– What about if you fall and hurt your leg so much that it’s hard to walk. Is that serious? (Yes.) Is that urgent? (No.) It’s not a threat to life, but you may need an x-ray to see if you broke a bone.


• Look at the green number 3. If the injury or illness is NOT serious, and it is NOT urgent, then it’s a minor problem that you can handle yourself.


– If you fall down and skin your knee, is that serious? (No.) Is that urgent? (No.)


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SAFE@HOME FIRST AID CHART Turn to pages 14 and 15. This is the Safe@Home First Aid Chart. This chart uses the Safe Sitter®


system of


determining who should handle an injury or illness based on seriousness and urgency, and it gives you guidance so that you will know what to do with some common injuries and illnesses. The injuries and illnesses are listed in alphabetical order, to make it easy for you to find what you’re looking for.


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Let’s practice using the Safe@Home First Aid Chart. Imagine yourself in the following situation. Then answer the question using the First Aid Chart in your booklet.


• You’re playing a computer game, and your nose starts to bleed. What should you do? [Instruct students to look in their First Aid Chart for guidance, then ask someone to read the guidance for a nosebleed out loud.]


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As we learned, there are also some injuries and illnesses that require outside help from your parent or back-up adult. Imagine yourself in the following situation. Then answer the question using the First Aid Chart in your booklet.


• You are home alone after school. You are sitting on the couch eating chips while you do your homework. Your dog is laying next to you. When you reach for another chip, your dog bites your hand. It really hurts, and there is a little bit of blood. What should you do? [Instruct students to look in their First Aid Chart for guidance, then ask someone to read the guidance for an animal bite out loud.]


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Finally, there are some injuries and illnesses that may even be a THREAT TO LIFE. Imagine yourself in the following situation. Then answer the question using the First Aid Chart in your booklet.


• You are playing outside at a friend’s house after school. Your friend’s parents are still at work. Your friend climbs a tree, but he falls when the tree branch breaks. You run to your friend, but he does not move or respond when you call his name. In other words, he is “not conscious.” What should you do? [Instruct students to look in their First Aid Chart for guidance, then ask someone to read the guidance for loss of consciousness out loud.]


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