Medical Emergencies
Students
Follow administration's response plan.
Instructor
Follow administration's response plan.
AED's are located throughout campus, retrieve the nearest AED if the situation may require its use .
Administration
Preparation
- Establish and maintain a current list of emergency medical services’ telephone numbers. Keep them posted by each phone in the building.
- Encourage staff and students to take training in first aid, CPR, sanitation, and emotional support of children, families and adults during emergencies.
- Maintain a current stock of first aid and sanitation supplies and create a plan for distribution of these supplies in case of a mass disaster.
- Establish and maintain a current list of staff members qualified to administer first aid and where they are likely to be found during the school day.
- Establish and maintain a list of students and staff with known medical problems, including disabilities, and instructions for emergency actions.
- Establish and maintain a general file of emergency phone numbers for all faculty, staff, and students.
Response
Noncritical Illness or Injury
- Administer first aid.
- Notify someone they know to provide take them home or to a medical facility.
Critical Illness or Injury
- Administer first aid to the extent possible.
- Call 911 if the situation is life threatening or if they are in need of immediate medical intervention.
- Contact parents and keep a record of time when actions were taken.