Weyak policies

ALLERGY MANAGEMENT POLICY

1)All children with allergies must be recorded in BOLD on the front of their files.

2)The allergen must be mentioned on the front cover of the file ie NUT ALLERGY.

3)Teachers must be made aware of the allergies their class children have.

4)Parents of children with food allergies must be asked to provide a epipen gun in case of an
allergic reaction to the child.

5)Teachers must be trained to to use the epipen gun in case of an emergency.

6)The epipen gun for each child must be stored in the clinic duly labelled with the childs name.

7)The school must have available oxygen and nebuliser with ventolin in case of a child having a
acute asthamatic attack

8)AED machines must be available in the school in case any child has a cardiac arrest following
an allergic reaction.

9)Parents must be informed that the school has children with food allergies and hence not to
send certain food stuff with their children ie nuts.

10)Food in the school canteen must also be monitored to avoid food allergies.

Prepared by: Doctor Verified by: M. S. O. Approved by: Principal / CEO

DIABETIC CARE MANAGEMENT AND GLUCAGON
ADMINISTRATION
1)Identify the student who is a diabetic.

2)Record his medical history from parents or treating doctor.

3)Determine whether he understands his medical issue.

4)Determine if he is capable of self care ie can he check his blood glucose/take his insulin
injection/understands the insulin pump(if he has one).

5)Understands the importance of his meal timings vis-à-vis his injections.

6)Has an idea of the S/S of hypo/hyperglycemia.

7)Advised regular councelling if diagnosed recently.

Prepared by: Doctor Verified by: M. S. O. Approved by: Principal / CEO

EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSFER AND REFERRAL POLICY

1)In case of an emergency call ambulance(998)

2)Inform parents

3)Inform the school manager and principal

4)Inform security

5)Let parents decide the hospital.If parents are not available send to a govt. hospital

6)One school nurse must accompany the patient to the hospital.

7)Payment for ambulance if required must be made by the school.

8)History of injury/disease must be given to the paramedic in the ambulance by the school
doctor.

9)Followup must be done by School Doctor or Nurse.

10)Must be put on Oasis under incident reporting(High).

Prepared by: Doctor Verified by: M. S. O. Approved by: Principal / CEO

 HEALTH RECORD MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION POLICY

1)To maintain each students health record file.

2)To enter students medical details ie

 Height
 Weight
 BMI record
 Allergies
 Any other significant medical disease.

3)Maintain confidentiality of each students record.

4)Files should be kept in a locker to which only the school doctor or nurse has access.

5)In case of transfer to another school the file must be handed over to a designated person
by the transferring school.

6)Any signicant illness must be recorded in the file along with the treatment which was
carried out.

7)Transfer of a child to a hospital by ambulance must be recorded with exit timings from
the school and the time taken for transfer.

8)Always record DATE and TIME when preparing a medical report

IMMUNISATION POLICY

1)To maintain a record of immunisation of each child in the school.

2)The immunisation record must be obtained by the parents and filed in the childs record.

3)Incomplete vaccination records must not be accepted.

4)If a child has not received a particular vaccine as per the International schedule(CDC
schedule) then parents must be advised ‘Catch Up” vaccination.

5)School should encourage vaccination but only with the parents permission.

6)School should counsel parents who refuse vaccination and explain the risk of not vaccinating
their child.Avoid confrontation and respect parental rights.Gentle persuasion is advisable.

7)The school encourages parents to follow the vaccination schedule as advised by the Centre
for Disease Control(CDC) since this is the most updated schedule based on annual research.
 NOTIFICATION TO PARENT’S POLICY
Parents must be notified of any significant illness which the child is discovered to be
having in school.Significant illnesses are

 Injury following a fall or while playing

 Injury following a fight/bullying in school
 Any HEAD injury.Parents must be informed and the head injury paper MUST be handed
over to them for at least a 24 hrs observation period.
 Children with probable Viral infections must be isolated and parents informed to take them
home.Failure may result in a epidemic in school.
 Administration of any medicines in the school.
 In case of a serious illness(spinal) whereby the child requires ambulance services.
 In case of fever or redness of the eyes whereby the child must be isolated and sent home.
 POLICY TITLE: NEEDLE-STICK INJURY POLICY

1. Medical occupational risk of getting accidental injury by needle with contaminated blood.
Needles canbe from disposable syringes or suturing needles.

2. Occupational risk of picking up blood borne infections like

A)Hepatitis B
B)Hepatitis C
C)HIV

3. All staff must be immunised to Hep B

4. Post injury the staff must be tested for all the above.
5. POLICY FOR NEEDLE-STICK INJURY POLICY

Initial actions following exposure

1. Immediate cleansing of exposed site.

2. For skin exposure the area should be washed with soap and water.

3. Small wounds and punctures should be cleansed with antiseptic such as alcohol based
hygiene agents since alcohol is virucidal to HIV, HBV & HVC.

4. For mucosal exposure the exposed site should be flushed with copious amounts of water.

5. Eyes should be irrigated with water.

Documentation of exposure

Clinical information of source along with the risks with nature and time must be documented.
Staff Orientation And Training Program

All The New Medical Staff - Nurses And Doctors Are Explained And Oriented To School Clinic
Before They Join The School Clinic.

Nurse - They Observe How the Clinic Functions And Every Procedure Is Explained Before They
Actually Start Working Independently.

Doctor - The Preceding Doctor Hands Over All The Required Forms, Health Data, Facility License,
Email , Chronic Illness Data.

CME points as required by DHA for license renewal is maintained.

Regular health care topics are discussed in the clinic.

Medical And Hazardous Waste Management

All Medical Waste Generated In the Clinic Is Properly Discarded In The Yellow Box- With
Foot Pedal

All Non Medical Waste Is Placed In Black Covers And Discarded Separately.

All Bags Are Tied, Labelled And Secured Before Taking Out Of Clinic

Medical Waste Is Removed On Daily Basis

All Medical Waste Is Put In A Independent Medical Waste Storage - Which is Adequately
Ventilated

All Waste Is Removed From Storage Area - On Weekly basis

All Medical Waste Is Collect By - A Valid / Specialized Company ( AVERDA).