First Aid for Child Day Care Personnel

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First Aid for Child Day Care Personnel
T1-INT
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Partnership Triangle
T2-INT

• Child
• Parent/Guardian Child Care Provider

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T3-INT
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Program Overview
T4-INT

• Preventing injuries in the
  child care environment.
• Being prepared for emergencies.
• Emergency response skills.
• Responding to specific injuries illness.
• Children with special health needs.

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T1-1

• Is this an Accident?

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Questions for Story
T2-1

• Was this an accident?
• What could have been done to prevent this
  situation from happening?

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Injuries are NOT Accidents!
T3-1

• Injuries are
• Predictable
• Preventable

• Accidents are
• Unpredictable
• Random

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Injury Facts
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• Leading cause of death disability among
  children ages 14 under in U.S.
• 1/2 of these deaths occur to children ages 4
  under.
• 1 in 4 (25) children require medical attention
  each year for injuries.
• Estimated that 9 out of 10 injuries can be
  prevented.

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Common Serious Injuries to Children
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• Falls
• Burns
• Poisonings
• Motor vehicle crashes
• Pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes
• Drowning
• Choking

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Children are Vulnerable to Injury because
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• Heads are larger in proportion
  to their bodies
• Internal organs are not mature
• Large body surface area for their size
• Small fingers
• Small airways
• Immature swallowing mechanism
• Bones are still growing

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Children are Vulnerable to Injury because they
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• Are natural explorers
  of their environment.
• May not understand the
  word NO.
• Are fearless.
• Put things in their mouths.
• Cant judge speed direction of sound.
• Lack balance coordination.
• Imitate adult behaviors.

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Injury Triangle
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• Child
• Environment Agent

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Injury Prevention Strategies
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• 1. Change the environment
• 2. Change the behavior

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Change the Environment
T10-1

• Train yourself to look at center as a child might
• Use the enclosed Safety Checklist to perform
  safety check of the center
• Ongoing job

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Supervision is IMPORTANT!!
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Change the Behavior
T12-1

• Learn about the injury risks at each stage of a
  childs development so that you can
  prevent
  injuries
  from
  occurring.

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Prevention Tips
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• Perform a Safety Check of your center regularly.
• Maintain good supervision!
• Learn about injury risks at each developmental
  stage so you will be prepared to act before
  injuries occur.

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Injury Triangle Example
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• What factors contributed to this injury? Think
  of the behavior, environment injury causing
  agent.
• What could have been done to possibly prevent the
  injury?
• What are some of the barriers to changing the
  corners of the triangle?
• What strategies would be best for this situation?

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Why talk about abuse neglect in this
course?
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• They can cause injury and illness to children.
• They occur often enough that most will see these
  problems at some time.
• Under Georgia law, child day care providers are
  required to report them -EVEN if its just
  suspected.

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Recognizing Abuse
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• Accept that it happens!
• Train yourself to ask Could this be abuse?
  whenever a child has an unusual or suspicious
  injury.
• Learn the warning signs.

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Steps to Take
T17-1

• Report the abuse/neglect to the Childrens
  Service Agency in your county. It is your legal
  responsibility to report - even if you just
  suspect!
• Become familiar with how to assist a child who
  discloses abuse.

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Completing the Incident Form
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• Fill out soon after incident so details will be
  fresh.
• Be specific. Include factual detail.
• Be objective. Give the facts, not your opinion.
• Write clearly.
• Give a copy to the childs parent and keep a copy
  on file.

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Suggestions
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• Use the Safety Checklist to scan for hazards as
  you clean.
• Rotate roles with staff each week.
• Use injury prevention activities with children.
• Organize a safety event that includes one of the
  day care rules.

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Injury Prevention Plan
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• Involve all staff.
• Review incident reports.
• Use the injury triangle.
• Plan a safety activity each month.
• Write down important dates in a calendar.
• Develop a schedule for safety activities.
• Use your resources.