Emergency Procedures

An emergency medical response unit will be called in cases where an employee or participant needs immediate emergency medical attention. The telephone number shall be posted at all phones.
An adult from the preschool will accompany the ill or injured person to the doctor or hospital when emergency medical treatment is required and shall stay until a parent or designated adult relief arrives. The teacher will contact the parent of any ill or injured child as soon as possible.

The preschool teacher must hold a valid first aid card. If the substitute does not hold a first aid card, an instructor/coordinator may be present with a current card or a parent who can work that day may hold a current card. The person holding the card must be present during the entire preschool session.
A current first aid kit will be kept in the preschool.
Established first aid procedures are to be used in case of a medical emergency.
In case of accident or illness, attempts will be made to contact the parents before any kind of action is taken beyond necessary first aid except as necessary in a life threatening situation.
No medication will be given at school, unless under doctor’s orders and in the original, clearly marked containers. Syrup of Ipecac will be kept at school but used only with the advice of a licensed physician or poison control center.

Posters listing emergency numbers, procedures and location of the first aid kit will be strategically located beside the phone.
The location of first aid kits must be prominently marked with Red Cross posters or signs to facilitate the retrieval of the first aid kit in an emergency situation and to remind building occupants of the necessity of maintaining a safe work environment.

The Snack Parent and the teacher will guide the children to the fire escape stairs.
The teacher will push open the door and lead the children down the stairs assisted by the Snack Parent.
The class will go directly to the basketball court fence and wait there.
The Paint Parent will call 911 from the neighbors across the street and join the class at the basketball court.
The Classroom Helper parent will do a sweep to be certain no one is in the bathroom, music room or upstairs, and will join the class at the basketball court.

The teacher will instruct the children to “drop, cover and hold”.
Parent helpers will assist the teacher making sure all children remain calm and protected.
After the event, the children will be escorted to the basketball court to await parents’ arrival. Attempts will be made to locate parent/guardian or other emergency contacts by phone. Out-of-state contacts will be notified, if necessary and possible.
Snack and Paint parents will retrieve Earthquake kit tote when it is deemed safe to do so.
In the event the children will be kept for an extended period of time or overnight and the building is deemed unsuitable, a tent will be erected on the ball field and a notice will be posted on the front of the preschool building.
Classes will resume when the landlord deems the building is safe.