Distance Learning Emerg. Protocol
Distance Learning Medical Emergency Response Protocol
Potential Medical Emergency Identified
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Note the time
Identify if anyone is on the scene to help
Protect student from injury by initiating actions below
v Know the address/contact phone number of distance learning site
v Call 9-1-1 immediately:
Ø Give the address of the emergency, if possible.
Ø Identify if there is anyone on the scene who can help.
Ø Collect any information from anyone on the scene to provide EMS Dispatcher with address, and entrance door nearest to the emergency situation. (If elevator needed to reach location of emergency, direct EMS to entrance door nearest the elevator.)
Ø Don’t hang up the phone until instructed to do so by the EMS Dispatcher.
v Immediately coach anyone on the scene to implement the student’s specific Emergency Medical Management Plan (E-MMP)
Ø If no E-MMP on file, employ Basic First Aid/CPR/AED training.
v Contact parents; Provide regular updates if they are not on site.
v Document situation and response on Emergency Response/Incident Report form.
v If someone is available on site, instruct them to:
Ø Take AED and any emergency medical supplies and medication to location.
Ø Unlock the gate/door to
ØGuide parents to student with emergency when they arrive.
ØGuide the ambulance to location of emergency.
Ø Provide EMS with any health insurance information for the student.
Ø Control the scene; Clear the area by directing uninvolved persons to alternate location.
v If student is unconscious but breathing:
Ø Instruct person on site to position on side, keep airway open, monitor breathing –
Ø If breathing stops or becomes ineffective, instruct person on site to start CPR, if able, and use AED as soon as it is available.
Ø Ensure that 9-1-1 has been called.
v Inform Central Administration of Emergency.
v Conduct debriefing session of incident and response following each event.
When logical and possible, initiate actions simultaneously