2024 First Aid Team

Introducing the NPS 2024 First Aid Team

For our returning families there will be some familiar faces, and for our new families our first aid team is 

• Sarah Epaminondas
• Caterina Carnovale
• Donna Cassidy

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The first aid office is located in front office.

If your child is needing to be picked up, where possible we will organise their school bag and belongings and you can collect them from the front office 😊 

Action Plans

Parents and carers are reminded that if their child has anaphylaxis, allergies, or asthma that their child MUST HAVE A CURRENT PLAN.

Red ASCIA Anaphylaxis Plan for use with EpiPen® adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjectors is attached below and must be prepared in colour, completed by your GP and have a current photo of your child attached to it.

Red ASCIA Anaphylaxis Plan for use with Anapen® adrenaline (epinephrine) autoinjectors is attached below and must be prepared in colour, completed by your GP and have a current photo of your child attached to it.

Blue Asthma Australia School Action Plan is attached below and must be prepared in colour, completed by your GP and have a current photo of your child attached to it. If your child has Ventolin at school, they must have an Asthma Action Plan. 

Green ASCIA Allergic Reaction Plan is attached below and must be prepared in colour, completed by your GP and have a current photo of your child attached to it.

All plans must be updated annually, one of our first aid team will contact you when your child’s plan is approaching expiration. 

NPS Medication Authority Form 

Parents must provide all necessary medications to be administered in the event of an emergency.

Medications will be administered by one of our trained First Aid Team members. 

All medication is to be stored in the First Aid Room, NOT in the student’s bag or classroom.  

Any medication being stored at/administered on school grounds requires a NPS 2023 Medication Authority Form. These forms are to be updated at the start of each year (even if there has been no change to medications). These can be filled out by parents/carers or by a GP. 

This form must be filled out regardless of a student having a medical plan. 

It must also be filled out for ongoing medication as well as temporary (for example, this form is required if a student is unwell and needs to be administered a course of antibiotics during school hours, as well as if a student requires a hay fever tablet only when symptoms arise).  

Copies of all forms can be found in the links on this page, alternatively printed copies of all forms can be collected from Donna in the front office. 

Duty of Care

All NPS staff have a duty of care to our students – if we cannot establish contact with a parent/carer or emergency contact, an ambulance will be called if deemed necessary. Please ensure you make every attempt to be contactable during school hours, have voicemail set up on your phone and that your emergency contact details stored at the office are up to date.