student injury rates in public schools how we as educators can help
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Student Injury Rates in Student Injury Rates in Public SchoolsPublic Schools
How we as educators can help.How we as educators can help.
Are Our Schools Safe?Are Our Schools Safe?
Does a low number of student injuries make it a Does a low number of student injuries make it a good schoolgood school
We as educators are responsible to protect all We as educators are responsible to protect all students from injury in and around school students from injury in and around school premises.premises.
What Age Group is Most Likely What Age Group is Most Likely to Sustain Injury?to Sustain Injury?
Students between Students between the ages of 10-14the ages of 10-14
Grades four to sixGrades four to six
Male students at Male students at risk more than risk more than femalefemale
Rules to Prevent Rules to Prevent InjuryInjury
No running in the No running in the hallwayshallways
No pushing or No pushing or shovingshoving
Do not run with a Do not run with a scissorsscissors
Hang on to handrail Hang on to handrail when going down when going down stairsstairs
A safe school A safe school environmentenvironment
Safety program to Safety program to help accidental injuryhelp accidental injury
Conditions that might Conditions that might affect their healthaffect their health
School Environment
How Safe Are Our Playgrounds?
• What are the leading causes of injuries
•How can we prevent them
Top InjuriesTop Injuries
CollisionsCollisions
TripsTrips
FallsFalls
Data on School InjuriesData on School Injuries
States do not have to States do not have to report injuriesreport injuries
Arizona, Hawaii, Arizona, Hawaii, South Carolina, and South Carolina, and Utah have data basesUtah have data bases
Reports are voluntaryReports are voluntary
No guidelines for No guidelines for educatorseducators
Working TogetherWorking Together
Modify school equipmentand facilities
Supervision andsafety policies
Education of students,teachers, parents,and administratorsabout prevention
To Be EffectiveTo Be Effective
Open communicationOpen communication
Interest in school safetyInterest in school safety
Be an exampleBe an example
Access to informationAccess to information
Report hazards and injuriesReport hazards and injuries
Find ways to control hazardsFind ways to control hazards
Before Accidents OccurBefore Accidents Occur
Work places are check regularlyWork places are check regularly
Safety and health inspectionsSafety and health inspections
Employees relay hazards to Employees relay hazards to managementmanagement
Accidents are looked intoAccidents are looked into
Data reported so injury and illness can be Data reported so injury and illness can be preventedprevented
School InspectionsSchool InspectionsPeriodically health and Periodically health and safety inspections need to safety inspections need to be donebe done
A safe environment requires A safe environment requires everyone's participationeveryone's participation
All grounds and buildings All grounds and buildings are includedare included
Be able to recognize Be able to recognize hazardshazards
Hazards should be Hazards should be correctedcorrected
ChecklistChecklist
Playground Playground equipmentequipment
No mold on No mold on wallswalls
Leaks in Leaks in roofroof
Floor clutterFloor clutter
Halls are Halls are clearclear
Test waterTest water Handrail on Handrail on stairsstairs
High heavy High heavy objectsobjects
Bathrooms Bathrooms are cleanare clean
PE PE equipmentequipment
Signs/wet Signs/wet floor, etc.floor, etc.
Trash on Trash on groundsgrounds
Rugs are Rugs are lying flatlying flat
Ceiling tilesCeiling tiles Carpet/tileCarpet/tile Chairs, Chairs, desks, desks, tablestables
Stop Health HazardsStop Health Hazards
Involve several Involve several individualsindividuals
Schedule regular Schedule regular inspectionsinspections
Follow upFollow up
When a hazard is When a hazard is found immediately found immediately eliminate before injuryeliminate before injury
ConclusionConclusion
A safe and healthy environment is often A safe and healthy environment is often taken for grantedtaken for granted
Parents trust us as educators Parents trust us as educators
Knowledge of how to reduce risk of injury Knowledge of how to reduce risk of injury is a mustis a must
We must be actively involved to reduce We must be actively involved to reduce student injuriesstudent injuries
ReferenceReference
Kaldahl, M. A., Blair, E. H. (2005). Student Kaldahl, M. A., Blair, E. H. (2005). Student injury rates in public school. injury rates in public school. Journal of Journal of School Health,School Health, 75 (1), 38-40. Retrieved 75 (1), 38-40. Retrieved June 7, 2005, from EBSCOhost academic June 7, 2005, from EBSCOhost academic search premier database.search premier database.
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