First aid & injury register

When you need this form

Every treatment counts, from a plaster on a cut finger to an ambulance call. This register records what happened, who was hurt, what was given and what followed. Standing up a safety management system means having one place these entries live. Client safety audits go straight to it, and a register with gaps suggests either nobody is reporting or nobody is writing it down. Both are problems.

Injury records get revisited months later by insurers, regulators and lawyers. A paper book with a torn page helps nobody. Entries made live are timestamped at the moment of treatment, carry the treating person's signature, and can hold a photo of the hazard that caused it. Trends also become visible: the same trip point appearing three times is a finding, not a coincidence.

What good looks like

• Date, time and exact location of every treatment, not just the site.
• Injury type and body part recorded consistently for trend analysis.
• Treatment given and supplies used, so the kit gets restocked.
• Referral outcome noted: returned to work, sent home, ambulance called.
• Named first aider and authorised sign-off on each entry.