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Hi! My name is Perry

Medic, and I want you to
know how t o help save a
life. Here are some basic
things you can do to
help a person in an
emergency.

fter'-y v\edic Pay close attention to

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these, because YOU
could save a life!

This booklet explains basic steps for

getting help and giving life supporting first
aid in an emergency until help arrives.
Emergency Telephone Numbers:

Police: Emergencies can

happen to anyone,
anywhere, at
Fire: anytime. If you see
someone who is
hurt, it might be
Doctor: up to you to help.

Hospital:

Dad's Work:

Mom's Work:
LOOK FIRST AND MAKE
Cell Phone: SURE THAT YOU WON'T
GET HURT, TOO.
Relative:
, STAY AWAY FROM DANGER . . . tell
Home: your hurt friend t h a t you will get I ^ T ^ I jj
help for them. If you can, stay close
enough for them to see you and send someone else
Others: to call for help. Remember - before calling, look for
location signs so that you can tell the dispatcher
where the hurt person is. That will help the
paramedics get to them
faster.
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 Just like me, you
always have to be
SCENE SAFETY prepared for any
emergency. I can't
always be at the scene
of an emergency first,
so I need your help.
Please - learn to
What is unsafe in this picture? CARE - NOT STARE.

SALF KIDS CHECKLIST

1. Recognize an emergency

2. Stay calm

3. Scene safety

4. Ask "Are y o u OK?"

5. LOOK - LISTEN - FEEL

6. Call for help Ck:

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 If someone is hurt, SHOUT for IF SOMEONE IS NOT BREATHING:
help and call EMS. If someone
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is with you, have them go and A. SALF KIDS CHECKLIST
call. 1. Recognize an emergency
2. Stay calm
3. Scene safety
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4. Ask "Are y o u OK?"
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Baby A person who is scared ^-^WSj?^ 5. LOOK - LISTEN - FEEL
6. Call for help
When calling on the phone for help, what
number do YOU use?
B. OPEN THE AIRWAY
3 digit emergency number - - __. Head tilt / Chin lift
Local emergency number - Place the palm of one
Emergency cell phone number __-__-__- hand on the victim's
forehead and press
When you talk to the dispatcher you should tell them: backwards. At the same
1. What happened - ex. "my brother cut his arm" or time, place your other
"my Grandpa is choking" hand under the bony part of their lower jaw on
2. Where it happened - ex. "by the fountain in the the side nearest to you, and lift up (forward)
park" or "my address is. . ." on the chin.
3. What phone number you are calling from (ifs
usually on the front of the phone)
4. Answer ALL the dispatcher's questions. Never hang
up until they tell you to. C. LOOK INSIDE THEIR MOUTH
Look inside to see if there is anything
in there that they could be choking
Warning! Never call 9-1-1 as a joke. on. If there is, carefully take it out
You might take help with your fingers.
away from someone who
really needs i t . . .and
they could die.

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 IF SOMEONE IS CHOKING AND
D. RESCUE BREATHING CAN'T TALK, BUT IS AWAKE
Breathe f o r them by pinching
their nose and placing y o u r A. SALF Kids Check List *
mouth over their whole m o u t h ,
or their m o u t h and nose ( i f it's B. Signs of a poor air way
a baby). Slowly blow your air 1, Weak Cough
into their mouth. Take a new breath and t r y 2. Silent Cry
i t again. Keep on breathing f o r them until they 3.- Blueness around lips
can breath on their own or until help arrives. 4! High pitched sound when breathing
5. Breathing fast
ADULTS - Need 1 breath every 5-6 seconds C. Do the Heimlich Maneuver
LITTLE KIDS £r BABIES - Need 1 breath every 3 seconds (Infant) SZ*4
1. 5 back blows
ONLY GIVE BABIES LITTLE PUFFS OF
YOUR BREATH. 0 2. 5 chest thrusts
3. Repeat back blows & chest thrusts until object
comes out
D. If the child/infant becomes unconscious
l.Look in the mouth. If there is anything in there,
remove it. If not . . . .
2. Give two slow breaths. If air won't go in . . .

SAVE A LIFE 3. Give 5 more back blows.

4. Give 5 chest thrusts.
5. Repeat steps until breaths go in or help arrives.
E. Child or adult
1. Stand behind the victim and give abdominal
thrusts until object comes out.
F. If person becomes unconscious
l.Look in the mouth. If there is anything in there,
remove it. If not . . . .
Experts say we should 2. Give two slow breaths. If air won't go in . . .
use a mouth shield 3. Give 5 absominal thrusts.
4. Repeat steps until breaths go in or help arrives.
when giving rescue
breathing. If anything comes out, LOOK if the victim is
breathing. If not, RESCUE BREATHE for them.

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BETTER TO BE
HERE'S WHAT SAFE THAN
TO DO IF SORRY!
SOMEONE IS
BLEEDING

Sometimes people don't pay

attention to their own health. So if you see that
SALF Kids Check List someone is having trouble breathing, or they say t h a t
A.
it feels like someone is sitting on their chest, make
them go to the hospital NOW! Don't Wait! It could be
B. COVER your hands with something that won't the start of a heart attack. Tell them ...
leak (like a sandwich bag) t o protect yourself
from the other person's blood. DO THIS FOR ME BECAUSE I CARE!

C. PRESS a clean cloth or SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF A HEART

towel over the area that
is bleeding.
ATTACK:
Chest Pain - Sweating - Denial - Dizziness
D. If you can, rest it on Shortness of Breath - Nausea - Weakness
something that"s higher, like a
bucket or stool. A person's lifestyle develops from childhood. Start
now to build habits which will lower your risk of
KEEP PRESSING the bleeding area until heart disease.
help comes. NO PEEKING!
Don't smoke
F. COVER the person who is hurt with a blanket Exercise regularly
or coat to keep them warm until HELP comes. Eat healthy foods
Signs of shock are thirst, nausea, cold clammy Visit your doctor for regular checkups
skin, and fast shallow breathing.
Early Heart Attack Care
DON'T PULL OUT ANY OBJECT - place a towel
or bandage around it so it will not move. (EHAC)

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 WHAT ARE THE SIX STEPS YOU
SAVE A LIFE FOR KIDS
NEED TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY?
Save a Life For Kids Scantron Evaluation
1. 1. The First things you should do in an emergency are:
2.
a. Yell and run away
3.
b. Stop bleeding and cry.
4. c. Make sure the scene is safe, then call for help.
5. d. Sit down and wait for help.
6.
2. The number to call in an emergency in our town is:
WHO SHOULD YOU CALL IN AN a. 911
EMERGENCY? b. 555-Help
c. My own phone number
d. Local emergency Number ( )

3. Someone who cannot help you in an emergency would be:

a. An adult
b. A baby
c A store keeper
HOW COULD PERRY MEDIC FIND d. A kid your age
YOU WHEN YOU NEED HIS HELP?
4. What are good clues to tell someone where you are?
a. A tree
b. Phone number, street signs, house numbers, store or park names.
c Color of your clothes
d. A truck with large letters on the side

5. The best way to help someone who is not breathing is:

a. Use a fan to blow a lot of air into their face
10 b. Pinch their nose closed and perform rescue breathing
c Run away
d.Cry
The best way to help someone who is choking is to:
a. Perform the Heimlich maneuver until the airway is cleared
b. Pat them gently on the back until the food comes out.
c Tell them they will be OK
d. Cough with them to show them how.
The best way to stop bleeding is to:
a. Lay down and wait for it to stop.
b. Use a tissue and keep wiping the blood off.
c Run cold water over it
d. Pressfirmlywith a clean cloth over the bleeding area and
lift the part above the heart if possible.
If someone is having chest pains that will not go
away after a few minutes they should:
a. Try to rest and see if it gets worse
b. Drink some ginger ale and go to sleep.
c Be taken to the nearest hospital and check it out
dL Run around the block to keep the heart going

Do you think you could help other people in an

emergency now?
a. Yes
b.No
c Maybe
d. Don't want to
When you think about helping other people,
how do you feel?
a. Scared
b. Embarrassed
c Not important to me
d. I can help them now
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Thank you f o r learning

how t o help us save a
life. Now you are
prepared f o r a real
emergency.

Now you can help others

just like we do, and be a
Caring Kid in Action!

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