20th August 2020

GRADE 3 : NATIONAL VALUES : WEEK 9

NEW APPROACH

WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM /WEEK 9

CLASS: Grade 3

DATE: 26th June, 2020

SUBJECT: National Values

TOPIC: First Aid

Reference:

Brief explanation

Notes for the Pupils

First aid is the immediate treatment given to an injured person or a sick person, before medical help is given or before the arrival of a doctor.

The content of a first aid box:

  1. Emergency phone numbers
  2. Disposable gloves
  3. Hand sanitizers
  4. Antiseptic ointment
  5. Scissors
  6. Plaster
  7. Bandage
  8. Safety pin
  9. Pain relieving tablets
  10. Anti-diarrhoea tablets
  11. Thermometer

When dealing with an injured person, actions should be taken in a correct order that is A, B, C.

A – Airways

B – Breathing

C – Circulation

 

 

Airways

First check if the patient is getting oxygen. If not try to keep his back straight, tilt the head to open the airways, pinch the nostrils closed and draw a deep breath. Place your mouth over his mouth, continue the action until he is breathing.

Breathing

Check if the victim is breathing, place your cheek near the victims mouth and nose to feel a breath, also check if the chest is rising and falling.

Circulation

Check if the heart is beating because it enables oxygen to move around to all parts of the body.

Press down the centre of the patient’s chest hard and fast until the patient responds or help arrives.

Exercises/Assignment

Discuss how to apply first aid measures to victims of workshop accidents or a school accident.