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46 Parents' Handbook 2022– 2023 STUDENT MEDICAL INFORMATION As part of our Safe School Policy, it is essential that parents with a student new to TFS complete medical information and parents of returning students update their child's medical information every year, before the first day of school. For the 2022-2023 school year, we will be shifting all student medical information to a student health record database called Magnus Health. As this is a web-based system, you will have continuous access to your child's health record as well as the ability to make updates when needed. Please visit the TFS Parent Portal to access Magnus Health. Parents and guardians of children placed in TFS childcare locations, including Jardin d'éveil (toddler) and PK, must complete and sign all relevant paperwork at the school, as stipulated by childcare legislation. Individual medical concerns should be brought to the attention of and discussed clearly with the Branch Principal and the school nurses before the start of school. Please alert the school nurses in the event of any change in your child's medical condition during the year and update their record on Magnus Health. ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS In case of an emergency: - Parents will be contacted; - If the parents cannot be reached, the emergency number indicated on the child's medical form will be called; and - If neither parent nor the emergency contact person can be reached, the school will arrange to have the child accompanied to hospital by a staff member. ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY HIGHLIGHTS 1) Information And Awareness Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can lead to rapid death if left untreated. For many Canadians who suffer from extreme life-threatening allergies, exposure to even a minute amount of the substance to which they are allergic can trigger an anaphylactic reaction. Although peanuts and peanut products are the most common foods to cause anaphylaxis, other foods such as nuts, fish, eggs, shellfish, sulphites, milk and sesame seeds, as well as other substances such as bee stings and latex can cause this dangerous condition. In recent years, anaphylaxis has increased dramatically among children and adolescents. The recommended emergency treatment for a person suffering an anaphylactic reaction is the administration of epinephrine (adrenaline) by an auto-injector (e.g., EpiPen). The person affected must then be rushed to hospital to receive further medical attention, even if the symptoms decrease with the administration of epinephrine. 2) Avoidance The school cannot assume responsibility for providing a completely allergen-free environment. As a nut- restricted school, we have established procedures for staff, students, parents and visitors to reduce the risk of accidental exposure; however, we recognize that it is not possible to eliminate all dangers. The school requests that all students and adults who visit or work in the school: - Do not bring or send nuts and nut products to school or on out-of-school activities, and avoid bringing or sending products which are labelled "may contain nuts"; - Check labels on products that you are bringing or sending to school or on out-of-school activities; - Be aware that the greatest risk of exposure is in new situations or when normal daily routines are interrupted, such as birthday parties or school trips; and - When food is brought to the school to be shared, e.g. for concerts or special events, please ensure all food is nut-free and labelled as such. Chartwells, our food service provider on the Toronto campus, prohibits the use of nuts and/or nut-derivative products, including peanuts, walnuts, cashews, almonds and all other tree nuts within the TFS environment. Chartwells purchases all food products from authorized

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