“Education is about children and as long as our efforts are aligned toward children we are on the right path.”
Deborah L. Hendrix President, Board of Education
District Policy JLCE
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DISTRICT POLICY JLCE First Aid and Emergency Medical Care Date of revision: February 17, 2000 |
First Aid and Emergency Medical Care
No treatment of injuries except first aid shall be permitted in the schools. First aid is that immediate help given by the best qualified person at hand in case of accident or sudden illness.
At least one person in each building shall have had special training in first aid. A master first aid kit shall be kept and properly maintained in each school.
Any person who in good faith provides emergency care or assistance without compensation at the place of the emergency or accident shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith.
Treatment of injuries occurring outside school jurisdiction is not the responsibility of school employees.
No drugs shall be given at any time unless it be aromatic spirits of ammonia in case of fainting. The administering of aspirin for headaches or pain or the giving of sodium bicarbonate is forbidden.
The school's obligation continues after the emergency until the injured person has been placed in the care of the family or the family physician. Therefore, the parents/ guardians of all students shall be asked to sign and submit an emergency medical authorization form which shall indicate the procedure they wish the school to follow in event of a medical emergency involving their child.
In all cases where the nature of an illness or an injury appears serious, the parent/ guardian shall be contacted if possible and the instructions on the student's emergency card followed. Thus in extreme emergencies, arrangements usually may be made for a student's immediate hospitalization whether or not the parent/guardian can be reached.
No young child who is ill or injured shall be sent home alone nor shall an older child unless the illness is minor and the parent/guardian has been informed in advance.
Injuries or accidents shall be reported on the Accident Report Form (JLCE-E-1). An injury or accident requiring hospitalization or of such a serious nature as in the opinion of the principal or nurse to so require hospitalization shall be reported immediately to the Central Office. Parents are also notified of the injury of their child, and unless the accident is serious, they are expected to arrange transportation for the child from school to home.
| LEGAL REFS.: | C.R.S. 13-21-108 C.R.S. 24-10-106.5 |
| CROSS REFS.: | JLIB (Student Dismissal Precautions) JLCD (Administering Medicines to Students) JLCE-E-1 (Accident Report Form) |