Serious Incident
What is a "serious incident"?
A situation or event where there's a risk to a child's physical, emotional, or mental health, safety, or well-being while in care
What is a "serious injury"?
Any event requiring professional medical attention beyond routine illness.
Name one example of a serious incident.
A child being left alone, domestic violence near children, or any incident resulting in a call to the SCR
Name two examples of serious injuries.
Fracture, dislocation, laceration needing stitches, human/animal bite breaking the skin, head injury (anything above the neck), poisoning, etc.
True or False: Medication errors are considered serious incidents.
True
True or False: A scraped knee that needs only a band-aid is a serious injury
False
Who must be notified immediately when a serious incident occurs?
Your registrar and the child's parent/guardian
When must the program notify parents and OCFS of a serious injury?
Immediately upon learning of it
What OCFS regulation number covers serious incident reporting?
414.15(b)(14)
A child breaks an arm at the program. Who should be notified first?
Parent/guardian and your registrar