Administration of Medication
If your child requires staff to administer medication to your child at school, please contact the school office in the first instance to discuss your child's
requirements.
Please
note, school staff will only administer medication that:
- has been prescribed by a qualified health practitioner (e.g. doctor, dentist)
- is in its original package
- has an attached pharmacy label
Office
staff will ask you to complete and sign documentation.
Before you provide the school with your child's
medication, check the expiry date to ensure it is in-date and there is enough
for the agreed time period. It is also a good idea to take a note of the expiry
date so that you can replace the medication before it expires.
Please note, school staff will not administer medication that you can
buy over-the-counter at chemists and supermarkets (e.g. paracetamol, eye drops,
cough syrup) unless it has been prescribed by your child's qualified health
practitioner. For example, the school would administer paracetamol to a student
only if it has been prescribed by their dentist to be taken for a short time
after dental treatment.
School staff are bound by these regulations and we hope that all parents
will acknowledge and cooperate with these rules.
It is safer for all students if you can provide
medication to the school in person (rather than send medication with the
student). If you can't provide the medication in person, contact the school to
determine the easiest and safest approach for the school to receive the
medication.
If you believe your child is capable of self-administering their own
medication at school, please contact staff to discuss, as this requires approval.
When
your child's medication is no longer required to be kept at school, please collect all unused medication.
Thank you for your
assisting the school in keeping our students safe and healthy.
Asthma
If your child has asthma and requires assistance to
administer their medication, it is important for you to provide the school with
your child's emergency medication and their Asthma Action Plan, completed by
your doctor. An Asthma Action Plan provides specific instructions for the
school to administer your child's medication.
We recognise that some students are capable of
managing their asthma without adult assistance. If you are confident that your
child can confidently, competently and safely self-administer their asthma
medication, let the school administration know. The school will record your
decision and will not require your child's Asthma Action Plan. Please note that
if your child requires assistance in an asthma emergency, staff will provide
Asthma First Aid.
Anaphylaxis
If your child is at
risk of anaphylaxis, it is important for you to provide the school with
your child's emergency medication and their ASCIA Anaphylaxis Action Plan,
completed by your doctor. This Anaphylaxis Action Plan provides the
instructions for the school to administer your child's medication in an
emergency, which is specific to respond to their health condition.
Here at Dalby State School we have a number of students who
are anaphylaxis to a number of food substances. Anaphylaxis is a life
threatening allergic reaction that requires urgent treatment. The food that
some of our students are anaphylaxis include:
- treenuts
- peanuts
- kiwi fruit
- eggs
- strawberries
- seeds.
Whilst we do not ban these foods at school we strongly
encourage all students to not share food and put their rubbish in the bin and
not leave any on the ground or in other people's lunch boxes.