Health & Wellness

Safety: First Aid Lesson Plan

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Safety: First Aid
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Grade Level: 2-4
Overview: Students will learn how to use a first aid kit safely and effectively. The students will learn when to
use the items in a first aid kit and if there is an emergency bigger then they can handle, they will learn to find a
trusted adult of call 911.
INDIANA STANDARDS 2.3 Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and
products and services to enhance health.
This standard focuses on how to identify and access valid health
resources. Students know who to ask for health information and health-
promoting products to prevent health problems.
OBJECTIVES By the end of this activity, students will be able to do the following:
Describe the contents of a first aid kit
Know when to use items in a first aid kit
Be able to pick out items in a first aid kit for their correct purpose
MATERIALS First Aid Items:
Band-Aids Ace bandage
Gauze pads Instant cold pack
Adhesive tape Sterile wipes
Scissors Neosporin
Non-latex gloves First aid bag/box

Non-First Aid Items:
Spatula Envelope
Penny Magnet
Tin foil Hairbrush
Pencil Etc.
Lint roller
BEFORE THE ACTIVITY
Person administering this activity should prepare a First Aid kit ahead
of time to present to students.
In addition to the demonstration first aid kit, prepare as many boxes as
needed of all the materials listed above so that a group of 5-6 students
can have a box. Each box should contain all of the materials so that the
students can decide which items are necessary for a first aid kit.

PROCEDURES






1. Ask students what they think an emergency is. Receive responses from the
students, and then tell them what an emergency is: A sudden, urgent, usually
unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
2. Tell the students that there are many kinds of emergencies and that if any of
the students feel like they are in danger or have an emergency to find a trusted
adult or to call 911. Emphasize that a trusted adult means a parent, teacher,
guardian, etc.
3. Tell the students that today they will be learning about the first aid kit and its
uses.
4. Have students gather around in a circle and sit in a chair so that you have
their attention. Take out your already prepared first aid kit.
5. Take out each item and say its name and what the item is used for. (Possibly
pass around the item so that the students can take a better look).
6. Give some examples of an emergency. Examples such as:

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a. Falling off of a bicycle and scraping ones knees.
b. Twisting an ankle.
c. Getting a black eye.
7. Tell what you would use for each scenario.
a. Put on non-latex gloves. Use gauze to wipe blood from the scrape. Use sterile
wipe to clean the cut. Put Neosporin on the scrape and then put a Band-Aid
on it.
b. Take the ace bandage and wrap around the twisted ankle.
c. Use the instant cold pack and put on black eye.
8. Split the students into groups of 5-6. Have them sit around a table and give
each group a box of all the materials. Instruct the students to pick out which
items belong in a first aid kit and tell them to put those items in the first aid
bag/box.
9. Once they are finished, have each group present to the instructor what is in
their first aid bag. Help them if they have chosen incorrect items.
10. Collect the boxes of materials.

EVALUATION Tell the students to explain what they did in class today to their parents and ask
if they can help prepare a first aid kit for their own home.