CARE OF EMERGENCIES - Injury/Illness
5.1l.1
At the beginning of each academic year, families are asked to fill out an
emergency form indicating relatives or friends school personnel might contact in the
event of illness or injury when a parent/guardian cannot be reached at home or their
place of business. Families should notify the school promptly of any changes in the
list of emergency contacts.
When a student needs to visit the nurse he/she receives permission from his/her
classroom teacher. The child's name, time of arrival and reason for the visit are
recorded. Parents/guardians will be notified when there is serious illness or injury,
repeated visits during the school day for the same complaint or frequent visits to
the nurse. Only those injuries or illnesses occurring in school or on the school bus
going to or from school, or on the school grounds during school hours, arc the
responsibility of the school personnel. Children injured outside of the school hours
will not be treated by the school nurse. Treatment, or the arrangement for treatment
of home injuries, illnesses, rashes, etc., is the home's responsibility.
The school nurse may not legally diagnose.
The school has the responsibility for immediate first aid care as well as
notifying the parents who, in turn, have the responsibility for transporting the
child home or to a doctor at their expense. It is the responsibility of the parent to
arrange for the taxi if this is the means of transportation to be used. Under no
circumstances shall any school personnel call a taxi for a child.
The handling of cases in which the home telephone does not answer, or in which
there is no telephone, is to be at the discretion of the school nurse. If parents are
unable to be reached during the day by telephone for a reason requiring parental
notification, (i.e., injury, emotional problem, etc.) a memorandum from the Health
Office will be sent home.
Accidents are to be reported to the school nurse and the principal. This includes
accidents which may seem trivial. The teacher in charge of the class or activity in
which the accident occurred must submit an accident report to the office before the
end of the day. This report is to be carefully and fully made out on the form
provided.
Treatment and after care of injury or illness is the responsibility of the family
and their family physician. No child is dismissed without being accompanied by a
responsible person. It should be made certain that a qualified person will be there
when the injured or sick child arrives home.