The inquest found the child’s death an incident of natural causes, contributed to significantly by neglect’. The hearing brought forward a lack of policy and training at the school on the nature of asthma, and what school staff are required to do to protect pupils in their care. It is greatly important that schools employ appropriate health and safety policies which clearly state the schools duties and responsibilities and monitor and ensure that staff adhere to these polices, staff need to receive relevant training and development in order to act out their responsibilities effectively. Removing all risks from a child’s environment may risk crippling and restricting their learning and development however there are always going to be risks that quite obviously need to be avoided in order not to be deemed incompetent in our role by failing to protect from obvious dangers, however situations like using equipment in the park, going up and down stairs using a hammer are activities which may enhance the child’s learning and understanding of managing in the world they live in, it is equally as important to give a child the opportunity to experience a certain level of risk to improve their own competence, confidence and independence in making their own decisions in risk taking. Children are not always aware of health and safety
The parent/guardian should be made aware of what has happened and should know what hospital the child is being taken to. As the child is complaining that they cannot move there arm the staff should try not to move them as it may cause more pain or more damage could take place. The incident that was caused was bad example of not following rules & regulations. This is because the book shelf was placed in a sight of where children would run around and play. To prevent a situation like this from happening again the book shelf should be secured to a wall or not in an area where children are playing and running around.
Often children and young people can become seriously ill very suddenly which means that as a member of staff they should be alert to any changes in their behaviour which could indicate pain or nausea. When a child becomes sick or lets the school staffs know that they feel unwell, staff will need to sufficiently look after them until their parent or a carer arrives to collect them. In life threatening situations the emergency services should always be contacted straight away. An emergency situation which requires urgent medical attention includes: * An open wound that won’t stop bleeding or where the blood is pumping out. * Burns or scalds to the child’s skin * Meningitis symptoms such as a stiff neck, fever, headache and a rash that doesn’t fade when pressed by a glass.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) 5. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1992 These legislations are very important and should be followed at all times to ensure the safety of the children, staff and parents. These legislations help prevent accidents from happening in the childcare setting and give instructions to the members of staff to follow to meet the needs of the children. E2- Describe the procedures which will keep a child safe for each accident, illness or emergency Meningitis is a potentially fatal infectious disease. Some of the signs of meningitis are signs of “severe headaches, photophobia, nausea and vomiting and joint pains.” http://www.meningitis.org/symptoms 7/4/14.
(www.legislations.gov.uk, Accessed 04/10/13). Training cleaners on how to clean up after the previous patient properly and how the cups and plates should be put away, stops harm because if the cleaners had more training and cleaned up properly, there would be less infection being spread as there would be less bacteria around the ward. It also maintains the respect and dignity that should be provided for the patients that are cared for. If the recommendation was not reached, patients would be harmed by catching viruses and infection. In this case, if a patient in the ward was to catch one off these infections from dirty cups, it would be harder for them to recover due to them being elderly and having a lower immune system than someone that was young and healthy, so in some cases little infections like this from been given a dirty cup to drink from can sometimes lead to death.
Here are some of the potential hazards that may cause harm to individuals: 1. Hazards in the physical environment: Your physical environment is everything around you and can have a great impact on the welfare of staff and patients. * Poor ventilation can increase the spread of diseases, such as cold and flu, which are airborne. However caution is needed to make sure that this doesn’t mean people are left in a draught as it is more difficult for more vulnerable patients, such as babies and older people, to maintain their body heat. Ventilation is also important to reduce fumes and smoke in the air so that a person’s health is not at risk.
Know what must be done to provide a safe service 4. Keep accurate records and reports 5. Protect confidential information 1.2 How duty of care safeguards individuals Having a duty of care should guarantee the safeguarding of the residents in my care. Risk Assessments – carrying out and reviewing risk assessments for all of the activities we do and places we visit ensures that thought and concern is given to how we do things every day, this way I ensure risks concerning equipment, venues and activities are minimised and therefore reducing the risk of injury or harm to the residents and myself. Recognising potential hazards and eliminating them, this could include infectious diseases too.
The medication throughout the hospital should be kept safely locked away and always checked to see if the patients have been given the right amount. If the patient had been given more than the required amount then they could result in severe illness or even worse, death. Surgery Surgery is a health, safety and a security hazard. When getting surgery the doctors or nurses must ensure that the procedure is done correctly as if not done to high standards then the patient could result in getting infected which could lead to illnesses. Also, after the procedure is complete the tools and equipment used must be disposed of properly by being put into the yellow hazard bags and placed into waste bins.
At my placement they have a number of special cupboards for example; for keeping all the cleaning fluids e.g. bleach as they could potentially be very dangerous to children and a cupboard where any medicine/tablets that is brought in by the children (if they have any medical needs) is locked up. a controlled way. The child care act 2006 has a big influence on working practice. It provides the EYFS learning framework which all settings must use, it also tells the practitioner what the child to adult ratio and tells us what level a qualification the practitioners must have.
SHC 34 - Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings 1.1 Duty of Care “A requirement to exercise a reasonable degree of attention and caution to avoid negligence that would lead to harm to other people”. When working with other people we each have a duty of care to prevent any situation which could potentially cause harm to others, for example, leaving spilt liquids/food or damaged equipment unattended. This is particularly relevant when working with babies and young children, as they have yet to develop the ability to foresee and cope with potential hazards. Young children and babies are completely dependent on the adults in their lives to provide for their every need, so when working with young children, you will be responsible for providing a significant duty of care, as young children are vulnerable and require your full attention. You must always be aware of yours and the children’s surroundings as it is your vigilance that will keep them safe until they are able to develop the cognitive and physical skills they need to care for themselves.