First Aid Procedures

Introduction

This lesson is to teach and educate high school physical education students grades 9-12 on basic first aid procedures and techinques for given scenarios.

Standard: I-HS.1.1 List common first aid procedures for a given scenario.

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Task

The goal of this lesson is to:

1. Have students be able to identify and recognize warnings signs of possible health problems around them in the future.

2. Learn ways to navigate through the health problems and do all they can to help until professional help comes.

3. Answer questions for scenarios that require first aid procedures inside and out of school enviroments.

4. Read the articles and answer them on a separate piece of paper.

Process

Click here to read the article on first aid for unconsciousness.

1. What are 3 warning signs that someone may become unconscious?

2. What are the first 3 steps you should take when trying to help someone who is unconscious?

Click here to read the article on first aid for burns.

3. What should you first do to soothe the pain for a minor burn?

4. What should you do for major burns until help comes?

Click on the picture to read the article on CPR.

5. What are the steps of CPR?

6. What are the differences between CPR for an older child and adult rather than a child age 1 to puberty?

Click here to read the article on first aid for choking.

7. What is the first thing you should do if someone is conscious but not able to breathe or talk while choking?

8. When is the only time you should do CPR when someone is choking and why?

Click here to read the article on first aid for concussions.

9. What is the #1 reason you should call 911 for help after attempting to take care of someone with a concussion?

Click here to read the article on first aid for seizures.

10. What is one of your main goals to help someone when they are having a seizure?

Evaluation

Students will be graded on if they read the articles and answered the ten questions that go along with them on a seperate sheet of paper.

Conclusion

This lesson allowed students to read different situations that required first aid attention and showed what, how, when, and why they should take action when the time comes.