Medical emergencies occurring in school:

Families entrust their children to school staff with the expectation that they will keep their children healthy and safe for an average of seven hours a day. The reality is, medical emergencies due to trauma or illness, can occur at any time, whether it involves an adult or a student. From individual medical events to mass illness or injury events, school nurses are expected to be prepared to respond, while often being the only healthcare provider in the building. However, many school settings have no school nurse available to them, or the nurse is not employed full-time. Literature shows that school faculty and staff are often not trained to respond to medical events or have knowledge of student healthcare needs.