OAR 414-360-1020: Injuries

(1) A provider must complete a report of any serious injury or incident, and include: (a) The child’s full name and age; (b) The date of occurrence, time, type, circumstances, witnesses, and location at the home or off-site; (c) Time and date of notification of parents; (d) The signature of the reporting caregiver; and (e) The signature of the parent indicating that they reviewed it or received a copy of the report within 48 hours of when the incident occurred. An email or text with confirmation of receipt will count as a parent signature. (2) A provider must maintain, at a minimum, the following first aid supplies at the home, in any vehicle used to transport children in care, and for group activities away from the home: (a) Non-medicated adhesive bandages (assorted sizes); (b) Adhesive tape; (c) Sterile gauze pads (various sizes); (d) A sling, or a large triangular bandage; (e) Bottled water (for cleaning wounds or eyes); (f) Liquid handwashing soap or handwashing gel; (g) Sealed antiseptic towelettes or solution to be used as a wound cleaning agent; (h) Scissors; (i) Tweezers; (j) Disposable latex-free, powder-free gloves; (k) Plastic bags (for disposing of blood and other body fluids); (l) Mercury-free and glass-free thermometer; (m) Cold pack; (n) Chlorine or other disinfectant for cleaning of blood and other bodily fluids; (o) Flexible rolled gauze; and (p) A chart or handbook of first aid instructions. (3) A provider must ensure that the first aid supplies are readily available to caregivers and kept inaccessible to children. (4) A provider must maintain the first aid supplies in a clean and sanitary manner and replace them as needed, including expired items.