves, saturate paper towel with bleach mixture. Cover spill with towel. Leave for 10 mins. Place towel into plastic bag. Wash area with hot water and detergent. (Schools of the Future Reference Guide).
9.1 The school will provide a bronchodilator metered dose inhaler (Eg Ventolin, Respolin) and a spacer device. However, all asthmatic children are encouraged to bring their own medication to school. An asthma management plan for these children will be collected and stored in the first aid room. This information will be updated every year.
9.2 Parents may provide a nebuliser pump at the school for their childs use providing they negotiate with the principal and at least two staff members for the use of the pump at school, and the treating doctor verifies the medication can only be delivered effectively through a nebuliser (Schools of the Future Reference Guide, 4.5.7.3)
10.1 Medical information will only be discussed with the custodial parent or authorised carer. Staff at the school will treat all relevant health details of children in a confidential manner.
11. RESOURCES
11.1 Appropriate finances will be made available to provide materials and equipment as needed.
11.2 Funding will be available for staff to gain or maintain first aid qualifications.
Grey Street Primary School Medical Condition and Medication Management Plan
Name of student: .
Parents/Guardians names ..
Home Phone Number . Business Phone ..
Emergency Contact Name Phone ..
Doctors Name . Phone .
Ambulance Subscriber - Yes/No Subscriber No
Medicare No
Medical Condition
Condition Description
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Usual medical treatment needed by the student at school
What are the symptoms of the condition worsening in the child? .
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Possible side effects of the medication .
Emergency Action Plan .
AUTHORISATION TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION
I ..authorise school staff to administer the following medication to my child.
Name of medication ..
Dosage
Time
Further instructions .
..
Signed (Parent/Guardian)
Date
PLEASE TURN OVER FOR DATE AND SIGNATURE OF STAFF MEMBER ADMINISTERING MEDICATION
Grey St Primary School First Aid Policy 2003
Appendix 1, cont.
Date and Signature of staff member administering medication to .in Room ..
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Dear Parents,
We are currently reviewing and improving our First Aid procedures and policy at Grey Street Primary School.
We have also employed a qualified nurse, Julie Hunt, to staff the first aid area during lunch times. As part of her role, Mrs Hunt will be administering medication, where practical, to students who receive medication on a regular basis during school hours. All medication given will be recorded on a form in the first aid area.
Due to these changes, we are asking you to complete the following form and return it to school as soon as possible.
As Mrs Hunt is also a member of our parent community, if you have any concerns about confidentiality please see our principal, Nerissa Albon.
If you have any other concerns about changes to our first aid procedures please feel free to discuss these with myself, Nerissa or your childs teacher.
Thankyou for your assistance,