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Safety: First Aid Lesson Plan

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Safety: First Aid1

Grade Level: 2-4

Overview: Students will learn how to use a first aid kit safely and effectively. The students will learn when to

use the items in a first aid kit and if there is an emergency bigger then they can handle, they will learn to find a

trusted adult of call 911.

INDIANA STANDARDS 2.3 Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and

products and services to enhance health.

This standard focuses on how to identify and access valid health resources. Students know who to ask for health information and health-

promoting products to prevent health problems.

OBJECTIVES By the end of this activity, students will be able to do the following:

Describe the contents of a first aid kit

Know when to use items in a first aid kit

Be able to pick out items in a first aid kit for their correct purpose

MATERIALS First Aid Items:

Band-Aids Ace bandage

Gauze pads Instant cold pack

Adhesive tape Sterile wipes

Scissors Neosporin

Non-latex gloves First aid bag/box

Non-First Aid Items:

Spatula Envelope

Penny Magnet

Tin foil Hairbrush

Pencil Etc.

Lint roller

BEFORE THE ACTIVITY Person administering this activity should prepare a First Aid kit ahead of time to present to students.

In addition to the demonstration first aid kit, prepare as many boxes as needed of all the materials listed above so that a group of 5-6 students

can have a box. Each box should contain all of the materials so that the

students can decide which items are necessary for a first aid kit.

PROCEDURES

1. Ask students what they think an emergency is. Receive responses from the

students, and then tell them what an emergency is: A sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action. 2. Tell the students that there are many kinds of emergencies and that if any of

the students feel like they are in danger or have an emergency to find a trusted

adult or to call 911. Emphasize that a trusted adult means a parent, teacher,

guardian, etc.

3. Tell the students that today they will be learning about the first aid kit and its

uses.

4. Have students gather around in a circle and sit in a chair so that you have

their attention. Take out your already prepared first aid kit.

5. Take out each item and say its name and what the item is used for. (Possibly

pass around the item so that the students can take a better look).

6. Give some examples of an emergency. Examples such as:

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Safety: First Aid Lesson Plan

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a. Falling off of a bicycle and scraping ones knees. b. Twisting an ankle.

c. Getting a black eye.

7. Tell what you would use for each scenario.

a. Put on non-latex gloves. Use gauze to wipe blood from the scrape. Use sterile

wipe to clean the cut. Put Neosporin on the scrape and then put a Band-Aid

on it.

b. Take the ace bandage and wrap around the twisted ankle.

c. Use the instant cold pack and put on black eye.

8. Split the students into groups of 5-6. Have them sit around a table and give

each group a box of all the materials. Instruct the students to pick out which

items belong in a first aid kit and tell them to put those items in the first aid

bag/box.

9. Once they are finished, have each group present to the instructor what is in

their first aid bag. Help them if they have chosen incorrect items.

10. Collect the boxes of materials.

EVALUATION Tell the students to explain what they did in class today to their parents and ask

if they can help prepare a first aid kit for their own home.