(1) Yarm Gwanga is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment and has a duty of care to ensure that all staff, children, families and visitors to the Service are provided with a high level of first aid and assistance. This Guideline provides information about the administration of first aid to assist those who are injured, become ill or require support to administer medication during the hours of the Service's operation. (2) For the purposes of clause 168 (2)(a)(iv) and 168 (2) (b)of the Education and Care Services National Regulations, this Guideline is considered to be the policy and procedure. (3) These Guidelines satisfy the following National Quality Standards: (4) This Guideline applies to all (5) These Guidelines supplement the University's Rules, Policies, Procedures and Guidelines regarding incident, injury, trauma, illness and the administration of first aid. (6) In accordance with the Education and Care Services National Regulations, the correct ratios of Educators to children will be maintained at all times. (7) All Educators employed at the service will have first aid qualifications. (8) At least one first aid qualified Educator will be present at all times in the Service. (9) The Service will ensure first aid, anaphylaxis management training and asthma management training is current for all educators, and updated at least every 3 years. (10) At no time will assistance or First Aid be refused to any person. (11) In the event of an incident, injury, trauma, or illness the following procedure will be invoked: (12) When dealing with bodily fluids and waste, Educators should minimise the risk of infection from contact by: (13) To minimise the risk of infection when performing Expired Air Resuscitation, it is required that educators involved in such resuscitation use a disposable pocket mask with a one-way valve. (14) Yarm Gwanga will rely on resources, adhere to directions and follow advice relating to SIDS outlined at the SIDS and Kids website (http://www.sidsandkids.org/ ). This includes: (15) If a child has a temperature above 38 degrees Celcius and/or they are unable to participate in program activities due to illness, the authorised family member will contacted and requested to collect their child from the Service. (16) If a child has, or is suspected of having an infectious disease, the Service will adhere to recommendations outlined in Staying Healthy (Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services) (https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines-publications/ch55 ). This will include the responsibilities of Educators/parents as well as the length of time a child is to be excluded from the Service. (17) In most cases, medication must not be administered to a child being educated and cared for unless the administration is authorised. The enrolment record kept for each child must include details of any person who is authorised to consent to medical treatment or administration of medication to the child (regulations 160 and 161). (18) A medication record is kept for each child to whom medication is to be administered by the Service. The record must include the authorisation to administer medication (including, if applicable, self-administration, regulation 96), signed by a parent or a person named in the child's enrolment record as authorised to consent to administration of medication (regulation 92). (19) The medical conditions policy of the education and care service must set out practices in relation to self-administration of medication by children over preschool age if the service permits self-administration (regulation 90(2)). (20) In the case of an emergency, authorisation may be given verbally by a parent or a person named in the child's enrolment record as authorised to consent to administration of medication or, if such a person cannot reasonably be contacted in the circumstances, a registered medical practitioner or an emergency service (regulation 93). Medication may be administered to a child without an authorisation in case of an anaphylaxis or asthma emergency (regulation 94). (21) Yarm Gwanga will: (22) The Nominated Supervisor will ensure that: (23) Yarm Gwanga will ensure that: (24) The Guideline Administrator, Director UNE Life, makes these Guidelines. (25) (26) These Guidelines operate as and from the (27) Previous Policies/Procedures/Guidelines relating to Yarm Gwanga Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness and Administration of First Aid requirements are replaced and have no further operation from the Effective Date of this new Guideline. (28) This Guideline is to be reviewed annually. (29) ACECQA (Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority) - is the body responsible for overseeing the implementation of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and works with the NSW regulatory authority (NSW Early Childhood and Education Directorate, Department of Education) to administer the NQF (30) Approved First Aid Qualification: A list of approved first aid qualifications is published on the ACECQA website: www.acecqa.gov.au (31) Duty of Care - is a common law definition that refers to the responsibilities of organisations to provide people with an adequate level of protection against harm and all reasonable foreseeable risk of injury. (32) First Aid - is the provision of initial care in response to an illness or injury. First aid training should be delivered by approved first aid providers. A list of approved first aid providers is published on the ACECQA website: www.acecqa.gov.au (33) First Aid Kit - should provide basic equipment for administering first aid. A UNE First Aid Kit Checklist is available at https://www.une.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/38779/4.06b-first-aid-kit-checklist-form.pdf (34) Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness Record: Contains details of any incident, injury, trauma or illness that occurs while the child is being educated and cared for by the service. The incident, injury, trauma or illness must be recorded as soon as practicable but not later than 24 hours after the occurrence. http://www.acecqa.gov.au/sample-forms-and-templates-now-available (35) Medication Record: Contains details of each child to whom medication is to be administered by the service. http://www.acecqa.gov.au/sample-forms-and-templates-now-available (36) Resuscitation Flowcharts - will be displayed in the service. The Australian Resuscitation Council provides flowcharts for the resuscitation of adults and children: www.resus.org.au/flowcharts.htm (37) Serious Incidents in relation to this Guideline include incidents resulting in the death of a child, or an injury, trauma or illness for which the attention of a registered medical practitioner, emergency services or hospital is sought or should have been sought by a reasonable person. Serious incidents include: (38) Serious Injury or Illness is defined under section 36 the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW) and refers to a person's condition that requires: (39) Visitor - includes, but is not limited to, students on practical placements, volunteers, community members and persons conducting inspections/audits. (40) Yarm Gwanga refers to both the Yarm Gwanga Preschool & Early Education Centre as well as Yarm Gwanga Vacation Care.Yarm Gwanga Incident, Injury, Trauma and Illness Administration of First Aid Guideline
Section 1 - Overview
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Section 2 - Scope
Section 3 - Guideline
General Requirements
Response Procedure
First Aid Precautions
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Illness
Communication with Families
First Aid Training
First Aid Kits
Authority and Compliance
Section 4 - Definitions
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For the purposes of this Guideline the following definitions apply: