Safety Tutorial for Nannie

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Safety Tutorialfor Nannie

• Cynthia A. Jennings
• Capital Region BOCES
• Work-based Learning Coordinator

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Training Tasks for Nannie

• First Aid
• CPR
• Defibrilator
• Medication Administration Training (MAT)
• Universal Precautions
• Fire/Disaster Evacuation Route

• Shaken Baby Syndrome Training
• Driver Safety Training
• Mandated Reporter Training for Child Abuse and
  Neglect
• Fire Extinguisher Operation
• Hand Washing Techniques

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Pre-Test

• Answer True or False in the space provided
• ___1 It is a law that every Nannie goes
  
  
  through the MAT training.
• ___2 A baby can die from being shaken less than
  three minutes by an adult.
• ___3. First Aid training is recommended by the
  state for all Nannies.
• ___4 A Nannie is a
  Mandated Reporter of
  Child Abuse/Neglect.
• ___5 The three hour driver
  safety class is mandated by
  employers of all Nannies.

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Appropriate Clothes

• Appropriate Dress for a Nannie
• Females
• Uniform blouse with logo
• Casual dress slacks or skirt
• Comfortable shoes, low heels
• Males
• Uniform shirt with Logo
• Casual dress slacks
• Comfortable shoes
• Proper outdoor wear includes
• Warm coat or jacket, hat, gloves
  and insulated boots

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Safety Equipment in Nannie Bag

• Phone listing of emergency contacts
• Emergency New York state Blue Card
• First Aid Kit with all standard supplies plus, an
  infant/child rescue breathing mask, oral and
  rectal thermometers
• Ipecac (As recommended by doctor)
• Latex/Latex free
  protective gloves
• Plastic Bags

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Safety Equipment in Nannie Bag (cont.)

• Sealed container for disposal of body fluids
  (diapers, bloody tissues, etc.)
• Lockable medication bag for over the counter and
  prescription medications
• Cellular phone
• Insect repellent
• Sun screen

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Safety Equipment(available at job site)

• Child Safety Restraints
• Flashlights
• Smoke Alarms
• Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Fire Extinguishers
• Blankets

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Tools and Supplies

• Home Safety
• Scissors, child safety and adult
• Set of screw drivers
• First Aid Kit with supplies
• Childrens Behavioral Supports
• Drawing supplies, markers, paper, chalk,
  watercolors, finger paint, tempera paint
• Assorted craft supplies including glue
• and paste
• Resource books, story books and magazines
• Nutritional Support
• Cook Books

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Equipment/Machinery(supplied on site)

• Range
• Refrigerator
• Washing Machine/Dryer
• Toaster
• Microwave Oven

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Electrical

• Hair Dryer
• Curling Iron
• Toaster
• Microwave
• Television
• DVD/VCR Player
• Furnace
• Air Conditioners
• Fans

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Floors, Doors, Exits

• Stairs should be free of obstacles and loose
  carpets
• Exit doors should be on all levels of home
• Doors should open in, to help prevent children
  from falling leaving the home
• Door should have deadbolts/safety locks
• Floors should be free of spills and debris

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Chemical Hazards

• Enter the body by being
• INGESTED, INHALED OR CONTACT
• Household products, cleaning products,
  aerosols
• Medications
• Gasoline, oil, anti-freeze
• Poisons (Including Pesticides)
• Poisonous plants-both household and
  outdoor

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Ergonomic Hazards - Lifting

• Lifting up children
• Carrying totes, laundry, groceries
• Car restraints
• Moving furniture
• Play equipment
• Bicycles

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Infectious diseases

• Communicable Childhood Diseases
• Pink Eye
• Pin Worms
• Chicken Pox
• Measles
• Rosella
• HIV/AIDS
• Hepatitis
• Lyme Disease
• Strep Throat

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Fire and Fire DrillsFire Drills must be done
once a month. Practice them in many areas of the
home!

• Where are the fire extinguishers?
• Garage
• Wall mounted near side
• exit door
• Cellar
• Next to washer/dryer
• on wall hook
• Next to exit door, mounted on wall
• Kitchen
• To one side of the stove
• Next to the exit door, near wall phone

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Robbery, Home Invasions

• Call 911
• Gather children in one area
• Lock the area if possible
• Huddle on floor in one corner, away from window
  and doors
• Keep body and head low to floor
• Continue to call 911
• Stay quiet and calm!

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Driving With Children In the Car

• Nannie
• Must have
• Valid drivers license
• Three hour driver
  
  safety class
• If personal/private car is used
• Car Must be inspected
• Car Must be insured
• Car Must be registered

• Passengers
• Must be secured in a safety restraint at all
  times!

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Angry/Threatening Children

• Try to speak calmly to child
• Remove child from area where they are away from
  other children playing
• Speak to the child again
• Ask them to sit by themselves, if they refuse put
  them in a quiet chair.
  (one minute per year of age)
• Offer them activities that can appropriately help
  them release stress (punching bag, playdough,
  packing bubble wrap, etc.)
• Allow child to re-enter areas with other children
  when the child has calmed down

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HOW and to WHOM DO YOU REPORT AN INJURY

• Check the NY state emergency Blue Card
• Follow the steps indicated on the card
• If card is not available
• Call 911
• Contact a parent/guardian ASAP
• If unavailable, contact next person of authority

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Post Test

• 1. ___Fire drills should be practiced once a
  year?
• 2. ___If a robber is in the house, the Nannie and
  the children should make a lot of noise?
• 3. ___Children who are bitten by a mosquito can
  get lyme disease or HIV/AIDS?
• 4.___ Nannies always need to know where the fire
  extinguishers are kept?
• 5.___ The Blue Card has lists of the childs
  allergies and medications?

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Post Test (cont.)

• 6. ___All children under age 12 must sit in
  approved safety restraints while traveling
  in a car?
• 7. ___Plastic gloves do not have to be worn when
  diapering a child?
• 8. ___Families who have gas stoves, should have a
  fire extinguisher next to them?
• 9. ___Vehicles driven by a Nannie must have a
  current inspection, registration and insurance?
• 10.___All types of houseplants are toxic if
  ingested.

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Safety Web Resources

• National Network for Child Care
• http//www.nncc.org/
• National Safety Council
• http//www.nsc.org/
• New York State Child Care Coordinating Council
• http//www.cdcccc.org/
• Fire Prevention
• http//www.firekills.gov.uk/home/04.htm

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Additional Safety Web Resources

• New York State Health Department Disease Control
  
• http//www.health.state. ny.us/nysdoh/
  communicable_diseases/en/
• New York State Poison Control Center
• http//www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/poisoncontrol
  /centers.htm

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A LITTLE PREVENTION CAN GO A LONG WAY!

• Be prepared!