Child Injury Process Education Service Center, Region 20 Head Start Program Child Injury Process Minor Injury (small cuts, scrapes, etc.) Head Start classroom staff provide First Aid and comfort the child Classroom staff fill out the Accident-Ouch report White copy of Accident-Ouch Report to parent and a copy to child’s file Moderate Injury (prominent bumps, bruises, hard falls, head injuries, child is inconsolable, etc.) Obtain ratio coverage to escort the child to the nurse’s office Nurse will follow district reporting protocol and contact parent, if necessary Email Critical Incident Report to Health Facilitator and copy Coordinator on any HEAD injury. Call the Health Facilitator. A copy of district report to the parent and a copy to the child’s file Potentially Major/ Critical Injury (dislocations, cuts requiring stiches/glue, broken bones, loss of consciousness) Call the front office for help from the nurse and/or 911 Apply First Aid until the nurse or EMS arrive and take over Nurse will follow district reporting protocol and contact parent A copy of district report to the parent, a copy to Health Facilitator, and a copy to child’s file Email Critical Incident to Health Facilitator and copy Coordinator of Potentially Major/Critical Injury. Call Health Facilitator on the same day of injury. CONFIRMED Major/ (received treatment /follow-up from a doctor/dentist) Notify Health Facilitator of outcome, treatment, diagnosis same day Health Facilitator will work with Teacher, Nurse, and/or FSA to complete Critical Incident Report Health Facilitator will discuss out-of-pocket expenses with parent and determine if accident insurance claim is needed Health Facilitator will check in on the child’s case weekly until child has fully recovered May 2017/CM