▌ Medical Care at School
The Medical Room at Doan Thi Diem Primary School - Hanoi is fully equipped with essential medical devices and supplies. Dedicated medical staff are always on duty at the school to monitor students’ health. If a student experiences health issues, they will be monitored in the medical room. Depending on the situation, the medical staff will immediately contact parents to coordinate timely handling.
In certain necessary cases, students may be taken to a medical facility for further examination or specialized treatment (e.g., high fever, surgical intervention, suspected fractures, severe allergies, etc.). The school will prioritize choosing medical facilities near the school and suitable for the student's condition.
| My Dinh Campus | Co Nhue Campus | Doan Thi Diem Symphony Primary School |
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- The thao Hospital
- 198 Hospital
- Hong Ngoc Hospital
| - E Hospital
- Phuong Dong Hospital
| - The thao Hospital
- Hong Ngoc Hospital
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If parents have special requests regarding medical facilities, the school will comply after reaching an agreement on any related additional costs.
Prompt and appropriate handling of medical situations not only ensures student safety but also reassures parents about the school’s professional and responsible cooperation.
Health Check upon Admission and Periodically
- Upon admission, students will be screened for congenital heart disease by doctors from Hanoi Heart Hospital and will also receive a general check-up by major general hospitals such as Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi Eye Hospital 2, Phuong Dong Hospital, and Dong Do Hospital.
- Periodically: in subsequent school years, students receive comprehensive annual health check-ups at the beginning of each school year by specialist doctors.
▌ Procedure for handling accidents, illness, and medical emergencies
1.1. Classification of accidents, allness, and emergencies
To ensure appropriate and timely handling, the school classifies the severity of accidents and illnesses as follows:
- MINOR accidents or illnesses: Includes conditions such as headache, cough, fever below 39°C, simple wounds, nosebleeds, and other illnesses or accidents that do not cause serious health consequences.
- SERIOUS accidents or illnesses: Includes (but is not limited to) high fever above 39°C with shortness of breath, accidents causing significant bleeding but the student remains conscious with limited movement, second- or third-degree burns, foreign body aspiration but the student can still breathe, poisoning, allergies without symptoms of irritation, shortness of breath, or cyanosis.
- CRITICAL accidents or illnesses: Includes (but is not limited to) severe acute conditions such as heart disease, recurrent asthma causing respiratory arrest, fourth- or fifth-degree burns, arterial lacerations, foreign body aspiration with agitation, cyanosis, respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, drowning with unconsciousness, or respiratory failure.
1.2. For minor accidents or illnesses
When a student experiences a minor accident or illness, the medical staff will inform the homeroom teacher about the situation and the actions taken. The homeroom teacher is responsible for notifying the parents by phone and obtaining their opinion on whether the student should continue to be cared for at school or be picked up to rest at home.
1.3. Medical emergencies for serious and critical accidents or illnesses
In the event of a student experiencing a serious accident or acute illness at school, the school will urgently contact the parents by all means. Parents are kindly requested to promptly inform the school office of any changes to home, work, or emergency contact numbers to ensure smooth communication.
The school will promptly take the student to the nearest capable emergency hospital, unless parents have designated another clinic or hospital. The school’s medical staff will accompany the student to the medical facility and wait until the parents arrive.
1.4. Commitment to emergency handling
Parents authorize the school (in situations deemed urgent and necessary by the school) to seek medical advice and treatment for the student. Parents agree to pay or reimburse the school for any costs related to medical consultation and treatment for the student in such cases.
1.5. List of diseases requiring temporary absence from school
Students with common contagious diseases or other infectious diseases will be required by the school to stay home for treatment. This is to prevent the spread of disease to other students. Students may only return to school when they have fully recovered and are no longer at risk of transmission.
Below is a list of some diseases and the recommended absence duration:
| Disease Name | Leave Duration |
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| Viral fever | Until recovery and no longer at risk of transmission |
| Flu | 5-7 days or until no longer at risk of transmission |
| Epidemic conjunctivitis (Pink eye) | Students stay home until all symptoms have completely resolved |
| Covid-19 | Recommended isolation for at least 3-5 days or until a negative test result |
| Chickenpox | Isolate for 5-7 days or until all blisters have crusted |
| Measles | At least 4 days after rash onset |
| Rubella | 7 days from rash onset or until recovery |
| Mumps | 5-7 days from onset of illness |
| Hand, foot and mouth disease | Until fever subsides and all sores have healed |
| Acute diarrhea (NOROVIRUS) | Until a doctor confirms no risk of transmission |
| Whooping cough | After cough improves or after 5-7 days of antibiotic treatment |
| Meningococcal meningitis | When a doctor confirms no risk of transmission |
| Tuberculosis | When a doctor confirms no risk of transmission |
| Impetigo | Until all sores have healed |
