First Responders

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Learn the essential skills to help someone with an injury.

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Before you begin

Invite adults to help with this activity. You could also invite Young Leaders with their Emergency First Aid badges.
Cut out the six different steps in the ‘First aid checklist’ and mix them up.

Show and tell

The person leading the activity should show everyone picture one, ask what they can see and what they’d do to help if they found someone in this situation.
- First, they should check that it’s safe to help – are there any hazards, like cars and motorbikes nearby?
- Ask for help if there are adults around.
- Comfort the injured person – ask if they are ok, if they can get up and if they need help.
- If it’s a serious accident, an adult should call 999. Talk about what counts as a 999 emergency. Examples include a traffic collision, an unconscious person or serious bleeding.

Showing picture two, the person leading the activity should ask everyone again what they’d do.
- First, they should check it’s safe to help.
- If there are no adults around, they should shout to get someone’s attention or run and find a trusted adult.
- Comfort the person – ask if they’re ok, if they can get up and if they need help.
- If it’s a serious accident, an adult should call 999 for help.

The person leading should read out the actions from ‘What to do about an accident’ below – everyone should then work together to decide which actions are best.
The key learning points are that it’s essential to stay calm, reassure the injured person and be willing to help. They might also need to shout to get an adult’s attention.

Put it in order
Everyone should separate into small groups, each with an adult or young person to help.
Helpers should mix up the ‘First aid checklist’ cards.
Groups should then work out the correct order: deciding on the first step is a good place to start.
Taking turns, each group should share its order and everyone should chat about any differences.

What to do about an accident
- Shout loudly. Shout to attract an adult’s attention.
- Run away and pretend not to have seen anything. The injured person needs comfort and help, so only run off to fetch help.
- Tell a trusted adult. It’s important to alert a parent or trusted adult.
- Comfort the injured person. Always ask if they’re OK and where they hurt, and stay with them until help comes.
- Tell the injured person that help is coming. Reassure them that help is on its way and that you will stay with them.
- Ask the injured person if they’re OK. While reassuring them, check how they’re feeling.
- Offer them a tissue. Injuries are painful, so offer a tissue if they’re crying.
- Point and laugh at them. Sometimes accidents look funny and the first reaction is to laugh, but someone might be injured and upset. Always make sure someone’s OK if they have an accident.
- Check it’s safe to help. Before helping, make sure there aren’t any cars or other hazards. If someone is on the road, stay on the pavement and call out to them.
- Ask someone to ring 999. If the injury’s serious, such as heavy bleeding or if the person is unconscious, find someone who can call 999.

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