The school has an onsite Educational Health Care Worker and First Aid Lead, who provides First Aid when required.
First aid is “the immediate care provided to someone who is injured or suddenly unwell, aiming to preserve life and prevent further harm until professional medical help arrives”.
| Examples of what is first aid | Examples of what is not first aid |
| Unconscious
Not breathing Head injury Break Choking Seizure (epilepsy) Heart attack Cardiac arrest Nose bleed Fainting Shock (electric, hypovolaemic etc.) Bleed Cuts and grazes Splinters Fractures Sprains Burns Struggling to breathe (Asthma) Low Blood Glucose/High Blood Glucose (diabetes) Anaphylaxis Allergies/hives/swelling /clear rash Poisoning Eye injuries/contamination Spinal injury Stings (insect) Bite Drowning |
Toothache without injury
Headache without injury Pre-existing injury. For example:
Feeling sick without injury Small trickle of blood from nose with no injury. Leg started hurting for no reason Period pain Rash that is obvious that they have been scratching to make the arm red Braces are too tight Stomach ache without injury Aches and pains with no injury Sickness with no injury Ear ache with no injury Coughs and colds Broken nails |
