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School emergency-management plan Health and safety in schools School security Educational visits First aid Assessment of first-aid needs Appointed person First-aider Qualifications and training Materials, equipment and facilities Hygiene and infection control Recording and reporting Informing staff Evacuation procedures Calling emergency services Counselling Media handling Communicating with parents	Hygiene and infection control Staff should take precautions to avoid infection and must follow basic hygiene procedures. Staff should have access to single-use disposable gloves and hand-washing facilities, and should take care when dealing with blood or other body fluids, and when disposing of dressings or equipment. Source: Guidance on First Aid for Schools: A Good Practice Guide, Department for Education and Employment, 1996.
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Hygiene and infection control