Special cautions can be maintained for person participants to highlight any issues requiring special attention. This information is recorded to ensure the safety of the person(s) and the organization. Special cautions are typically directly associated with the safety of the person or the safety of others in relation to a person. Categories of special cautions include behavioral alerts, for example, runaway, escapee, or suicide risk, health, such as allergies, contagious disease, special dietary needs, or safety issues, for example pertinent criminal history such as violent or sexual offender. The list of special cautions can be configured to meet the requirements of the local organization. When a special caution is no longer current, an end date is recorded which saves the special caution on a list of historical cautions.
Organization users are kept informed of special cautions regarding person participants via the special caution icon. When a registered participant has one or more active special cautions, this icon will be displayed on the person's home page. The complete list of special cautions can be accessed via the icon.
Note that special cautions can only be recorded for person participants.