The Health Assistant Role in School Emergency Preparedness

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The Health Assistant Role in School Emergency
Preparedness

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School Health Assistant Emergency Preparedness

• Objectives
• Define the Emergency Preparedness Cycle
• List 5 ways the HA may participate in planning
  for emergencies
• Explain the application of PED algorithms
• Apply your knowledge of Scene Survey and Primary
  Survey
• List 2 resources for additional information

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Contents

• Emergency Preparedness
• Planning
• Response
• (Mitigation)
• Recovery

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Emergency Preparedness Cycle

• PLANNING
• RECOVERY RESPONSE

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Recovery

• How are you?
• How are the staff, the MAT?
• How are the parents?
• Reintegration of the child
• Remember the School Emergency Preparedness Cycle

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Planning

• Safe School Plan
• Mandated by PED in 1997
• Components of the plan
• 1. Prevention
• 2. Policies and Procedures
• 3. Response

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Health Assistant Role in Planning

• Know your Safe School Plan
• Know your role in the plan
• Look for ways to improve the plan
• Advocate for ways to improve the plan
• Participate in improving the plan

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Examples of Planning

• Know your students, staff and parents
• Individual Medical Plans
• Access and egress
• Medical Assistance Team (MAT)
• Develop Codes
• Know the environment and community
• Phone numbers
• Health education, prevention programs (traffic
  safety, playground safety)
• Practice!!!

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Planning Injury Prevention

• PREVENT INJURIES
• K-6 Traffic, bicycle, water, fire, poison,
• playground, personal safety
• Middle School Sports, bicycle safety,
  aggression, baby-sitting, decision-making
• High School Occupational injuries, sports,
• motor vehicles, interpersonal violence,
  suicide, homicide

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Planning Violence Prevention

• Types of Interpersonal Violence
• ?Child Abuse and Neglect
• ?Bullying
• ? Domestic Violence
• ? Youth Violence
• ? Dating Violence
• ? Sexual Assault
• ? Sexual Harassment
• NM Resource List in Manual

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Planning Policies and Procedures

• Physical Environment Policies
• Safety and Harassment Policies
• Discipline Policies
• Alternative Education Options
• Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting

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Response Scene Survey

• S.A.M.M.
• Safety
• Additional resources
• Mechanism of injury (could cervical spine be
  injured?)
• Mental status (conscious, altered, or
  unconscious)

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Response Primary Survey

• Airway
• Breathing
• Circulation

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Resources

• PediatricEmergencyTraining.com
• http//www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/