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MORRIS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
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5141.1 |
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When unforeseen situations arise, and an accident occurs, a school nurse or other assigned staff member
shall be responsible for providing emergency services to a pupil or staff member. The medical inspector shall
prepare a list of first aid treatment for the commonest minor injuries. This list shall be made known to the
school nurse.
Procedures for Dealing with In-school Accident/Injury
- The school nurse or another trained person shall be responsible for administering first aid.
- In extreme emergencies, the school nurse, school doctor or principal may make arrangements for
immediate hospitalization of injured pupils, contacting parents/guardians in advance if at all possible.
- In all cases where the nature of an injury appears in any way serious, every effort shall be made to
contact the parent/guardian and/or family physician immediately.
- Parents/guardians shall be requested to pick up their child. If a parent/guardian is unable to provide
such transportation, no child who is injured shall be sent home alone nor be taken home unless it is
known that a responsible adult is there to receive him/her.
- The teacher or other staff member who is responsible for a child at the time an accident occurs shall
make out a report within 24 hours on an official form providing details about the accident. This shall
be required for every accident whether first aid is necessary or not.
- Any injuries or accidents to pupils shall be reported as soon as possible to the superintendent. A
record shall be kept of all injuries and accidents.
- When the injury or accident is covered by district insurance, the principal shall immediately report the
accident to the proper administrator.
Emergency Medical Procedures for Sports/Athletics
The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility for pupil safety encompassing all aspects of sports and
athletic events in both intramural and inter scholastic programs. The board directs the superintendent to
develop and implement emergency medical procedures to ensure delivery of appropriate emergency medical
services for all practice sessions, competitive contests, games, events, or exhibitions with individual pupils or
teams of one or more schools of this district or of other districts.
The board further directs these emergency medical procedures be disseminated to appropriate personnel
within this district and address practice sessions and both home and away events.
Date: April 14, 1986
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