You will learn:

a. why your own safety must come first

b. to recognise possible dangers at an accident scene

c. what to say and do if you make an emergency call

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty.

Learning objectives

A team of builders was working on an old house when the scaffolding collapsed. 14 year old Sam saw it happen…

“There was a crash, then clouds of dust. Ragged bits of metal, broken glass and scaffold poles were all over the place.

Slates rained down off the roof onto the rubble.

Then I saw the injured people…”

Introduction

Introduction

“A builder was lying still in the dust. His mate was stumbling around stunned. There was blood pouring from his arm.

A young woman had been passing. She had been hit by a piece of falling scaffolding. She was yelling that her arm was broken.

Her baby was screaming in its push chair.”

Who was the most important person there?

answer on next slide…

Sam was the most important person there. All the casualties (injured people) were depending on him. He had to put his own safety first…

Sam had to put his own safety first…

a. why your own safety must come first

Must stay calm…And check for danger!

steam –scalding danger

wet floor – slipping danger

sharp bits of broken

china

water around cable – danger

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Use the whiteboard pen to circle all the dangers you can spot!

b. to recognise possible dangers at an accident scene

What would be the right thing to do?

answer on next slide…

b. to recognise possible dangers at an accident scene

> If you cannot reach it or it is not safe, stand on a phone book and use something wooden or plastic, such as the table leg, to push the electrical source away from the casualty.

It would be wrong to touch the casualty – you could be electrocuted if you do!

> Turn off the power at the switch.

b. to recognise possible dangers at an accident scene

ambulance

coast guard

mountain rescue

police

fire service

Call 999 for…

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Who can you contact by dialling 999?

c. what to say and do if you make an emergency call

999 calls are free

> even if your mobile’s out of credit…

> or you call from a pay phone.

c. what to say and do if you make an emergency call

What will you be asked next? answer on next slide…

a. what to say and do if you make an emergency call

Hello?

Which service do you require?

Ambulance

Connecting you now…

> What’s your name?

> What number are you calling from?

> Where are you? (Not sure? Describe landmarks.)

> What has happened?

> How many people have been hurt?

> Is anyone unconscious?

> Has anyone stopped breathing?

> Is anyone bleeding – if so, how badly?

> Are there any other hazards or dangers around?

c. what to say and do if you make an emergency call

Sam’s story

“I had to decide which person I’d treat first…”

How can you tell when someone needs first aid?

Asking people what happened as well as looking around

you is the best way to discover tell tale signs. What do you

think these could be? answer on next slide…

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty

> open wounds

> blood

> pain

> crying

> burns

> vomit

> unconsciousness

> no breathing

> bones sticking out

These things give you clues about who to treat first. You should always take life saving action first. Which of these is a clue that someone’s life is at risk?

Always go to the quiet casualties first. If someone is screaming you know they can breathe. It’s the quiet ones you don’t know about.

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty

A good way to remember is:

D is for Danger

R is for Response

A is for Airway

B is for Breathing

C is for Chest Compressions

Make sure it is safe to approach

Check for a response

If there is no response open the airway

Check if the casualty is breathing normally

If the casualty is not breathing normally start chest compressions

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty

A builder was lying still in the dust. His mate had blood pouring from his arm. A young woman had been hit by a piece of falling scaffolding. She was yelling thather arm was broken. Her baby was screaming in its push chair.

If its not safe to approach, keep well back. Call 999 at once.

Would you do the right thing at an accident scene?

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty

Must stay calm… And check for danger!

What should Sam do first? And what next?

Apply pressure and elevate the builder’s mate’s badly bleeding arm. Then bandage with a scarf.

Check for danger to make sure it is safe to approach.

Calm the young woman and ask her to keep her arm still.

Check for a response to see if the builder is conscious. (He opens his eyes and sits up.)

A B

C D

Click to see the answer.

The right order is: B D A C

d. how to decide who to treat first when faced with more than one casualty

Always remember to call 999

Make sure it is safe to approach. Your safety is most important.

Check on the quiet people first as they may not be breathing.

Ask casualties with minor injuries and bystanders to help you.

Treat unconscious casualties before conscious casualties.

Do not move any casualties unless they are in immediate danger.

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Missing words:

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Plenary

Interactive quiz

Draw an accident scene.

Can your friend circle all the hidden dangers?

You’ve completed this lesson on accidents.

Test your knowledge in our interactive quiz, or find out more with one of these activities…

“The tree had fallen across the garden. I could hear someone crying…”

Finish the story.

Find out more