First Aid Unit

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First Aid Unit

• Skeletal System
• Emergency Preparedness
• Caring for injuries and emergencies

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Skeletal System

• Need to know
• -Upper and lower body bone names
• -Location on skeleton
• -Common injuries associated
• -Other well known names to describe

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First Aid Supplies

• With a partner,
• -Determine the use of the 25 items on your
  first aid supply checklist
• -Answer end of worksheet questions

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Injury Prevention

• Injury Risk Factors

• Injury Risk Factors
• Age
• Gender
• Location
• Economic Status
• Injury rates highest among people younger than
  38 years old.
• People 15-24 and 65 and older have the highest
  rate of DEATH related injuries

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Reducing Your Risk

• Products that offer automatic protection
• Know your risk
• Take measures that make a difference
• Think safety
• Learn and use first aid skills

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Vehicle Safety

• Buckle Up
• Infants facing rear of car
• Objects secured
• Animals on road
• Be aware
• Keep eyes on road, not phone

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Fire Safety

• Nearly 4,000 people die each year due to fires
• In 2/3 of these fires, smoke alarms were missing
  or not working

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What you can do

• 2nd floor ladder
• Check batteries regularly
• Fire escape route
• Space heaters away from fabric
• Fire extinguisher

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