1. 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
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
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