Teacher does have to act medically in an emergency
De AOb advises educators not to perform medical procedures on a regular basis. The use of the epi-pen, a thick syringe for acute allergic reactions, is an exception.
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“You use the epi-pen in emergency situations,” says AObpolicy officer Marcel Koning. "Then you always have to act, even as teaching staff."
Insect bites and, for example, peanuts or other nuts can cause a severe allergic reaction in students at school, for which they immediately need their epi-pen containing adrenaline. What do you do as a teacher or educational supporter? Koning: "When it comes to a life-threatening situation, where the epi-pen is life-saving, you have to intervene and give the injection that is necessary."
When it comes to a life-threatening situation, where the epi-pen is life-saving, you must intervene
Punishable
Every citizen must do this, because failure to provide assistance in the event of a mortal danger is punishable. This also applies to all teaching staff, so that help is not reserved for an in-house emergency response worker.
Using the epi-pen is not the same as regularly administering insulin or inserting a tube, what the AOb discourages. Koning: “We say: do not perform any medical procedures. As a private individual, teachers are responsible if things go wrong and not the school board. ”
Recently, the Ministry of Education published a new information brochure on medical practices: the Health Care Factsheet in Education Time. Koning calls the brochure 'vague', because it does not clearly state that educational staff themselves are liable for specific medical procedures.
