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What you can and cannot do

Life Skills · First aid for kids · ages 7-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is a kid's most important job when someone is hurt?

    • Get a grown-up
    • Do the treating alone
    • Walk away

  2. Kids can help by fetching things like a plaster or a clean cloth.

    Circle one:   True   False

  3. If you are not sure whether a hurt is small or big, you should treat it as big and get a grown-up.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. For a small scrape, what can a kid help with?

    • Rinsing it with clean water
    • Nothing ever
    • Deciding it needs stitches

  5. Who should decide what a big cut or a burn needs?

    • A grown-up
    • The kid alone
    • No one

  6. It is always okay to ask a grown-up for help, even if the hurt turns out to be small.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. For a burn, what is the kid's part and the grown-up's part?

    • Kid cools it with water and tells a grown-up; grown-up takes over
    • Kid does everything alone
    • Grown-up watches while the kid decides
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  1. Get a grown-up · Your biggest job is to get a grown-up who can help.
  2. True · Fetching things and staying calm are great ways for kids to help.
  3. True · When you are unsure, get a grown-up to be safe.
  4. Rinsing it with clean water · A kid can help rinse a small scrape, then tell a grown-up.
  5. A grown-up · Deciding how to treat a big hurt is a grown-up's job.
  6. True · Asking for help is always okay. Grown-ups would rather check than miss something.
  7. Kid cools it with water and tells a grown-up; grown-up takes over · You cool the burn and tell an adult, and the grown-up takes over the treating.
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