Chew on medication thinking it is candy? (Preschoolers.) VIDEO: POISONING VIDEO: BLOODY NOSES


Poisoning is a danger for three of the four age groups. Let’s watch this Babysitter Boss video to learn more about poisoning.


Let’s watch this Babysitter Boss video to see an example of handling an injury yourself.


Do any of you have an allergy or know someone who is allergic to something? Allergies are very common, and it’s important to be aware of the allergies of those around you, including friends, neighbors, and children you are babysitting. Why would you want to be aware that a friend, neighbor, or child you babysit has an allergy?


[So that you can help them avoid the allergen, and therefore prevent an allergic reaction.]


• Turn to page 34-35 so that you see the Safe Sitter® What does an allergic reaction look like? First Aid Chart.


– This was written for Safe Sitters. – It’s easy to use—injuries are in alphabetical order.


[It could look very different, depending on the severity of the allergy: runny nose and itchy eyes, wheezing, hives, difficulty breathing, even loss of consciousness or shock.]


– It includes the safest and most accepted first aid. You should always follow the directions exactly. Don’t use home remedies or other treatment methods. [If students ask why, remind them that the Safe Sitter®


First [Graphic: Make Your Call]


Aid Chart follows the guidance of pediatricians – doctors who specialize in working with children.]


– It uses the Safe Sitter® injury management system of determining


One of the most important things that you will learn today is the system that Safe Sitters use to assess an injury/illness to determine who should handle it. Safe Sitters decide who should handle any injury or health problem based on the seriousness and urgency of the problem.


who should handle the situation.


– It has reminders about protection from infection. – It helps sitters sound like experts when calling for help.


What does “serious” mean? (The situation is more than the sitter can handle; outside help is needed.)


What does “urgent” mean? (Help is needed right away.)


• Using your First Aid Chart for guidance, what should you do about Chloe’s nosebleed? [Have students find “Nosebleed” in First Aid Chart and ask a student to read the answer aloud.]


• Finally, how could you have prevented Chloe from having a nosebleed? (Don’t allow children to run fast in the house.)


We’re going to practice what we’ve learned by playing a game.


• If there is a THREAT TO LIFE, call 9-1-1 because this is both serious and urgent.


GAME: INJURY MANAGEMENT


• If it is a significant injury or illness, ask a back-up adult to come help, because the situation is serious but not urgent.


• If it is a minor problem, handle it yourself because the situation is neither serious, nor urgent.


[Distribute injury cards to students and tape the Injury Management circles horizontally from left to right in order – red, yellow, green – to the wall or the white board at the front of the room. Ask everyone to look at their injury cards and use their Safe Sitter® category the injury/illness falls under.]


First Aid Chart to decide what


• If they think they have a card with an injury that is a THREAT TO LIFE, tell them to come up and put it under the red THREAT TO LIFE circle. (Answer key: Lots of bright red blood is pumping rapidly from a large cut. Child is blue and having trouble breathing. Child is not responding after being hit on the head. Child has a large burn with blisters.)


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• If they think they need a back-up adult to come help, tell them to come up and put it under the yellow Back-up Adult circle. (Answer key: Child


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