Emergency Response Guidelines
- If life threatening, contact off site emergency services (9-911). Some incidents may be life threatening to some and not to others (i.e. bee sting, allergic reaction to nuts, etc.). If in doubt, call (9-911).
- If a poison may be involved, call the Poison Center Hotline (1-800-222-1222). Administer first aid directed by poison information center.
- If not life threatening, a teacher’s notify the school administrator and nurse. If possible, have the following information ready:
1. Location of the incident or the injured parties
2. Nature of the injury, cause and severity
3. Victims age and name, if possible
4. Any medical information known:
- The School Nurse should promptly respond to the location of the incident and communicate relative information to the office by radio or cell phone, if available.
- All personnel should remain calm and composed.
- Teachers and Security Department will keep all non-essential personnel away from the scene.
- Keep the victim(s) calm and reassure that help is on the way.
- Do not attempt to treat or move the injured if you are not formally trained.
- Take universal precautions whenever there is a potential for contact with blood or other potentially infectious material. Treat all blood and body fluids as infectious. This is referred to as using universal precautions.
Universal Precautions: Universal precautions is a method of infection control in which all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for HIV, HBV, and other blood-borne pathogens. Exposure occurs through contact with mucous membranes (e.g., eyes, nose, and mouth) or broken (cut or abraded) skin with contaminated blood.
- Protect everyone from coming into contact with blood and body fluids.
- If you are providing medical treatment, use proper personal protective equipment (i.e. non-latex gloves, face shield barriers, and barriers for mouth to mouth resuscitation). These should be with the first aid supplies or available from the Kapālama campus nurse.
- Office personnel can begin to attempt to notify the parents’ guardians and inform them of the incident. Office personnel should also maintain telephone communication with emergency responders.
- The Security Department will meet the local medical emergency responders to lead them to the scene of the emergency.