Acute & Emergency Care

Injury or illness emergencies can happen at any time including during the school day. Often the school nurse may be the only health professional in the building who is formally trained to respond to a medical crisis. In addition, school nurses are also prepared to assist in larger emergency events or disasters that affect multiple students and staff, such as weather related events, environmental exposures, or violent crimes.¹ In addition, school nurses are also prepared to assist in larger emergency events or disasters that affect multiple students and staff, such as weather related events, infectious disease outbreaks, environmental exposures, or violent crimes.