Emergency Medical Treatment
Aim
To ensure that we have all the relevant information related to the child's illness and reason for medication. To comply with guidelines and regulations on administration of medicine.
Objectives
To ensure nursery staff follow instructions and comply with the correct manufacturers usage of any prescribed medication. To protect the child from further illness or reaction.
Operating policy
If a member of staff is asked to administer emergency medication firstly they should check there has been a consent form completed and held in the office a copy of which will be in the child's file.
If a child needs to be given emergency treatment such as insulin or an antidote for an allergic reaction there should be a written procedure from the parents/doctors of the child, which will be displayed in the child?s folder. This should clearly explain administration details and when the medicine would be needed.
The nursery would only administer emergency treatment in the case of an extreme emergency and an ambulance summoned immediately by telephone first.
A member of staff trained in first aid and resuscitation should stay with the child and administer the treatment while the other staff look after the remaining children.
Manufactures directions should be adhered to.
Advice can be taken over the phone from an emergency medical team.
The parent/guardian must have signed the consent form to say that they accept all responsibility for the nursery administering their child with emergency medication when they brought the epipen or similar in. the nursery should be released from any responsibility should the child have a reaction to the Medication.
When the form has been completed in full the room supervisor or senior nursery staff should carefully look over the form and make sure they have checked the following details.
In all cases of administering medication:
- The parent/guardian of each child attending the nursery must provide details of any known allergy to medication suffered by their child. Such details to be recorded by the nursery in the drugs/medicine register and consulted before any emergency administration of drugs or medicines.
- The drug/medicine must have been prescribed by the child's General Practitioner or Consultant.
- All drugs/medicines must be stored in a secure place with access only by authorised persons.
- A clear label, with the child's name, will be attached to the drugs/medicine.
A drugs/medicine register will be kept showing:
- The child's name.
- The type of drug/medicine administered.
- The date and time drug/medicine was administered.
- The required dosage.
- The name and signature of person administering drug/medicine.
- The name and signature of the witness.
- The time of notification to child's parents/guardian when an administration of drug/medicine was given in an emergency.
- Note of any known allergy to medication suffered by children attending the nursery.
The consent form should be displayed in the child?s folder for the length of time the nursery holds the medication.
Full details should be supplied to the appropriate government body of the nursery role in administering this emergency treatment.
The nursery will train all staff in the use of epipens, anti-allergy tablets and ventolin for Asthma.