Injury Prevention and First Aid GUIDED DISCUSSION
Children of every age need protection. When you babysit for your grandchildren, you accept the responsibility to provide that protection. Think of yourself as a bodyguard, looking for danger and preventing injuries before they happen.
Let’s talk about how and why injuries happen.
True or False: Injuries happen when… [Read each statement separately and ask participants to call out their answer. After they have called out their answer, let them know the statement is True.]
• Children are too young to understand the risk or danger. • Children are showing off. • The caregiver or babysitter is not watching the children. • A younger child is imitating older children.
These are all true! Injuries can happen anytime that the caregiver or the child is not paying attention, or the caregiver or child doesn’t understand the risk or danger.
Injuries can occur ANYWHERE, but there are some places where injuries are most common.
Can you think of some rooms indoors where injuries are most common? [Let participants guess. There are no wrong answers, as injuries can occur in any room.]
Most injuries occur in kitchens and bathrooms, but injuries can occur ANYWHERE, including:
• Any place where there are hard surfaces or sharp edges, like a fireplace or a tile floor, or even the corner of a coffee table.
• Where there are dangerous things available and within the child’s reach, or places that haven’t been childproofed. [Stairs, outlets, etc.]
Why do most injuries occur in kitchens or bathrooms? (There are safety hazards in kitchens and bathrooms, including knives, stoves, sinks, medicine cabinets, cleaning supplies, etc.)
Your booklet lists some common safety hazards for each age group on page 27.
Which age is likely to…?
• Roll off a changing table or sofa? (Infant.) [Point out that infants learn to roll over at 4-6 months old and caregivers should never take their hand off an infant that is on a changing table. The safest place to change an infant’s diaper is on the floor.]
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