Case Scenario #2

Tran and Joshua are the Early Childhood Educators in a busy preschool room with 16 preschoolers. While playing outside, Tran notices two children playing "superhero" on and around the climbing structure. They are laughing and enjoying each other's company. They cooperatively alternate turns tying a jacket around their shoulders, symbolizing a superhero's cape, and creating an imaginary story where they must be brave to save a person in need. While pretending to fly, one of the children runs into a post from the climbing structure. The child's forehead immediately begins to show a red mark where their head hit the post. Joshua panics and immediately calls the child's parent to come and pick the child up to watch for any signs of distress.

Consider the 5 W's of Safety while answering the following questions regarding your chosen case scenario. Answer the questions using full sentences, professional tone, and ECE terminology.

• What are the main safety issues?
• As an Early Childhood Educator, how would you have dealt with this situation/What could have been done to prevent the injury?