Regulation 87 requires an incident, injury, trauma and illness record, kept by the approved provider (and in family day care, by each educator). For an incident, injury or trauma it must record the child’s name and age, the circumstances and the time and date; for an illness, the circumstances, symptoms and time of onset. It must also record the action taken (medication, first aid, medical personnel contacted), any witnesses, who was notified and when, and the name and signature of the person writing the entry with the time and date. The entry must be made within 24 hours. Use this checklist to check a completed form before it is filed.
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Under regulation 87: the child's name and age; the circumstances and the time and date (or, for illness, symptoms and time of onset); action taken including medication, first aid and medical personnel contacted; witnesses; who was notified or attempted to be notified, and when; and the name and signature of the person making the entry, with the time and date.
As soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours after the incident, injury or trauma, or the onset of the illness (regulation 87(4)).
The approved provider, and in family day care each family day care educator (regulation 87(1) and (2)).
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