Understand appropriate responses to accidents, incidents emergencies and illness in work settings and off site visits
In this tutorial you will learn:
- That it is important to recognise when medical assistance is required urgently
- The importance of knowing what to do in an emergency and carrying out the required actions
- The specific points to cover when assessing a casualty
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Incident reporting in schools (accidents, diseases and dangerous occurrences), from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- ’Guidance on First Aid for Schools’, produced by the Government
- ‘Laser Learning reading text’
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Non-medical incidents'.
- Click to launch this lesson's second presentation on Accidents'.
- Good Practice Example
- View the video opposite which was produced by Teachers TV. The video is about how a school responds to the issue of road safety for its pupils.Make notes. Observe how the school works in partnership with parents to improve the situation. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting?
- View the video opposite which was produced by Teachers TV. The video is about how a school responds to the issue of road safety for its pupils.Make notes. Observe how the school works in partnership with parents to improve the situation. Is there anything that you can relate to your setting?
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Read your setting’s policies on: fire evacuation, security incidents, missing children
- Take part in a fire drill and record your experience as a reflective account.
- Click on the icon to find out about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from the Lullaby Trust.
- Click on the link to visit the website of UK Health Security Agency where you will find useful information about infectious diseases.
- Click on the icon to visit the website of St. John’s Ambulance where you will find useful first aid advice.
- Is there a First Aid course in your area you could attend to ensure your first aid knowledge is thorough and up to date? Ask your manager if you need assistance in finding an appropriate course.
- Click on the link to visit the website of Meningitis Research Foundation, where you will find a symptom guide for meningitis and septicaemia in toddlers.
- Click on the icon to visit the website of Netdoctor, which is put together by UK doctors and answers queries relating to health. The site has a special section on children’s health.
- Click to access the webpage 'Notifiable diseases and causative organisms: how to report' on the Gov UK website.
- Click on the link to visit the website of the Health and Safety Executive and look at the ‘Education’ section’
- ‘Health protection in schools and other childcare facilities’ is a practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in schools and other childcare settings.
- Think And Challenge
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