Red Flag Procedure
- Call 911.
- If there has been any loss of consciousness, assume there is a possible neck injury and do not move the student,
- Stay with the student until emergency medical services arrive.
- Contact the student’s parents/guardians (or emergency contact) to inform them of the incident and that emergency medical services have been contacted.
- Monitor and document any changes (that is, physical, cognitive, emotional/behavioural) in the student.
- Consult your school board’s injury report form for documentation procedures.
- If the student has lost consciousness and regains consciousness, encourage them to remain calm and to lie still.
- Do not administer medication (unless the student requires medication for other conditions, for example, insulin for a student with diabetes, inhaler for asthma).