First-Aid Policy and Procedures

Approval Date: January 2011 Review Date: January 2012

Lough View Integrated Primary School & Nursery School First-Aid Policy and Procedures Employers need to “ensure that sufficient first-aid personnel and facilities are available to give immediate assistance to casualties with injuries or illnesses and that an ambulance is called in serious cases”. (HSENI, 2002)

At Lough View Integrated Primary School & Nursery School, we endeavour to provide the very best possible care for our staff and pupils. Employer The Employer is DENI through Lough View’s Board of Governors and Principal (Mr M. McKnight). Key responsibilities include: • ensuring Health & Safety procedures are followed • ensuring accident reporting and recording procedures are followed • ensuring that staff have the appropriate qualifications • ensuring training needs of staff are met • ensuring that an annual assessment of First-Aid needs is carried out First-Aid Co-ordinator The First-Aid Co-ordinator is Mrs L. Picken, Year 2 Teacher. Key responsibilities include: • carrying out an annual audit of First-Aid provision • reporting First-Aid training needs of staff, to employer • ensuring that staff are aware of current First-Aid procedures • ensuring that First-Aid equipment is restocked regularly • reordering First-Aid equipment and supplies • reviewing/updating First-Aid policy (in consultation with employer) • reviewing/updating First-Aid procedures (in consultation with employer) • maintaining a First-Aid Co-ordinator’s file, containing details of current practice and a record of staff training. Appointed Person for First-Aid The appointed persons for First-Aid are: - Mrs L. Picken, Foundation Stage - Mrs S. Mawhinney, Foundation Stage - Mr M. McKeefry, Key Stage 1 - Miss F. Donnelly, Key Stage 2 - Mrs L. Cumiskey, Kitchen/Canteen - Mrs J. Black, Nursery

Key responsibilities include: • responding quickly to First-Aid emergencies • assessing First-Aid requirements, as per ‘Emergency First-Aid Action Plan’ and ‘First-Aid Quick Check’ leaflet • taking charge, including contacting an emergency First-Aider, if necessary • performing First-Aid, as per training, if required • keeping a personal record of First-Aid incidents (i.e. date, time, name and class of casualty, details of injury/incident/illness, treatment given, follow-up) •

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ensuring that an ambulance or other professional medical help is summoned, when appropriate providing advice, as per training, if requested ensuring that staff, in their designated area, are aware of current FirstAid procedures ensuring that staff, in their designated area, are aware of current accident/incident reporting and recording regulations checking and re-stocking First-Aid kits, in their designated area Informing First-Aid Co-ordinator when First-Aid equipment or supplies need re-ordered or replaced reporting First-Aid training needs of staff to First-Aid Co-ordinator

Qualified Emergency First-Aiders The qualified Emergency First-Aiders are: - Mrs L. Picken o First-Aid at Work (Four day) o British Red Cross Trainer Certification, o GirlguidingUK First Response Trainer Certification, o St John Ambulance Public First-Aid Certificate - Mrs S. Mawhinney, Foundation Stage o St John Ambulance Public First-Aid Certificate - Mrs B. Clarke, Nursery o St John Ambulance Public First-Aid Certificate Key responsibilities include: • responding quickly to First-Aid emergencies • assessing First-Aid requirements, as per ‘Emergency First-Aid Action Plan’ and ‘First-Aid Quick Check Chart’ • providing advice, as per training, if requested • performing First-Aid, as per training, if required • ensuring that an ambulance or other professional medical help is summoned, when appropriate • keeping a personal record of First-Aid incidents (i.e. date, time, name/class of casualty, details of injury/incident/illness, treatment given, followup)

All Staff Key responsibilities include: • responding quickly to First-Aid emergencies/incidents • taking charge, if first on scene, including contacting an Appointed Person and/or Emergency First-Aider, if necessary • assessing First-Aid requirements, as per ‘Emergency First-Aid Action Plan’ and ‘First-Aid Quick Check Chart’ • performing First-Aid, as per training, if required (see First-Aid Quick Check Chart) • completing ‘Accident Report Form’ in school office, if first on scene • ensuring that relevant class teacher (or Principal if adult casualty) has been informed of incident Teachers Key responsibilities (in addition to ‘All Staff’ responsibilities) include: • responding quickly to First-Aid emergencies/incidents • keeping a note of First-Aid incidents, involving children from your class, in class diary (i.e. date, time, name of casualty, details of injury/incident/illness, First-Aid treatment given, follow-up)

Staff First-Aid Training All staff have completed basic and job-specific First-Aid Training, which are reviewed on an annual basis. A current ‘First-Aid Training Record’ is available in the First-Aid Co-ordinator’s file and in the office master file. Training is given to enable staff to understand and adhere to current Health and Safety policy and procedure, and meet the ‘duty of care’ towards pupils. Location of First-Aid Equipment First-Aid boxes are kept in the following locations: • Staff room o Ice-packs (red covers) for emergency ‘reduction of swelling’ use only (in cool box) o Cold-packs (green covers) for comfort/reassurance (in bottom drawer o o o o • • •

of fridge, in staff room) Playground First-Aid kits Non First-Aid Playground packs First-Aid kit refill resources (in cupboard marked with green cross) Medical register/copies of action plans, etc (in cupboard marked with red cross)

Resource areas (Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2) Canteen (Kitchen also has a Burn Kit) Nursery

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First-Aid room (children must be accompanied by an adult) contains: o Sink with hot and cold running water o Hand cleanser and paper towels o First-Aid materials, as per First-Aid kit o Additional First-Aid materials (e.g. disposable aprons, foil blanket, disposable containers, instant ice-packs) o Pedal bin lined with clinical waste bag o Low seating o Privacy screen o Telephone o Blanket

Procedures A ‘two-tier visible alert system’, is used within the school and nursery, to ensure a fast response to emergency situations. Both staff and pupils are familiar with this system, including the usage of ‘Emergency Triangles’, i.e. - Emergency Red Triangle – send immediate help to named area - First-Aid Green Triangle – non-urgent First-Aid treatment (e.g. please send a cool pack from the staff room fridge) Staff are informed and updated on relevant First-Aid practice, procedures and responsibilities, when appropriate, throughout the year. Staff are also given a copy of relevant documentation (see appendix), including: • • • • •

Lough View ‘Emergency First-Aid Action Plan’ First-Aid Accident/Incident Arrangements Update memo Lough View First-Aid Procedures memo First-Aid Quick Check Chart Minor Injuries/Ailments Notes (Teaching Staff)

Office staff will make emergency phone calls from school office, unless they are unavailable (e.g. before 8.30am), hence an appropriate adult will make the call. Dealing with Emergencies In an emergency, casualties will not be moved (unless absolutely necessary), a person trained in First-Aid will attend to the casualty and an ambulance will be called for, without delay. If appropriate, the casualty will be transported to the First-Aid room, to await the arrival of the ambulance. In the case of a child casualty, parent(s)/guardian(s) will be contacted and advised to come to the school or go straight to the hospital, as appropriate. If a parent is not available, at least one member of staff will accompany the child to the hospital. If a child needs hospital treatment in a non-urgent situation, the parent will be contacted to accompany the child to hospital. If the parent cannot be contacted, then a member of staff will drive the child to hospital. The child will be strapped

into the back seat, using an appropriate child restraint, if required, and another member of staff will also accompany the child. Every attempt to contact the parents will be made by the school. All head injuries, injuries requiring First-Aid and significant incidents, will be recorded in the official Accident/Incident book, which is located in the office. This is completed by the child’s first contact (i.e. teacher, assistant, lunchtime supervisor). Class teachers also make a brief note (in their diary) of any incidents/injuries sustained by any members of their class. Minor accidents/incidents Almost all minor injuries/conditions (e.g. graze, cut, nosebleed, mild asthma attack, bruise, sore leg, etc) are dealt with in situ, by an appropriate adult (e.g. teacher, classroom/supervisory assistant) or by the child themselves (if appropriate). If the class teacher is not present, they will always be informed, as soon as is practical. ‘Minor Injuries/Ailments Notes’ are available for class teachers (Master copies kept in the staff room and school office) to send home, to notify parents/ guardians, after-school clubs, childminders, etc. that a child has sustained a minor injury or ailment during the school day. These never replace the need to complete the official Accident/Incident book but are useful if a child has, for example, grazed their knee or had complained of a sore tummy/mild headache, during the school day. They could also be used for minor bumps (e.g. if you witnessed a child bump their cheek on a chair and they had a slight mark but no swelling). Head injuries/Significant injuries If a child has a head injury or significant injury this must be reported to parents/guardians as soon as possible. Therefore the child’s first contact needs to inform the child's class teacher, who will contact parents using the normal emergency parent contact procedures (i.e. contact the office who will phone parents). In severe cases, parents are encouraged to collect their child from school. All accident/incidents are recorded in the ‘Accident Book’ (in office) by the first staff member on the scene. Major accidents/incidents If a major accident/incidence occurs, in conjunction with relevant assistance, parents of any children involved and the Principal are informed immediately. More serious accidents are recorded in the First-Aid Record book. Children with Special Medical Conditions A regularly updated photographic Medical Register, listing details of children with specific medical conditions (e.g. Epilepsy, Anaphylactic Allergies, Diabetes) and specific treatments, is supplied to all Key Stage Leaders and

First-Aid personnel. A master copy is available in Central Resources and a paper copy is kept in the school office, with details of Medical Action Plans. In the event of a Medical Emergency, a child’s Individual Action Plan should be followed, and First-Aid assistance should be requested, if necessary. Administration of Medicines Refer to the school’s ‘Administration of Medication’ agreed procedure document. Hygiene Control Guidelines In accordance with Department of Health Guidelines the following rules will apply: • Non-latex gloves are worn when dealing with incidents. • Wounds are cleaned with water and the wound dressed (if necessary) with an appropriate sterile dressing, to prevent infection. • Implements which could become contaminated with blood, must not be shared • Open cuts or weeping skin lesions/abrasions are covered with a suitable dressing. • Splashes of blood on the skin are washed off immediately with soap and water. • Splashes of blood or bodily fluid, into the eyes or mouth are washed out immediately with copious amounts of water. • If staff giving First-Aid, have cuts and abrasions, these will be covered with suitable dressings. • After accidents resulting in bleeding, all contaminated surfaces, e.g. tables, furniture or floor are disinfected. • Bloods/soiled dressings and used gloves are disposed of in the sanitary bins in the staff toilet or in the pedal bin in the First-Aid room. Educational visits and Off-Site Activities Classes leaving the school premises bring a First-Aid Trip Kit, including an ‘instant ice-pack’ and a sick bucket/bag containing essential cleaning aids. A person trained in First-Aid will accompany the children on the visit. Parent information Information including, opt out consent notification, is sent to parents with regard to school policies and procedures (e.g. usage of ice-packs/cold-packs and usage of sticking plasters (which are kept in teacher’s drawer/cupboard as ‘medicine’). Copies of this policy are available from the school office or on the school’s website (www.loughviewintegrated.co.uk).

Updated: January 2011