Keeping safe
It’s important to consider our own safety when helping others. Consider a range of factors in keeping safe when someone needs first aid.
Learning objectives
- Learn how to understand and identify factors to think about when helping in a first aid situation
- Practise identifying safety factors and how to avoid danger in a first aid situation
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What might we need to think about in terms of our own safety, when helping someone who needs first aid?
- Write down what safety factors a young person might need to think about in relation to:
- Situational factors (what is happening around them)
- Emotional factors (how the person helping or the person who needs help might be feeling)
- Practical factors (what actions can be taken/ what they can do)
A man has collapsed and two young people who do not know him are approaching him to see what is wrong.
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What do the two young people in the photograph need to consider in terms of their safety in this situation?
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I feel confident that I understand how to stay safe in a first aid situation
Take action: take a second to think about the different safety factors you need to consider before you act. If it's not safe, call 999 instead
Start OverTo find out what they did, go to the Unresponsive and not breathing when as AED is available first aid skill page.
Learn
With this activity, consider how to keep safe whilst helping others.
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Practise
Use this activity to work through an evolving safety scenario and explore how to keep safe when helping,
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Secondary guidance and support
This section includes curriculum links, a teacher and educator guide and everything you need to get started.
