Medication

ADMINISTERING MEDICINES

6RS for Medicine check – before administering:

1. Right PUPIL

2. Right MEDICINE

3. Right DOSE - check and spread dose through day!

4. Right TIME

5. Right ROUTE

6. Right to REFUSE

· Legally ANY ADULT CAN ADMINISTER

· DUTY to report side effects / errors (eg: Forgetting) – IF HAPPENS ON TRIP – report to parents.

· Record any ‘refusals’

· If 2 doses paracetamol given too close together – don’t panic but do record

· If exceeding daily dose = follow up with visit to doc!

· Confidentiality! Be discrete.

PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTERING:

· Check NAME

· Check IN DATE

· Check DOSAGE – written.

· Check TIME to be administered.

· Controlled drugs – administer in pairs – 2 signatures, keep in locked box, locked room, list and check number tablets remaining.

· NO CRUSHING / NO OPENING CAPSULES

RECORD KEEPING – FORM TYPES

1) PUPIL’S REGULAR meds– fill in orange form only (easiest) – DR SILVESTER TO HOLD

· CONTROLLED DRUGS –

2) STOCK meds - Dr SILVESTER TO HOLD and administer at pupil request.

3) OWN meds – each group leader to hold and complete.

COMPLETE FORMS IN FULL DETAIL:

· PUPIL’S FULL NAME

· FULL MEDICINE NAME

· AN ENTRY per child

· Dosage given / Time

· Sign off

CARRIED ON THE TRIP :

· 1 X big bag of stock meds – Dr S to carry in hold (board bag)

· 2 X blue medical bags - 1 for each coach

· Dr S will carry a stock of meds on the slopes for most able ski groups- she will administer

· Mrs Almeid-Field will carry a stock of meds for base of slopes (beginners) – she will administer

ON RETURN TO SCHOOL: Return all Medical forms to M THOMPSON, who will pass on to S BEECH. Pupil’s own meds – give straight back to parents and they dispose of

WORTH NOTING - OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

· NO parental consent – NO administering, even of creams

· Medicines are CHEMICALS – be safe, not sorry!

· Be accountable! For all!

· DO ASK – Dr S holds a supply of stock medication – paracetamol, ibuprofen, cetirizine, antiseptic cream, E45 and throat lozenges

· Generic / brand names – check ingredients

· Liquid meds – use appropriate dosage spoons & SHAKE meds

· Refrigeration of meds – IN BOX and IN HOTEL FRIDGE (labelled)

· Eye drops – if 2 kinds – 2 minutes between each medication into the eye

· Creams – put on down limb / leave half hour if 2 different creams

· If something is not consented to on our Medical info Form, and we are concerned on trip – can call home to get permission – GET WRITTEN CONSENT via email!

· IBRUFEN good for period pains

· USE ONE SLEEVE at a time

· Major issue – broken leg – both PARA & IBRUFEN 2 hrly / spread between