First Aid Kit Checklist: Classroom First Aid Kits

The teacher has many roles in the classroom, and one of them is as the class doctor. He has to decide on the appropriate medical attention for the many ailments that will inflict his students. A first aid kit is a must in every class to give the teacher the appropriate tools to treat her students.

Prepare a first aid kit before the first day of school. Often as teachers we have countless things to prepare for class and the last thing on our mind is a hurt child. Our priorities are teaching not doctoring but no matter if you teacher first grade or ninth grade, you will usually encounter a child who needs some first aid in your class. Below is a basic first aid kit checklist that will get you through many of the mishaps that your students encounter.

As well, it is important to teach your students about basic first aid and to give them the responsibility to help each other in class. Role playing is important to teach the students the appropriate action for the different scenarios. For example, the students through role playing will learn that it is important to clean a wound before applying the band-aid.

Lastly, students depending on their age should have access to the first aid kit. Grade 1's may have access to the antiseptic wipes and band-aids for their countless falls while Grade 9 students may have access to the entire first aid kit. The scariest thing about getting hurt is not knowing what to do, so it is best to teach students what to do in a variety of common situations.

First Aid Kit Checklist

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Aug 25, 2006 9:27 AM

Irene Taylor :

Hi Debbie,

Great tip on first aid supplies to have on-hand. I know we often rely on the school nurse, but I think in some schools, the nurse is part-time, or maybe even just not there, and teachers need to be able to be responsible for the basics.

Thanks for a good reminder on something most of us don't even give any thought to.

Irene

Aug 28, 2006 1:15 PM

Carrie Henderson Weston :

Hi,

In the center I work at (in Michigan) we are not allowed to put anticeptic on any child's scrape becuse it would count as medication. If anyone is to have even neosporin they must bring it in and have a signed note saying that they may have it. This also applies to sunscreen-- which is a pain when you have 20-some different lotions for a simple trip out to the playground.

I'm not sure if the regulations are different because of the age of the children where you are, the location, or if they have a blanket form signed that says that they may be medicated, but permissions slips might be an added item on your list-- perhaps that is alreay included in your emergency contact sheets.

(We also have something very cute for our kids when they have lost a tooth. They are little necklaces with a box for the tooth on the ned shaped like a larger tooth. Very cute and available from Oriebntal Trading Company or other stores like that.)

Carrie Henderson
Daycare

Aug 29, 2006 9:35 AM

Debbie DeSpirt :

Thanks Carrie, I did not think of an antiseptic lotion as medicine. Teachers should consult their principals of what is allowed in the first aid kit. Cute idea for the teeth.