First Aid You Can Actually Do · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

First aid you can really do

Personal & Social Development · Responsible Decision-Making · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. You are pressing a clean cloth on a cut with nothing stuck in it. What must you not do?

    • Lift the cloth to peek
    • Press hard
    • Fetch an adult soon

  2. Which of these does an emergency call handler need so help can be sent to you?

    • Your game score
    • A joke
    • Where you are

  3. Burns heal best with ice and butter.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. You are pressing a clean cloth on a cut with nothing stuck in it. The bleeding is heavy and will not stop. What next?

    • Keep pressing and get emergency help
    • Strip it off and rinse
    • Blow on it

  5. How long does a heat burn or scald go under cool running water?

    • 20 seconds
    • 20 minutes
    • Till it dries

  6. Small cuts want clean hands, a rinse, and a fresh plaster.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Which burn needs an adult and medical advice?

    • A large burn on a hand
    • A tiny red spot that fades
    • A warm patch with no blister

  8. A friend drops from a wall and lies dazed. What is right?

    • Sit him up and walk him home
    • Shake him awake
    • Call an adult and emergency help, and ask him to stay still
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Answer key

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  1. Lift the cloth to peek · Peeking breaks the clot's early hold.
  2. Where you are · The handler needs the place before help can be sent to you.
  3. False · A heat burn or scald wants cool running water, never ice or butter.
  4. Keep pressing and get emergency help · Pressure has to keep going, and bleeding that will not stop needs emergency help.
  5. 20 minutes · Heat stays in the skin, so a heat burn or scald needs a full 20 minutes.
  6. True · Clean, rinsed, and bound keeps germs out.
  7. A large burn on a hand · Large burns and hand burns need an adult and medical advice.
  8. Call an adult and emergency help, and ask him to stay still · A fall like this can hurt the head or neck, so get emergency help and avoid moving him.
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