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Accidents, Illnesses and Emergencies

Accidents, Illnesses and Emergencies. Policy and Procedure. Every Childcare setting has a Policy that tells you what to do if an accident, emergency or illness occurs. The Health and Safety Policy

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Accidents, Illnesses and Emergencies

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  1. Accidents, Illnesses and Emergencies

  2. Policy and Procedure • Every Childcare setting has a Policy that tells you what to do if an accident, emergency or illness occurs. The Health and Safety Policy Also: Fire policy - http://www.firststepsnurseryschool.co.uk/uploads/documents/Fire%20Policy%20pdf.pdf Missing Child Policy – http://www.little-stars-nursery.org.uk/info/lostormissingchildrenpolicy.pdf

  3. Sickness Policy • http://www.swindon.gov.uk/cd/foi/cd-foi-publicationscheme/documents/foi1105childrensnursery-sicknesspolicy.pdf • Accidents Policy • http://www.littledreamsnursery.com/policies-and-procedures • When you carry out the instructions in the policy you are following Procedure

  4. Assignment • For your last assignment you need to explain the procedure for • What to do if there is a fire • How allergies are recorded and how do you maintain the safety of children with allergies • What happens if a child is taken ill • What happens if a child has an accident

  5. You must explain the correct procedures AND explain how it will keep the children and staff safe. • How will you do this? • You are going to write a Health and Safety Policy for a pretend nursery that explains what to do in each situation. • You can use your own experience and real policies to help you

  6. Recognising Illness • Children catch lots of infections and illnesses while they are at nursery. Common ones are: Chickenpox Rubella Measles Mumps Gastro-enteritis Asthma You can find the symptoms of each of these illnesses in the Bubbles Book

  7. Other ways to recognise a poorly child • Skin tone – is the child pale? • Temperature – is the temperature raised? • Does the child have a rash, spots, blisters? • Breathlessness – Is the child struggling for breath. Could be asthma or an allergic reaction

  8. Starting your assignment • Make a front cover • On each page explain the procedure for each point on the support sheet. Sunshine Day Nursery Health and Safety Policy

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