A Trip Planning Guide for Teachers
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
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First Aid Station
24 HOUR SERVICE
Wahsega 4-H Center does not provide a nurse on center. Minor incidents can be treated in our First Aid Station at the end of the hall in the Canteen building. It will remain open 24 hours a day.
SUPPLIES
We are only allowed to stock Ace bandages, band-aids, water, soap and ice packs. We are not authorized to stock or dispense other supplies or medications.
INCIDENT REPORT FORM
If you give aid to anyone, please complete the blanks on our Incident Report Form located on a clipboard in the First Aid Station.
MEDICATION
Medication should be left in the care of the supervising teacher. Refrigerators are available in our First Aid Station and Pavilion 4 for medication that needs to be refrigerated.
On-center Emergencies
HOSPITAL VISITS
We will help you obtain emergency medical treatment for students if necessary at the hospital in Dahlonega.
PERMISSION SLIPS
Be sure to bring the proper paperwork with you to Wahsega when you come. Our office does not collect permission slips for each child.
INSURANCE
Wahsega is not responsible for medical insurance for your group. If needed, inexpensive insurance is available through your local Cooperative Extension Service office.
TRANSPORTATION
We strongly recommend that a teacher or chaperone drive a vehicle to Wahsega that can be used in the event of an emergency.
RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES
In the event of an emergency that requires us to evacuate all guests to a safe location, or respond in some other way to an emergency, officials from the Lumpkin County 911 Center will advise us as to the proper course of action. The Lumpkin County Emergency Services Director (the supervisor for Lumpkin County’s Emergency Management Agency, 911 Center, Fire Department and EMS) has a County Emergency Operations Plan to provide services in the event of an emergency. This plan includes procedures for residents, tourists and residential education facilities like Wahsega (of which there are several in the area).
Home Contact Person
RELAYING MESSAGES TO GUESTS
It is wise to designate a person who will not be on the trip as a Home Contact person. Leave emergency contact information with this person. Let the school know who this person is and distribute the contact’s phone number in a letter sent to all parents. In the case of an extreme home emergency that requires contacting a member of your group, your Home Contact Person can call Wahsega’s office number during office hours. After office hours, the contact person can call the Lumpkin County 911 Center. The 911 dispatcher will either attempt to contact us from a list of contact numbers we have on file at the 911 Center or they will dispatch a sheriff’s deputy to drive to Wahsega to find us and deliver the message.
- Wahsega 4-H Center - 706-864-2050
- Lumpkin County 911 Center - 706-864-3633
RELAYING MESSAGES FROM GUESTS
When necessary, a Home Contact person can also relay messages from you while you are here to the proper individuals at home if you are having trouble contacting them. In addition, if the school office is closed bus breakdowns or other problems can be communicated through a Home Contact person.
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