Table 1 Classification of School Emergencies
From: Development of emergency nursing care competency scale for school nurses
Classification (n = 20) | Note | |
|---|---|---|
Injury | ||
 Musculoskeletal | Fracture, Sprain, Strain, Dislocation†| Frequent Injury (1st) |
 Face | Eye injury |  |
Dental & Oral | Â | |
Nose | Â | |
 Skin | Skin wound requiring suture | Frequent injury (2nd) |
Burn | Â | |
 Head | Skull Fracture, Concussion, Scalp Damage | Serious Injury |
 Other | Choking, Abdominal Injury, Bites, Toxic Exposure, Genital Injury, Rape, Suicide |  |
Sudden Symptoms | ||
 Neurological | Syncope, Unconsciousness†| Serious Symptoms |
Severe headache | Â | |
 Cardiovascular and Respiratory | Dyspnea, Hyperventilation, Pneumothorax | Serious Symptoms |
Chest Pain, Arrhythmia, Tachycardia, Hypertension | Serious Symptoms | |
Heart Arrest | Â | |
 Gastrointestinal | Severe Abdominal Pain |  |
 Other | Psychiatric Symptoms, Dehydration |  |
Deterioration of Disease | ||
 Allergy | Allergic Reaction, Anaphylaxis†| Specified in Law |
 Cardiovascular and Respiratory | Asthma |  |
 Endocrine | Hypoglycemia & Hyperglycemia | Specified in Law |
 Neurological | Seizures | Serious Symptoms |
 Other | Hemophilia |  |