why first aid is important.
why you should get medical help as soon as possible and how you would do this.
why you should get adult help as soon as possible.
why you must think of your own safety before rushing to help a casualty.
how you think someone might feel if they have had an accident.
2. Do each of the following:
Know how to check whether a casualty is unconscious or not.
Show how to open an airway.
Show how to check someone for breathing and signs of circulation.
Show how to put a casualty into recovery position. Explain when and why you would do this.
3. Use a resuscitation manikin to show how to give rescue breaths. Explain when and why you would do this.
4. Do each of the following:
Know why your blood is important to you. Show how you would deal with the following types of bleeding.
– Small graze or cut.
– Nosebleed.
– Serious deep cut with a lot of bleeding.
– Cut that has a piece of glass in it.
Explain how and why you would protect yourself when dealing with a casualty who is bleeding.
5. Know what causes burns and scalds. Show how you would treat them.
6. Do each of the following:
Describe what would make you suspect that someone had a broken bone.
Show what you would do if you thought a bone was broken.