1. ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.  Research Findings and Need for Policies for Emergency Response for Health Development  Defining an Emergency - what defines the emergency?  Basic Emergency Response Procedure - understands what to do  Basic CPR and First Aid - know when and how  Disaster Preparedness - understand how to assist children with different abilities  Be prepared for natural disasters - DRILLS!  Educating families on home safety

2.  Take place in MANY situations:  cars, playground, natural disasters, illness, diseases  During an emergency, teachers should act as role models and provide a safe / secure environment for the children  teachers should receive training at their workplace on the protocols so that everyone will be following the same procedures  Teachers should know CPR, First Aid, and have a stocked emergency bag and first aid kit ready ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

3.  Breathing, Bleeding, Poison  Difficulty breathing  Profuse bleeding  Any type of poison 800-222-1222  Other Emergency Indicators using your senses  Unusual appearances or behaviors  Unusual sight  Unusual noises  Unusual odors  Unusual conditions  Teachers should remain calm, act quickly, and follow emergency procedures

4. ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.  Basic Training  Emergency Information on file including release form all health records log of injuries, ouch reports  Emergency Numbers  Emergency Backup

5.  Medical Active shooter  Severe allergies Missing Child  Evacuations Impaired parents  Shelter in place Suspicious activity  Natural disasters Weather closings  Utility failures  Fire  Hazardous materials  Bomb threat  Violent situations ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

6. Emergency Response Plans Emergency Phone Numbers Coverage/Back up Plans Practice Drills First aid kit supplies Communication ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

7.  Order of Response  Act immediately/remain calm  Stay at scene >>> help and reassurance  Assess child  Do not move seriously injured child  If necessary, call for emergency help  Notify parents and agree on plan of action  Give medication only if authorized  Treat child for shock  Stay with child until parents or emergency help arrives  After incident is over, fill out report ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

8. Overview  Basic CPR and First Aid for Infants  CAB  Circulation  Airway  Breathing ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

9. Basic CPR or Rescue Breathing for Children CAB Circulation Airway Breathing ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

10.  First Aid Procedures  Insect bites and stings  Snake  Human Bites  Animal Bites  Cuts and other injuries to the skin  Head Injuries  Injuries to the mouth  Injuries to the nose ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

11.  Bites Insect- cold pack, scrape stinger with card, give Epi Pen if needed Snake - get a description of the snake, call 911, keep the child calm Human - clean with soap and water, cover with a bandage, refer to Biting Policy  Cuts and other injuries to the skin Abrasion - scrape from the ground incision - cut from a sharp object laceration - cut from a jagged object puncture - hole in the skin from an object bruise - discolored area of the skin from force of another object ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

12.  Head injuries - falls, external scratches or internal bruising.  Serious head injuries will involve unevenly dilated pupils, vomiting, change in breathing, dizziness  Mouth - gums, teeth, lips bleeding is common, put pressure on the injury with gauze  Nose - nose bleeds, pinch nose and tilt head forward  Eye - flush with water, do not remove any objects ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

13.  Bones - keep the body still and the child calm, call 911  Burns - use room temp water to flush and keep a dry sterile pad on.  Temperature Frost bite to heat stroke  Poisoning Ingested - nausea, vomit, change in breathing Inhaled - headache, dizziness, Absorbed - abnormal pulse, skin or eye irritation ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

14.  Teacher needs to be familiar with what constitutes an emergency for a child with special needs  Needs education, planning, and preparation for typical emergency for child  Written emergency management plan, updated regularly  Medication should be available in a first aid kit separate from the rest

15. ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.  We must be prepared for all types of disasters  Four step process employed by Head Start  Planning phase - identify what can be done to prevent, creat a plan for the site to follow  Impact phase- put the plan into action, identify who is in charge of making the decisions  Relief phase - meeting safety needs during the emergency  Recovery phase - coping with the incident and making attempts to return to normal programming

16.  Plan 2 exit routes  Test smoke detectors twice per month  Plan a fire drill once per month  Plan exit strategies for infants and special needs  Know how to use a fire extinguisher  Teach stop - drop- roll  Keep a water proof/fire proof file box with all of the children's emergency info  Choose a spot to meet or to shelter during the emergency ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

17.  What are some human generated disasters?  How do you go about planning a response? ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

18.  Evacuation Procedures  Diagram and written plan  Evacuation plan  Daily Attendance checklist  Prior discussion with parents so they know practice and drills and emergency evacuation plan  Practice fire drills, etc. ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

19.  Shelter-In-Place Procedures  Practice  Emergency rations/supplies Water the most important of all  Emergency kit from home for children Includes calming letter from parents  Cell phone to reach parents  Protect health Water, wipes, antibacterial hand wash ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

20.  Helping Children Cope with Disaster  Be aware of children’s emotional needs  Understand relief and recovery phases take time and children may display emotions in a delayed manner  Children have common reactions by developmental ages ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

21.  What natural disasters occur in your area?  How would you prepare for these disasters? ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

22.  Engaging Diverse Families  Families should be involved in emergency planning  They can learn to respond to emergencies like fire and use the fire extinguisher ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

23. Cultural Competence  Provide information for families that don’t speak English  Children of immigrants may need extra support  Activities for Family Engagement ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

24.  Drills and practice  Dramatic play  Art activities ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.