First Aid

FIRST AID | STAYING HEALTHY | KEEPING FIT

GOALS

While you plan and create your own family first aid kit, you will practice treating some injuries, make some first-aid supplies, and learn the steps to take when faced with an emergency. Other goals include:

Increased knowledge about first aid and the skills needed to be a good first aid care giver.
Prevention techniques for many common accidents and injuries.
Practice gathering information, problem solving, and decision-making.

LEARNER OUTCOMES

This curriculum will help you learn to do an interview and needs assessment, use first aid skills to treat cuts, scrapes, nosebleeds, and bee stings, respond to someone who is choking or has a broken bone, and assemble a First Aid Kit to fit your family recreation and lifestyle needs. You will also practice the life skills of communication, problem solving, decision-making, and organizing information.

EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS

ACTIVITY	EDUCATIONAL STANDARD
Getting the Facts	NL-ENG.K-12.7: Conducting research on issues / interests by generating questions; evaluate data to communicate discoveries
Ouwees and Ouches!	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
Biting Off More Than You Can Chew	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
Twist and Turn	NL-ENG.K-12.3: Apply a range of strategies to comprehend and interpret text
Going with the Flow	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
Get Outta Here!	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically to make the relationship between evidence and explanations
Bugged by Bugs?	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; conduct a scientific investigation
My What Big Teeth You Have	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
Here, There, and Everywhere	NS-5-8.F: Science in personal and social perspectives; hazards and personal health
Give Me a Break	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
Playing with Fire	NS-5-8.A: Science as Inquiry; think critically and logically
To the Rescue	NL-ENG.K-12.7: Gather, evaluate, and synthesize information