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CD9: Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children

CD9: Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children Ch 9 and 10: Safety and Accident Management Why Do We Manage Safety? Unintentional injuries are leading cause of death in children Accidents are preventable!! Different needs at each age and stage Equipment Controlling the environment

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CD9: Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children

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  1. CD9: Health, Safety and Nutrition for Young Children Ch 9 and 10: Safety and Accident Management

  2. Why Do We Manage Safety? • Unintentional injuries are leading cause of death in children • Accidents are preventable!! • Different needs at each age and stage • Equipment • Controlling the environment • Developing self discipline • Chart, pg 219-210

  3. How Do We Manage Safety? • Identify and Manage risks • Quality Supervision • Relevant Safety Education

  4. Managing Risks • Plan the environment • Prepare, pre-judge and test activities • Follow safety rules (chart pg 224) • Use safe (non-broken) toys and materials

  5. Quality Supervision Dionne’s “Three Point Playground” strategy Flexible, team-based supervision plan Make supervision decisions based on materials used and available activity type activity location children’s age children’s choices of equipment

  6. Playground Supervision What decisions would you make? What would you train your staff to do if this was your play ground?

  7. Relevant Safety Education • Structured safety activities • Fire and Earthquake • Playground and fieldtrips • Food safety • Parent workshops • Community Resources • Safety “Teachable Moments” • Re-educate if the environment changes

  8. How Do We Assess Safety? • Toys and learning materials • Outdoor play equipment (pg 228) • Art materials (pg 235) • Size and quality of available toys (pg 229) • Weekly inspections of all equipment • Remove all broken or questionable items • Safety Checklist (pg 232 – 233)

  9. What are the Legal Issues of Safety? • Fieldtrips • Animals in the classroom environment • Sign-in & sign-out / emergency consent • Accident and injury documentation • Accident and injury reporting to parent • Liability and negligence (pg 237)

  10. Safety Resources • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control • National Program for Playground Safety • MedLine • US Consumer Product Safety Commission • McGruff Homepage

  11. Managing Accidents and Injuries • Preventing accidents • Supervision • Quality environment environment • Fire chief inspections • Know each child • Health enrollment forms give you information about potential safety issues • Daily observations and interactions

  12. Once an accident has occurred • Care for the child • Document • Report to parents

  13. Document, document, document! What changes would you make to this form?

  14. Who do you call when the parents are not available?

  15. Talking with Parents • What do you say? • What do you show them? • What care do you suggest they provide? • Do you have them sign the documentation?

  16. Handling injuries or accidents in the classroom • ABCs of first aid… • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • __________ • ABCs of first aid! • Asthma • Diabetes • Seizures • Choking • Head injury • Poisoning • Burns • Bleeding Call 911 for everything life threatening or if you are unsure of what to do

  17. Barriers to Accident Care • Lack of knowledge • Lack of training • Fear of consequences

  18. The Role of the Teacher • What is your commitment to preventing accidents and injuries? • What skills and knowledge do you need? • What can you do to improve the quality of your center or home to reduce accidents and injuries? • What will you do to promote safety to the kids? Give two examples. • What will you do to promote safety to the parents? Give two examples.

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