title: Recommended minimal emergency equipment and resources for schools: national consensus group report.
abstract: Providing an environment that is responsive to emergency health needs of students is essential to creating a safe setting for children in schools. The question of what minimal essential emergency equipment and resources should be available in schools brings with it many and varied opinions, issues, and concerns. Through funding from the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) was charged with the task of convening a consensus group to formulate a recommended list of minimal essential emergency equipment and resources that should be present in all schools. This article provides an overview of the issues surrounding minimal emergency equipment needs for schools, presents recommended minimal emergency equipment and resources, and recommendations for further actions.
authors.affiliation: National Association of School Nurses, NASN Western Office, Castle Rock, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Nichole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bobo
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hallenbeck
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003697:Delphi Technique; D004630:Emergencies; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005392:First Aid / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D012573:School Nursing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States