First Aid with Whaea Jo

 Today we were learning how to keep ourselves safe. Whaea Jo from St Johns Ambulance, came in to teach us.

We learnt:

- How to put on a safety helmet properly. 2 fingers from your eyebrows to the top of the helmet. A 'V' by your ear and 1 finger space under the strap on your chin.  You should wear a helmet, elbow pads, wrist braces, and knee pads when you are on a skateboard, scooter, and skates.

We also learnt that when we fall we should try to fall onto our knees then our hands to protect our head.

- If you get a blood nose, you pinch the soft part of your nose, lean forward, and have a tissue to catch any blood. Putting an ice pack on the back of your neck can help cool you down and slow the bleeding. 

- Always ask an adult for help when you are cooking with hot foods or wear kitchen mitts.

- If you cut yourself, or chop your finger off you need to hold a cloth onto it and press hard. Call for help. Put your hand above your head to slow the bleeding. If you have chopped a finger off, put the bit on ice and go to the hospital. They will be able to sew it back on. 

- We learnt about RICE for injuries like bruises or sprains.

R = rest - stop what you are doing and sit down.

I = ice - put an ice pack on it for 10-20 minutes.

C = compress - wrap a bandage around the area to put pressure on it.

E = elevate - lift the area up and watch Netflix for the rest of the day.

We had fun learning how to wrap an ankle with a bandage. We are sure we can do the right thing to keep ourselves safe now.