Safety
Keeping yourself safe
When we help someone who needs first aid, we must keep ourselves safe. This could mean looking out for any dangers, or making sure we’re with an adult we know and trust to help us. Remember, we can always call for help if we need to.
Guidance regarding giving first aid in the current coronavirus situation can be found in our News section. Please always consider your own personal safety first when delivering first aid.
In these activities, you’ll learn how to look out for some of the dangers that could cause an accident. You’ll also practise calling 999, so that we can safely get help in an emergency and look at some safety scenarios.
Learning objectives
- Learn and understand ways we can keep ourselves and others safe
- Learn and practise how to assess and spot dangers
- Practise how to plan ways to reduce danger and make things safer
Spot the danger
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The best way we can spot a danger is by looking and which of these:
Why must we think about our safety when we help a person who is hurt?
If we help at an accident, we should first check if the area is what?
Which of these is a danger in a house?
If we see a pile of toys left on the stairs, what should we do?
Now think about what you, or a trusted adult could do to make the kitchen safer. You could note your ideas down.
Now you’ve learned about the dangers in the kitchen, think about what first aid skills you might use to help someone who has:
- a burn
- bumped their head
- a cut that is bleeding a lot
Look at the first aid skills to explore what to do, or check what you have learned with the quizzes.
Learn
Use this activity to help children learn to spot dangers and stay safe.
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Spot the danger 360 photo learn teaching activity
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Learn multiple choice questions PowerPoint
Spot the danger 360 photo learn teaching activity Learn multiple choice questions PowerPoint (PPTX)
Practise
Deliver this activity where children practise what to do to keep safe
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Spot the danger practice teaching activity
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Guidance and support for teachers and educators
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