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First aid is often life-saving in nature ... For minor cuts and scrapes the student can administer his/her First Aid with your supervision. ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

• Sara Bonnet, R.N.
• Immediate care to sick or injured individual given to prevent further damage
• First aid is often life-saving in nature
• School staff is responsible until the parent/guardian or paramedics arrive.
• Stay Calm, even if you are faking it
• Prioritize injuries
• Call 911 if needed
• Crowd control
• Only move victim when injuries have been evaluated and it is safe to do so
• Make decisions! Do things!
• Assume you are in charge until another more qualified person takes over.
• For ALL major events, i.e. accidents, illness, seizures, stings and allergic students, notify administration.
• The parent/guardian must be notified.
• The teacher needs to complete an accident report in the office.
• If the nurse was not available email her to follow up.
• Signs of distress will be labored breathing flaring of nostrils, audible wheezing, cough, shortness of breath which results in rapid breathing.
• Asthmatic students who carry an inhaler should have it immediately available, especially in PE.
• If the student has an inhaler, remind him/her use it. Do this as soon as the asthma attack is identified.
• Have the student lean forward with elbows on knees, this maximizes the lung surface area
• Quick improvement should be noted
• Call 911 if difficulty breathing continues after treatment and the student has trouble talking.
• Have the student transported to the health office if further evaluation is needed.
• So in reviewhave the student
• use the rescue inhaler
• cough to loosen the mucus in the airways
• relax breathing/keep everyone calm around the student
• if symptoms do not improve quickly--seek medical attention
• Cough to loosen the mucus in the airways
• Relax breathing/keep everyone calm around the student
• If symptoms do not improve quickly--seek medical attention
• Even if the episode seems to improve, move student to the health office,
• Call if life is threatened
• Call 911 as soon as the need is identified
• .then contact the office staff
• The office staff will contact the administration and support staff who need to know
• Do not waste time looking for any individual to get permission to call 911
• Remember, the nurse could be tied up, her roll is to have Asthma Action Plans on the asthmatic students and prevent as many of these incidents as possible.
• The health aide can follow an asthma action plan
• For minor cuts and scrapes the student can administer his/her First Aid with your supervision.
• Wash hands and always wear gloves
• If wound is dirty, gently clean with warm water and soap followed with antiseptic
• Cover with band aid or larger adhesive dressing
• Topical antibiotic ointment can be used to prevent infection
• Apply direct pressure by pressing the wound with your thumb preferably over a clean pad
• Raise and support the injured part so that is is above the heart
• If wound continues to bleed, add more dressing without removing original pad
• Watch for shock and treat
• Anxiousness
• Dizziness, light headedness
• Weak, thready pulse
• Sweating and pallor
• Lie student down
• Elevate legs
• Continue pressure if bleeding
• Notify parent and office
• Sit student down (do not lie down)
• Pinch nostrils, lean forward and breathe through the mouth
• Pressure should be applied for at least 10 minutes
• No nose blowing
• Remember that heads are very vascular therefore head cuts tend to be very bloody
• Observe for levels of consciousness (oriented to person, place and thing)
• Should observe for minimum of 30 min.
• Always notify a parent recommend medical care if change in status
• If severe injury, keep student lying down and quiet with head and shoulders slightly elevated
• Suspect associated neck injury and immobilize
• Refer for medical care may need to call 911
• Most headaches are minor and can be treated with a pain reliever
• Ask about hunger (breakfast etc.)
• When did it start and where is pain
• Headaches are of concern if they strike suddenly and severely Accompanied by fever, stiff neck, mental confusion, double vision, numbness or difficulty speaking
• Notify parent if pain persists or the child looks sick
• Ask about where pain is and if they feel like vomiting?
• How long have they had stomachache, do they need to use bathroom
• Did they have breakfast
• Let student sit quietly and notify parent if no improvement
• Anything else hurt headache, stomachache, feels feverish, etc.
• Does student look sick? If so send home even in absence of symptoms
• Animal bites are most likely caused by domestic animals (cats and dogs)
• Cat bites have higher risk of infection
• If bite breaks skin, treat as minor wound wash thoroughly with soap and water
• Apply antibiotic ointment and cover
• Notify parent
• More dangerous than animal bites with greater risk of infection
• Stop bleeding by applying pressure
• Wash wound thoroughly
• Notify parent and refer to doctor for evaluation
• Bees, wasps, hornets, yellow
• jackets, fire ants, mosquitoes and fleas are most troublesome insects
• Swelling is caused by venom injected into skin at time of bite.
• Try to remove stinger by scraping or brushing off with a firm edge
• To reduce swelling and pain apply cold pack
• Be sure all cold packs are covered and not placed directly on skin
• Watch for signs of allergy (welts, cough, tightness in throat, runny nose)
• For students who have a history of bee sting allergy (Health Concerns List) or tell you they have, administer bee sting kit medication if available.
• If not call 911 and parent.
• Wash area with soap and water
• Protruding, minor splinters may be removed, easily accessible
• Wash again, apply band aid
• If imbedded, clean area, cover with band aid and refer to medical care
• For blisters, do not open
• If a tooth is knocked out, handle the top part only, not the roots
• Do not rub or scrape it to remove dirt
• Gently rinse tooth in bowl of water
• Try to replace the tooth in the socket then bite down gently on moistened gauze
• If unable to replace tooth, place in milk or warm mild saltwater solution continued
• Refer for immediate dental care
• For a toothache refer student to dentist
• Over-the -counter pain relievers may help until child can get to dentist
• Most commonly seen rashes in schools are due to either infection or other systemic illness
• Call the nurse about any suspicious looking rash.
• Commonly Seen Rashes in Schools
• Contact Dermatitis, Impetigo, Scabies, Eczema, Ringworm, Herpes Simplex (cold sore)
• Maintain a clear airway by turning child on one side with head low to encourage gravity drainage of secretions
• Position student to prevent injury by falling or knocking against objects.
• Do not try to place object in mouth
• Observe and be able to describe the duration and focal elements of the seizure
• Call 911 only if seizure lasts longer then 5 minutes
• Always notify a parent if seizure occurs at school
• Student will usually be sleepy a lethargic after a seizure (post-ictal state)
• If bleeding at the site, stop bleeding by using direct pressure directly on the wound with sterile or clean bandage
• Immobilize the area Keep the joint above and below the fracture immobilized
• Apply cold wrapping ice or cold pack inin in cloth. Observe for signs of shock
• Notify parents immediately
• Classic signs - cannot talk, cough or breath
• Unable to communicate and is anxious
• Universal sign
• Send someone to call 911 and
• perform Heimlich Maneuver
• Foreign Body
• Flush eye with cool water for 5 minutes
• If unable to flush out object and /or pain persists notify parent and advise immediate medical care
• Penetrating Injury
• Do NOT wash eye or attempt to remove embedded object. Cover with sterile compress
• Keep student quiet-move via stretcher
• Call parent to seek immediate medical care
• Ask about blurred vision or pain
• Apply cold/cool compress
• Fainting lay person down with feet elevated.Keep airway open.
• Dizziness- have person assume sitting position with head low and take deep slow breaths or lie down.
• Have student rest until recovered. Call parent, send home accompanied.
• CONGRATULATIONS on
• completing your required First Aid course!!
• The hope is youll never need to use all this information, but now youre prepared. First Aid instructions are located in your 1st Aid box teacher notebook.
• Now complete the brief post test Emergency Checklist you received at the in-service youre home free. Thanks much!

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