Procedure: 3418P

Section: Student

Title: Procedure - Response to Student Injury or Illness

Status: Active

Adopted: March 3, 2025

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Procedure - Response to Student Injury or Illness 

Evaluation

When a student is injured or ill at school or during any school-sponsored activity to any degree, it is the
responsibility of staff to see that immediate care and attention is provided to the student unless or until
the staff member is relieved by a staff member certified in first aid, a nurse, a doctor, or emergency
personnel.

Except in cases of very minor injuries (e.g., cuts, scrapes, rug burns) that, in the judgment of the school
nurse, staff member certified in first aid or principal designee do not pose a serious health risk to the
student and will not worsen if the student remains at school, the principal or designee and school nurse
(if not already notified) will be promptly notified of any student's: 1) injury; 2) illness; or 3) physical trauma
that could have caused injuries as yet unobservable.

The school nurse or staff member certified in first aid will determine whether the injury, illness or trauma
is serious enough to warrant calling 911. Upon finding that it is not, either individual will provide
appropriate first aid to the student consistent with their training.

Emergency Treatment

Upon recommendation of the school nurse or a staff member certified in first aid, Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) will be called immediately and the student will be transported to the hospital by EMS.
Students with uncontrolled bleeding and those who have suffered temporary suffocation, cardiac arrest,
fractures or head, neck, eye, ear, or spinal injuries will only be moved and transported by EMS.

Parent or Emergency Contact Notification 

Except in cases of very minor injuries as described above, the principal or designee will notify the parent
(or, if the parent cannot be reached, the emergency contact), to advise them of the student's condition as
soon as practicable.

The student's parent or emergency contact will decide, in non-emergency cases, whether: 1) the parent
or emergency contact will transport the student to the hospital; 2) the parent or emergency contact will
pick up the student or 3) the student will remain at school.

Advanced Directives 

The district will consult with its legal counsel prior to accepting any advance directives to physicians to
limit medical treatment.

 

Adopted: 03/03/2025

Revised: