5600.1: Injury and Illness

I. Injury. In cases of student injury, the following procedures will be implemented:

A. The student will be made comfortable and not moved until attended by District personnel who have been trained in first aid. The principal, school nurse, or health aid will be notified.

B. Call 911 immediately when in the judgment of the principal, the school nurse, or a staff member trained in first aid, the injury requires the attention of emergency medical personnel. District personnel will remain with the student whenever practical until relieved or excused by emergency medical personnel.

C. Unless the injury is of a minor nature that does not require first aid, the student's parents or guardian will be notified.

1. When the parents or guardian are notified of injuries resulting from an accident, they will be told what has happened and what has been done.

2. In addition, the parents or guardian will be given any other relevant information that the District possesses.

3. If the parents or guardian cannot be reached, the student's emergency contact person will be notified.

D. An accident resulting in injury considered to be more than minor in nature requires the completion of a District accident report and the incident will be reported to the building principal or nurse and the Director of Student Services.

II. Illness. In cases of student illness, the following procedures will be implemented:

A. Call 911 immediately when in the judgment of the principal, the school nurse, or a staff member trained in first aid, the illness requires the attention of emergency medical personnel. District personnel will remain with the student whenever practical until relieved or excused by emergency medical personnel or when trained District personnel respond in accordance with procedures for life-threatening asthma attacks and systemic allergic reactions and they are relieved by emergency medical personnel.

B. Unless the illness is of a minor nature that does not require first aid, the student's parents or guardian will be notified.

1. When the parents or guardian are notified of an illness, they will be told what has happened and what has been done.

2. In addition, the parents or guardian will be given any other relevant information that the District possesses.

3. If the parents or guardian cannot be reached, the student's emergency contact person will be notified.

C. Except in cases of minor illnesses, illnesses will be reported to the building principal or nurse and the Director of Student Services.

III. Definitions.

A. Emergency medical personnel. Emergency medical personnel shall mean medical personnel who can respond to a medical emergency.

B. Minor injury. Minor injury shall mean an injury which does not require the attention of a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician's assistant; is not life threatening; does not pose a health risk,; and can be effectively treated with first aid which can be performed by a school nurse or a health aid who has been trained in first aid.

C. Physician. Physician shall mean individuals who are licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and Licensure as:

1. Medical Doctors (M.D.) who practice medicine and/or surgery; or

2. Osteopathic Physicians (D.O.) who are also authorized to prescribe medications.

D. Advanced practice registered nurse. Advanced practice registered nurse shall mean individuals who are licensed and practicing under and in accordance with the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Act.

E. Physician assistant. Physician assistant shall mean individuals who are 
licensed under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2046 through 38-2055 to perform medical services under the supervision of a licensed physician.