Brittany Hood
Week 3 Application
Working in the childcare field having the proper training can be important in an emergency. CPR and First Aid certification can save a life of a child who is in need. No one ever wants to be in a situation where they would have to use their training, but I am surer no one wants to be without it either. In situation of emergencies, time is of the essence and you have to have a plan in place to make sure the child is receiving the best quality treatment until help arrives. I have been a lifeguard for 13 years and I never want to use my skills because it can be very scary, but if I have to I will jump into action to save a life.
My first scenario will be a choking child. A childcare center just had a accident to happen about 2 week ago. A little girl choked on a rhinestone that came off her close. The children notice her first when she started coughing, and could not stop. The children then got the attention of the teachers and they notice the universal sign of choking. The little girl was holding her throat, and coughing. All the children became scared as well as the teachers did. The teacher started the hymlic maneuver on the child but nothing was coming up. Then the teacher lean the little girl over to hit her on the back to dislodge the object. Finally, after several hits on the back, the object came up, and that is when the teachers notice it was a rhinestone from her clothes.
When this incident took place, the center had not put an emergency action plan in place. This incident could have been much worse if the children did not get the attention of the teachers. With an emergency plan, this could have happen smoothly when staff has a plan to follow. CPR and First Aid training help in situations like this to save lives. Having the proper training allow staff to become familiar with the procedures and ask questions as well. Creating a emergency plan allow to know what steps to take in the event of an emergency. In this scenario, one teacher should have cleared the area and dialed EMS while the other teacher administers the hymlic maneuver until EMS arrived. The same person who called EMS should also call the parent to inform them of the incident and come to the center. With practice, staff would become familiar with the process and change anything that may not work. Creating scenarios for staff to practice and understand the procedure is important you do not want someone unsure about the plan, or how to administer first aid or CPR. Rectification is also important that all staff go through this process every 3 years. This important so they may stay abreast with their training and become aware of any updates or changes.
The second scenario takes place on the playground. As the children played on the playground, a little boy passes out on the playground. The teachers notice the little boy on the ground and run to his aid. The teacher notice that he was not breathing, and like the children, they panic. The other teachers call the EMS and call the parent to inform them of the emergency. The teacher administers CPR until EMS arrives and takes over. An action plan in place helps to alleviate confusion and chaos in the event of an emergency. When the teacher notice the child on the ground she immediately knew what to do, and that comes for the proper training and practice. Having no plan in place is dangerous because time is precious when it comes to saving a life. When time is wasted on people asking what to do rather than knowing is a matter of life or death. As stated in the above paragraph constant training should take place for potential emergencies. You can never be to prepared practice for every possible event to help prepare staff and include parents so they can learn the process as well. I found that sometimes including children could help them understand the process and learn what to do in an emergency.
Providing training for parents on CPR and first aid is important also creating an emergency plan is also important. I have come across numerous parents who do not know or have an emergency plan and cannot perform CPR or the hymlic maneuver. I explain to parents the importance of having these skills because they may have to save a life and it could be their child. No person want to be in a life or death emergency but if you are it is important to be prepared for it no matter what.
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Two of the most important things to do when it comes to a emergency situation would be to prepared and to stay CLAM. I will more than definitly say that in the first situation the teachers where not prepared for an emergency. I will also say that I would never want to be in a situation where I would have to use my training but I would rather no what to do than what not to do. When it comes to becoming recertified every three years I am not sure if that is correct because when I worked at a child care setting in Virginia i had to be trained once a year. I do understand that this could be different from state to state I make sure what the requirement is for each state. I also agree that most parents are not CPR and First Aid certified and I think that it is a good thing to help parents go through the CPR and First Aid class.
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