First Aid Reminders

Important First Aid and Safety Reminders

NPS First Aid Team, if your child is unwell, you will receive a call from Natasha, Donna, Carol or Caterina.

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.

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.

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.

All plans must be updated annually. Parents must provide medications to be administered in the event of an emergency.

Storing Medicine at NPS and Administration to Your Child

At NPS, we understand that there will be times when your child will require medicine while at school. Medicines can only be administered at school under the supervision of our First Aid staff and when medical authorisation is provided by a parent. This is convenient in situations where your child is suffering from a mild illness (for example, a headache requiring Panadol or hayfever symptoms requiring Zyrtec). Where your child has been ill and is on a course of prescribed antibiotics, these may be left with our First Aid staff for administration. All medicine is to be stored in our first aid room, not in your child's bag or classroom. Medication must not be kept with the student.

ALL MEDICINES MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS FROM PARENTS/CARERS AND THE NPS MEDICAL AUTHORITY FORM MUST BE COMPLETED (attached below).

Student Self-care

We encourage students to be mindful of the hotter weather conditions. Students are encouraged to participate in weather appropriate activities and not over-exert themselves in the yard. Students are encouraged to attend our first aid office, promptly and as required.

Parent/Carer Phone Numbers – we need to reach you

Our office staff are discovering many parent and carer contact phone numbers are incorrect, disconnected, and do not have voicemail/message bank activated. Phones often ring out with no answer when the school is attempting to make contact. It is extremely important in emergency situations that we can contact parents and carers.

All NPS staff have a duty of care to our students – if we cannot establish contact with a parent or carer, 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.

Thank you,

NPS First Aid Team

Kelly Sports - Term 2