Diastat policy

DiaStat Policy Revised July 2017

Students without a private duty nurse:

1. The CTC Academy nurse will implement the student’s individual Seizure Action Plan as the initial guide for intervention.
2. The CTC Academy nurse will notify parents of the use of this intervention (DiaStat, oxygen administration) and the parent is required to pick up their child from school immediately. The student will not be permitted to be transported by bus.
3. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will be called if the nursing staff have clinical concerns about the child’s status and/or ability to be observed safely at school post DiaStat and/or weaning off oxygen.
4. If a seizure occurs out in the community while on a school trip and DiaStat is administered, EMS will be called immediately. A staff person will accompany student to Emergency Room and remain with the student at least until the parent arrives at the hospital.

Students with private duty nurses

1. Immediately upon recognition of potential medical distress, the private duty nurse shall have a GTE Academy nurse summoned to the scene to provide support to the private duty nurse.
2. If the child has DiaStat administered, the parent will be called by the private duty nurse and given the option to pick their child up or have them transported home on the bus at the end of the school day with private duty nurse (provided that the CTC Academy Nurse or private duty nurse deems it medically safe to do so).
3. EMS will be called if the nursing staff have clinical concerns about the child’s status and/or ability to be observed safely at school post DiaStat and/or weaning off oxygen.
4. If a seizure occurs out in the community while on a school trip and DiaStat is administered, EMS will be called immediately. The private duty nurse will accompany the student to the Emergency Room and remain with the student until the parent arrives at the hospital.

***The CTC Academy nurses are responsible to act in the best interest of the health and safety of all students at all times. The CTC Academy nurses reserve the right to implement Emergency Medical Services at their discretion.