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Incident and Accident Report

This is the centre's own record of one incident. It is not a government form.

A. Centre, child and report

Centre nameReport no.
Date report writtenPractitioner in charge
Child full nameDate of birth
Group or classDate of incident

B. What happened

Exact time it happenedStaff who saw it happen
Exact place
What the child was doing immediately before
What happened, in order. Facts only.

C. Injury and first aid

Did the child strike the head?YES / NOIf YES, time watching started
Part of body and sideDescription and size in cm
First aid given
Given byTime first aid started
Medical attention advised?YES / NOWhat was advised

D. Parent or guardian

Parent notified (name)Time phoned, and by whom
What the parent said
Child collected byTime collected
Other learner involved
Centre copy only

E. Action taken so this does not happen again

Action taken
Done byDate completed

F. Signatures

Practitioner who attendedPrinted name
Signature
Date
Principal or supervisorPrinted name
Signature
Date
I was told about this incident, I have read this report, and I received a copy of it.Copy given to parent: YES / NO
Parent or guardianPrinted name
Signature
Date and time
HEAD INJURY. Phone the parent at once for any knock to the head, even with no bump showing. Send the child for medical attention straight away if the child lost consciousness, vomits, becomes unusually sleepy or hard to wake, or has a fit. Ambulance 10177. From a cellphone 112. Do not move a child you think has hurt the neck or back.

Write this up the same day. Keep the original locked at the centre. Give the parent a copy that names no other child.