Student Incident Reporting Policy

AC-SSN-POL-001 Student Incident Reporting Policy | |
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Approval Date | June 28, 2018 |
Effective Date | September 4, 2018 |
Organizational Scope
The Policy applies to all full-time and part-time students enrolled in programs* offered in The Michener Institute of Education at UHN (“Michener”).
*Students in joint programs must refer to their program handbook.
Purpose
This policy is a guideline for reporting accidents, near misses or incidents that occur involving students while on Michener property or while at a clinical site.
Policy
Students who incur an injury or other medically related incident while at The Michener Institute must seek medical assistance immediately from a local walk-in clinic or the nearest emergency department. If life-threatening, call 9-1-1.
Students who, while at a Clinical Site, incur an injury or other medically related incident, including an incident that may place them at risk of acquiring a communicable disease, must seek medical attention after the patient’s safety is ensured.
The reporting of incidents assists in the prevention of any further accident or injury as the cause may be preventable in the future.
Associated Documentation
Revision History
Date | Reviewer | Change(s) Made |
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February 3, 2010 | Org.Pol.Team with Eileen Waweru | Changed policy to new template |
March 15, 2010 | Eileen Waweru | Changed the heading to be consistent. Changed 1. a. ASAP to 24 hours Changed 1.b. earliest opportunity to 24 hours Moved associated documents to the end of the policy. Added Diversity Review column to the Revision History table. Changed the revised date. This policy has been reviewed with a diversity lens. |
May 26, 2010 | Eileen Waweru | Changed policy to new template |
February 13, 2015 | Don Bartlett | Policy edited to reflect changes in the Health Officer and directions to take in case of an emergency at Michener |
June 15, 2017 | Don Bartlett | Document reviewed; no changes required |
June 28, 2018 | Don Bartlett | Document reviewed; no changes required |