Pages

Monday, August 9, 2021

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.


No comments:

Post a Comment