Care plan for mildly ill children: If a child arrives sick or becomes sick during the camp session, she/he will be placed in a quiet area in the program facility to rest. Depending on the seriousness of the symptoms, the child’s parent/guardian may be called to pick her/him up from the camp. For the protection of other children and staff, children must be kept at home if any of the following symptoms are present:
- Temperature of over 100 degrees orally.
- Intestinal illness accompanied by diarrhea or vomiting.
- Any medically undiagnosed rash.
- Discharge from eyes or ears, or profuse nasal discharge.
- Open, non-treated wounds or sores.
- Sore throat or persistent cough.
Infection Control: To prevent illness from spreading, STG Arts Camp will adhere to the following procedures:
- Children will be encouraged to cough/sneeze toward the floor while covering their faces with their arm or cough/sneeze into a tissue.
- Staff and children will wash their hands before beginning the day, before preparing, handling, or eating food, after using a tissue or after contact with anybody secretions.
- Children will not share cups, spoons, etc. Disposable eating utensils will be used for meals and snacks.
- Children will not share personal items such as hats, hair combs, etc.
- All staff and children will learn and follow the hand-washing procedure of using liquid, powder, or bar soap under running water with friction. Hands will be dried with disposable paper towels.
Plan for emergency treatment of illness or injury: If a child appears to be seriously ill or injured, the STG Arts Camp Administrator or Manager will contact the guardians and pediatric triage nurse at the Harborview Medical Center emergency care unit. If, upon the advice of the emergency triage staff and/or in consultation with the physician health care consultant, it is determined that the child does not need to be seen immediately at the hospital, the child’s parent/guardian will be notified. Upon notification, the parent/guardian shall pick up the child and transport her/him to the hospital for follow-up examination at a later time.