What are the legal responsibilities of the childcare service and Educators in relation to anaphylaxis?
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CHCECE002 - Anaphylaxis
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Re: CHCECE002 - Anaphylaxis
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NSW Department of Education and Communities
|
Anaphylaxis Guidelines
www.dec.nsw.gov.au/ecec
Regulatory requirements
Anaphylaxis and early childhood
education and care services
Anaphylaxis and severe allergy need to be considered
in many aspects of the delivery of an early childhood
education and care service. This will include first aid
and staff training, food preparation and nutrition,
enrolment procedures and parent communication.
It involves day-to-day management to reduce the
risk of exposure to relevant allergens, and being
prepared for emergency responses if an anaphylactic
reaction occurs.
For early childhood education and care services
regulated under the National Quality Framework
(that is, long day care, preschools, outside school
hours care and family day care) a number of
requirements apply. Services must have policies and
procedures dealing with children’s medical conditions
(Regulations 168 and 169), and the approved
provider of the service must take reasonable steps
to ensure that these policies and procedures are
followed (Regulation 170).
In addition at least one educator who has completed
approved anaphylaxis management training is
required to be in attendance at any place where
children are being educated and cared for by
the service, and be immediately available in an
emergency, at all times children are being educated
and cared for by the service (Regulation 136). This
requirement also applies to services regulated
under the
Children (Education and Care Services)
Supplementary Provisions Regulation 2012.
1
(Regulations 51, 78 and 84).
State regulated education and care services are
also required to develop a range of policies to
promote the health, safety and well-being of
children attending the service [Regulation 85]. The
Supplementary Regulation refers to many aspects
of service delivery that should be considered when
planning for the management of severe allergy and
anaphylaxis. For example, this should include, but
is not limited to: child health, food and nutrition,
storage of dangerous substances and equipment,
conduct of excursions, illness, accident and
emergency treatment, and records in relation to
children (Regulations 66, 67, 69, 78, 80 and 92).
Staff should also have approved training in first aid,
and relevant staff should be trained in food safety
and nutrition so that the service can provide for
any special dietary needs of children enrolled at the
service. There are also requirements for records to
be kept in relation to the child’s health and personal
information taken at enrolment. Specific information
about an allergic child will need to be taken at
enrolment, on diagnosis or when the child’s medical
condition changes.
Education and care services need to plan the way
they will respond to unexpected situations. In the
case of children at risk of anaphylaxis, staff must
be able to respond in an emergency. This requires
training for relevant staff in the use of an adrenaline
autoinjector, both the EpiPen and Anapen.
®
Both the National Regulations and the Supplementary
Regulation allow for the administration of medication
to a child in an emergency situation regardless of
whether or not an authorisation to administer the
medication has been obtained from the child’s
parent. Specific requirements apply in such situations
which are covered in Regulation 94 of the National
Regulations and Regulations 80 and 81 of the
Supplementary Regulation
NSW Department of Education and Communities
|
Anaphylaxis Guidelines
www.dec.nsw.gov.au/ecec
Regulatory requirements
Anaphylaxis and early childhood
education and care services
Anaphylaxis and severe allergy need to be considered
in many aspects of the delivery of an early childhood
education and care service. This will include first aid
and staff training, food preparation and nutrition,
enrolment procedures and parent communication.
It involves day-to-day management to reduce the
risk of exposure to relevant allergens, and being
prepared for emergency responses if an anaphylactic
reaction occurs.
For early childhood education and care services
regulated under the National Quality Framework
(that is, long day care, preschools, outside school
hours care and family day care) a number of
requirements apply. Services must have policies and
procedures dealing with children’s medical conditions
(Regulations 168 and 169), and the approved
provider of the service must take reasonable steps
to ensure that these policies and procedures are
followed (Regulation 170).
In addition at least one educator who has completed
approved anaphylaxis management training is
required to be in attendance at any place where
children are being educated and cared for by
the service, and be immediately available in an
emergency, at all times children are being educated
and cared for by the service (Regulation 136). This
requirement also applies to services regulated
under the
Children (Education and Care Services)
Supplementary Provisions Regulation 2012.
1
(Regulations 51, 78 and 84).
State regulated education and care services are
also required to develop a range of policies to
promote the health, safety and well-being of
children attending the service [Regulation 85]. The
Supplementary Regulation refers to many aspects
of service delivery that should be considered when
planning for the management of severe allergy and
anaphylaxis. For example, this should include, but
is not limited to: child health, food and nutrition,
storage of dangerous substances and equipment,
conduct of excursions, illness, accident and
emergency treatment, and records in relation to
children (Regulations 66, 67, 69, 78, 80 and 92).
Staff should also have approved training in first aid,
and relevant staff should be trained in food safety
and nutrition so that the service can provide for
any special dietary needs of children enrolled at the
service. There are also requirements for records to
be kept in relation to the child’s health and personal
information taken at enrolment. Specific information
about an allergic child will need to be taken at
enrolment, on diagnosis or when the child’s medical
condition changes.
Education and care services need to plan the way
they will respond to unexpected situations. In the
case of children at risk of anaphylaxis, staff must
be able to respond in an emergency. This requires
training for relevant staff in the use of an adrenaline
autoinjector, both the EpiPen and Anapen.
®
Both the National Regulations and the Supplementary
Regulation allow for the administration of medication
to a child in an emergency situation regardless of
whether or not an authorisation to administer the
medication has been obtained from the child’s
parent. Specific requirements apply in such situations
which are covered in Regulation 94 of the National
Regulations and Regulations 80 and 81 of the
Supplementary Regulation
Re: CHCECE002 - Anaphylaxis
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Re: CHCECE002 - Anaphylaxis
Supplementary Question:
The physician prescribed 6ml of dipenhydramine every hour for six hours. All required authorisation are complete. The child’s parent supplied the medication in its original packaging as well as the measuring cup for the medicine. However the bottle only has 30ml left in it.
Will you have enough medicine to follow the doctor’s prescription?
yes or no?
i think no because 6ml x 6 hours equal 36 and we have six so i guess no right?
The physician prescribed 6ml of dipenhydramine every hour for six hours. All required authorisation are complete. The child’s parent supplied the medication in its original packaging as well as the measuring cup for the medicine. However the bottle only has 30ml left in it.
Will you have enough medicine to follow the doctor’s prescription?
yes or no?
i think no because 6ml x 6 hours equal 36 and we have six so i guess no right?
