A chronic illness as a disease that lasts for more than three months. Many are serious; some can even be life-threatening. With that in mind, course topics include: chronic health conditions, disabilities. student health plans, asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, food allergies, inflammatory bowel diseases, depression, anxiety and indoor air quality. By taking this training, you will learn: how chronic health conditions impact school attendance, academic performance and social-emotional wellness; the responsibilities of school health services and educators for students with chronic health conditions — particularly when it comes to federal disability rights laws; how to identify students with disabilities; how 504 Plans, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and laws regarding students’ rights to equal treatment impact how schools handle students with chronic health conditions — specifically with regard to placement, supplementary aids, related services, accommodations and modifications; your responsibilities with regard to students’ individualized healthcare plans (IHCPs) and emergency action plans (EAPs); the definition of asthma, your responsibilities for asthmatic students, how to respond to asthma attacks, and how to administer asthma medications; how insulin impacts blood- glucose levels, how to recognize and treat hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, how to respond to diabetic emergencies, and how to support diabetic students; the definitions of epilepsy and seizures, what types of seizures exist, when a seizure qualifies as a medical emergency and how you should respond, how epilepsy impacts academic performance, and how to document seizures; the definition of anaphylaxis, what epinephrine is and how it works, how to recognize allergic reactions, how to respond to severe allergic reactions, and how to prevent allergic reactions; the definitions of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, how to recognize irritable bowel diseases (IBD), and how to support students with IBDs; the definition of depression and types of depressive disorders, how to recognize depression, how depression impacts learning, and how to support students with depressive disorders; the definition of anxiety disorders, how to recognize anxiety, how anxiety impacts learning and behavior, and how to support students with anxiety; how indoor air quality and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) impact chronic health conditions, how to prevent and clean mold, and how to control dust and other allergens.

Regulations:

•  USDA Professional Standards Key Area — Operations (2000)
•  USDA Professional Standards Key Topic — Food Safety & HACCP (2600)
•  USDA Professional Standards Training Subject — Food Safety Culture (2640)

This “First-Aid, Health and Safety” course, brought to you by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the American Red Cross, is designed to provide an overview of first aid and the best practices for many first-aid situations. The skills taught in this course do not replace professional medical help but offer guidelines and techniques for temporary assistance until advanced medical help arrives. American Red Cross certification is current for a period of two years from date of course completion (Please note your state association’s effective period may differ). Course topics include: your role in the EMS system; emergency action planning; checking a conscious adult/athlete; the recovery position; moving an injured or ill athlete; shock; bloodborne pathogens; disease transmission and prevention; respiratory distress and respiratory arrest; asthma; choking; recognizing sudden illness; seizure; stroke; diabetes; sickle-cell trait; anaphylaxis and allergic reactions; epinephrine auto-injector; hydration; heat- related emergencies; cold-related emergencies; lightning; wounds; open wounds; controlling external bleeding; burns; special situations; types of injuries; splinting and injury; head, neck and back injuries; concussion; psychology and mental health; eating disorders; female triad; skin conditions and infections; and mono. After taking this course, you’ll be able to: check a conscious and unconscious adult or athlete; recognize and manage respiratory distress and respiratory arrest; recognize sudden illness and know how to provide care; prevent and manage cold- and heat-related illnesses; manage different types of wounds; care for fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains; and recognize signs and symptoms of psychological- and mental-health problems.

Unfortunately, no matter how safely we work, accidents will happen, and people will be injured. Knowing how to respond appropriately when an injury happens, with Basic First Aid, could be the difference between life and death. Common first aid situations are for the most part any scenario requiring immediate medical attention, i.e. when someone is bleeding, has internal bleeding, is in shock, is severely burned, has been electrocuted, sustained a head injury, has an unexpected dental injury, has a spinal injury, has fractured something, is experiencing heat exhaustion or fighting hypothermia, or has been poisoned, is drowning, or having a seizure. After completing this course, you will be able to: explain the initial responder’s responsibilities, and identify the legal and ethical issues related to acting as an initial responder; describe how to initially assess and respond appropriately to a medical emergency situation; explain the procedures to follow when responding to a conscious or unconscious victim; explain when it is and is not appropriate to move an injured or ill person and how to appropriately position them while waiting for EMS to arrive; and recognize the symptoms of shock and explain how to respond to persons suffering from shock.

Regulations

• USDA Professional Standards Key Area — Administration (3000)
• USDA Professional Standards Training Subject — Employee Health, Safety & Wellness (3450)
• USDA Professional Standards Key Topic — Human Resources (3400)

This course provides information on how to handle first aid after a medical emergency. After taking this course, you will be able to: recognize the symptoms and appropriate responses for cardiac arrest, asthma, and anaphylaxis emergencies; identify how to respond to high or low blood sugar emergencies; explain how to respond to a person having a seizure; describe what you should do if you feel faint and how to assist others who have fainted; and state how to recognize the symptoms of a stroke using the “BE FAST” method.

“Managing Students with Seizures: The Importance of School Nurses” is a online training designed to provide the school nurse with information, strategies and resources that will enable him/her to better manage the student with seizures by supporting positive treatment outcomes, maximizing educational and developmental opportunities, and ensuring a safe and supportive environment. The program comprises four modules to assist the school nurse in learning to manage seizures in a school environment effectively: “Seizures and Epilepsy: What Are They and How Are They Treated?,” “Impact of Seizures,” “Seizure First Aid and Rescue Therapies” and “Seizure Action Plans and Delegation Issues.” After completing the course you will be able to: identify two of the most common seizure types in students with epilepsy; identify potential triggers and risk factors for seizures and emergencies; identify three ways in which treatment of epilepsy may affect a student’s health, safety or learning; apply two strategies to alleviate psychosocial challenges relating to epilepsy for students, parents and school personnel; list three first-aid steps in helping a student during and after a seizure; and create a seizure action plan for a student with epilepsy using safe practices for medication administration and delegation.

Texas Specific Regulations

•  Texas Education Code (TEC) 38.033

Epilepsy Alliance America, in partnership with its member organizations, has developed the Seizure Recognition and First Aid for School Personnel training. This training, created for school personnel and specific to the school setting, provides basic information about epilepsy, seizures, and how epilepsy can affect a student’s learning. It also highlights the importance of having a seizure action plan for those students diagnosed with epilepsy and describes what you should do if a
student has a seizure. After completing this training, learners will:

• Understand the basics about epilepsy
• Recognize common seizure types, treatment options, and their possible impact on student learning
• Identify appropriate first aid and recognize when a seizure is a medical emergency
• Understand how to administer rescue medicines, if applicable; and
• Know where to find local community support for more information.

This training course links to the Seizure First Aid Training for School Personnel course created by Epilepsy Foundation Missouri & Kansas (EFMK) and will explain how to register and take the training and complete the assessment. EFMK’s course is designed for people who work with children and youth in school settings and provides an overview of seizures and epilepsy, seizure first aid, seizure action plans, rescue therapies, seizure emergencies and how to support students in school settings. All school personnel, including classroom teachers, special education teachers, nurses, administrators, librarians, coaches, paraprofessionals, custodians, drivers, support staff, and others will benefit from this important training. After completing the EFMK training, you will be able to: demonstrate a basic understanding of epilepsy; recognize common seizure types, treatment options, and their possible impact on student learning; have an understanding and see the importance of a Seizure Action Plan, sometimes called an Individualized Health Plan; recognize when a seizure is a medical emergency and know appropriate first aid for seizures.

This course, provided by the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentucky, has been developed to fulfill the one-hour training requirement of HB 147 (KRS 158.070 (3)(b)). The Seizure Training for Educators – Online Program will ensure that educators in Kentucky are properly trained to recognize and respond to multiple seizure types, as well as emotionally support a student with epilepsy while at school. After taking this course, you will be able to: recognize common seizure types and their possible impact on students; perform appropriate first aid; recognize when a seizure is a medical emergency; and provide social and academic support to a student that has epilepsy while they are at school.

Kentucky Specific Regulations

•  Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 158.070(3)(b)

Seizure Training for School Personnel is designed for people who work with children and youth in school settings. This program provides an overview of seizures and epilepsy, seizure first aid, seizure action plans, rescue therapies, seizure emergencies and how to support students in school settings. This course is appropriate for school nurses, teachers, aides, coaches, administrators and anyone who works in a school setting. After completing the course you will be able to: recognize three common seizure types; describe three seizure first aid steps to assist a student having a seizure; recognize three key factors that would make a seizure a medical emergency; and describe three ways to support student living with epilepsy.

Texas Specific Regulations

• Texas Education Code (TEC) 38.033

Topics covered include: causes of seizures, when seizures qualify as medical emergencies, documenting seizures, how epilepsy impacts academic performance, disability rights laws and student care plans. By taking this course, you will learn how to recognize and respond to: febrile seizures, simple-partial seizures, complex-partial seizures, absence seizures, atonic seizures, myoclonic seizures and tonic-clonic seizures.

Regulations

• USDA Professional Standards Key Area — Administration (3000)
• USDA Professional Standards Key Topic — Program Management (3200)
• USDA Professional Standards Training Subject — Emergency Plans (3240)