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Unit 2 Safeguarding the welfare of children and young people Outcome 2 2.1 To know what to do when children or young people are ill or injured,including emergency procedures. In younger children it is sometimes difficult for them to express their symptoms,as with older children they are able to describe how and what they are feeling. Some of the symptoms that may be noticeable over a period of a few days or during the day could be: *looking pale*appears tired or lethargic*is quiet or irritable*has no appetite *has a rash*looks flush It is important that all staff can recognise sign/symptoms. If a member of staff has a concern and the child is showing signs of an illness the parents will be informed and the child concerned will be sent home. Some illness have to be reported to the local authority so preventions and notifications can e put into place. Measles, mumps and meningitis are among these. Flu – headaches,weakness, cough, sore throat, fever and aches. Return to school – when recovered Tonsillitis – fever, difficulty in swallowing, very sore throat and pain in ears Return to school – no specific advise – when the child has recovered Diarrhoea/sickness – dehydration, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea Return to school – two days after last episode Chickenpox – fever, itchy rash with blister like appearance Return to school – five days after onset of rash Mumps – fever, painful and swallow jaw and pain when swallowing Return to school – five days after onset of glands swelling Rubella – headache,fever,red-pink rash,sore throat and runny nose Return to school – six days after onset of rash Measles – grey/white spots in the mouth, fever, runny nose,cough and blotchy rash Return to school – four days after onset of rash Glandular fever – sore throat, swallon glands, fever and fatigue Return to school – when the child is feeling better Impetigo – red sores around the mouth and nose - developing into yellow/ brown crust Return to school – when lesions are crusted or healed Page 2 Unit 2 2.1 Ringworm – skin ringworm – ring like rash with raised rim scalp ringworm – scaly patches which may feel inflamed and tender Return to school – when treatment has started These are guidelines set out by the Health Protection Agency which all schools follow. If meningitis is suspected in or out of the school medical help should be sought immediately. Meningitis can be very difficult to spot in the early stages, but it can become life threatening very quickly. Some signs maybe: *fever *joint or muscle pain *severe headache *dislike to bright lights *rash *seizure/convulsions *neck stiffness *vomiting Most of these symptoms are displayed in common childhood illness, hence why sometimes it may not be noticed until a later stage.