Requirements for school’s first aid rooms and medical staff in Vietnam

Requirements for school’s first aid rooms and medical staff in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Requirements for school’s first aid rooms in Vietnam

Requirements for school’s first aid rooms are specified in Clause 1, Article 8 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT as follows:

- Every school shall have their own first aid room that is situated in a convenient location and covers a required standard areas to facilitate the school health services.

- Every first aid rooms of primary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary school, combined schools and specialty schools shall be equipped with at least 01 sickbed, working desk, chair, cabinet, scale, ruler, sphygmomanometer, thermometer, eye chart, splint and essential drugs for first aid and emergency administration and student healthcare under the Decision 1221/QD-BYT  on lists of essential drugs and equipment used for first at rooms of primary schools, lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools and combined schools  dated April 07, 2008 by the Minister of Health.

Every preschool shall be provided with specialized equipment and essential drugs according to students’ ages;

- Every first aid room shall have health examination records using the form A1/YTCS  prescribed in the Circular 27/2014/TT-BYT on medical reporting forms for medical facilities of provinces, districts and communes, health records for students using the form 01 and integrated health record using the form 02 in the Annex 01 with Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT.

2. Requirements for school’s medical staff in Vietnam

Requirements for school’s medical staff are specified in Clause 2, Article 8 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT as follows:

- Every medical staff shall acquire at least an associate degree in physician assistant.

According to the reality, every school shall hire medical staff who meet the qualifications requirement or sign contract for school health with general medical stations or medical examination and treatment facilities;

- Medical staff shall regularly attend health seminars, or training courses held by health and education authorities;

- Medical staff shall consult school boards about the implementation of Articles 9 and 10 and other tasks assigned by the school board.

3. School health management and education in Vietnam

- Carry out health examination at the beginning of every academic year to assess student’s physical and nutritional status by measuring the  height and weight of students of under 36 months olds; and measuring the height and weight, blood pressure, heart rate and visual acuity of students of older 36 months old .

- Monthly and quarterly measure  the height and weight and record  physical developmental milestone charts of under-24- month students and above-24-month students, respectively; measure BMI at least twice an academic year to provide advices on nutrition and physical exercises for high school students.

- Regularly examine student’s health, visual acuity, curvature of spine, oral diseases, metal health and other diseases to cure and apply a proper learning environment and physical exercises.

- Cooperate with qualified medical facilities to carry out specialty examination and treatment.

- Administer first aid and emergency treatment under current regulations of the Minister of Health.

- Provide students, their parents or guardians and teachers with advice on  common diseases, student physical and mental development and healthcare; in case of disabled students, assist them in inclusive education.

- Provide instructions on healthy meal and diversified foods according to student’s age ( for boarding schools and semi-boarding schools)

- Cooperate with local medical facility to administer vaccines to students.

- Notify students’ parrents or guardians of their child’s health at least once an academic year or where necessary. Medical staff shall assess students’ health status by the graduation as the basis for health recording in the higher level.

- Record the student health in health examination record, health record and integrated health record.

- Regularly inspect and supervise the study environment, school hygiene, food safety, drinking water and hand wash. Implement measures for preventing and controlling diseases under the Circular 46/2010/TT-BYT  and other instructions of medical authorities.

- Conduct medical programs and hygiene campaign, participate in physical exercises, healthy meal, and create smoke-free, alcohol-free and addictive-free schools.

(Article 9 of Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT)

Diem My

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