What is the head injury protocol for schools?

When in the care of the school, children can expect to be suitably looked after and this is true when considering head injury protocol for schools.

Creating a protocol ensures specific steps and actions are taken at a crucial time after a head injury to get the most appropriate help and medical support as quickly as possible.

Quick and effective treatment can help with the prognosis of the person injured and their long-term outcomes.

Head injuries can be something simple, like a bump or bruise, but they can also have a life-changing effect on those injured, depending on the circumstances and severity of the collision.

What is the head injury protocol for schools?

The head injury protocol for schools will assume different formats, structures, and potentially minor details may also be altered. Predominantly, though, the processes and action pathways will be the same and will highlight risk management, as well as the processes and procedures that will follow in the event of a head injury on school premises or on school-led trips off-site.

It should identify higher-risk environments and circumstances that could lead to a head injury being sustained by a child at school.

It may then detail what actions should be taken, including first aid and assessment, with relevant advancement of the care being given depending on this assessment. Does the injury require specialist hospital treatment? Or can the impact sustained be treated on site (with a cold compress to bring down some of the swelling, for example)?

The final step of the protocol would be to complete the relevant accident form to be kept in the accident book, as well as any necessary ‘notification of head injury’ letters that may need to go home.

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Why do schools need this protocol?

Standardising the approach to head injuries and the reaction of those involved in the care of the children, ensures calm and considered steps are taken in a situation that may develop into serious consequences.

These pathways have been logically thought through during risk management meetings and so should help in the immediate aftermath of an event.

What can happen next?

If serious injury has occurred, the need for adaptations to an altered future and the need for specialist treatment could be an important next step.

If the accident wasn’t the victim’s fault, a compensation claim could be made.

Personal injury compensation can provide potentially much-needed assistance during a difficult time and help the victim of the accident on their recovery path.

The head injury protocol for schools helps to get the right next steps in place but if you think your child has been injured because of an accident that wasn’t their fault, call the specialist team at Winns for a no-obligation chat about your circumstances.

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