1. Follow Emergency Procedures

2. Aims – Follow Emergency procedures. Objectives – To understand the definitions of accidents and incidents. Know the accident and incident procedures. Be able to complete relevant forms. Know the reasons for reporting incidents and accidents Aims – Follow Emergency procedures. Objectives – To understand the definitions of accidents and incidents. Know the accident and incident procedures. Be able to complete relevant forms. Know the reasons for reporting incidents and accidents

3. Emergency Procedures Accident and incident reporting Accident – An accident is an event that HAS CAUSED injury to a person or damage to property. Incident – An incident is an event that COULD HAVE caused injury to a person or damage to property Near miss – A near miss is an event that COULD LEAD to an accident or incident Accident and incident reporting Accident – An accident is an event that HAS CAUSED injury to a person or damage to property. Incident – An incident is an event that COULD HAVE caused injury to a person or damage to property Near miss – A near miss is an event that COULD LEAD to an accident or incident

4. Emergency Procedures What to do in the case of an accident/ incident on the yard. Stay calm! Ensure you are not in any danger before approaching patient. Assess the situation (A,B,C) Get help – either instruct someone to get a member of staff or go yourself. Keep patient calm, talk to them reassuringly until help arrives. Provide assistance to the member of staff, if required. Provide details of the accident ( if possible) What to do in the case of an accident/ incident on the yard. Stay calm! Ensure you are not in any danger before approaching patient. Assess the situation (A,B,C) Get help – either instruct someone to get a member of staff or go yourself. Keep patient calm, talk to them reassuringly until help arrives. Provide assistance to the member of staff, if required. Provide details of the accident ( if possible)

5. Emergency Procedures Accident form - http://squid/intranet/emailer/accidentform.asp http://squid/intranet/emailer/accidentform.asp Incident form – http://squid/intranet/emailer/incidentform.asp http://squid/intranet/emailer/incidentform.asp Accident form - http://squid/intranet/emailer/accidentform.asp http://squid/intranet/emailer/accidentform.asp Incident form – http://squid/intranet/emailer/incidentform.asp http://squid/intranet/emailer/incidentform.asp

6. Emergency Procedures Reasons for reporting accidents and incidents? For the welfare of the patient To assess whether the accident/ incident could have been prevented. For statistical reasons – to record the quantity of accidents / incidents occurring within each department Reasons for reporting accidents and incidents? For the welfare of the patient To assess whether the accident/ incident could have been prevented. For statistical reasons – to record the quantity of accidents / incidents occurring within each department

7. Aims – Follow Emergency procedures. Objectives – To understand the definitions of accidents and incidents. Know the accident and incident procedures. Be able to complete relevant forms. Know the reasons for reporting incidents and accidents Aims – Follow Emergency procedures. Objectives – To understand the definitions of accidents and incidents. Know the accident and incident procedures. Be able to complete relevant forms. Know the reasons for reporting incidents and accidents

8. Next session Move on to unit 102! - Develop performance in land- based industries.