Life. Live it. First aid education for children

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1 This quiz is all about the first aid help that you would give to somebody who is hurt or ill. There are two sections to the quiz: > : Test your knowledge on first aid. > Section 2: Find out how confident and willing you are. For all questions, there are three answers to choose from. ircle your chosen answer each time. orrect? Put a tick or cross in the box 1. ho can give first aid treatment? a) Only ambulance staff b) Only adults c) Adults and children 2. If someone is choking, how can you help? a) Hit them on the back b) Lean them backwards c) Lie them on their side 3. hat is the best thing to put on a burn at first? a) arm running water b) old running water c) Kitchen film 4. Pressing on the wound is the treatment for what? a) A broken bone b) A bad bleed c) A bee sting 5. hich of these is the best way to treat a nose bleed? a) Lean head forward, pinch soft part of the nose b) Lean head forward, pinch hard part of the nose c) Lean head backwards, pinch soft part of the nose

2 ircle your chosen answer each time. orrect? Put a tick or cross in the box 6. hy might someone use an inhaler? a) They get nosebleeds a lot b) They have asthma c) They fall over often 7. If you find someone collapsed on the floor, what should you do first? a) Put my jacket over them to keep them warm b) heck if they are breathing c) Run off to find an adult 8. How would you help an unconscious person who is breathing? a) Sit them up and make sure their head is facing forward b) Turn them on their side, with their head back c) Turn them on their side, with their head forward 9. hat is the best way to help a person with a broken leg? a) Press on it b) Pour cold water on it c) Keep it still and support it Add up your right answers. How did you do? Total for section 1:

3 Section 2 Remember: there is no right or wrong answer for this section of the quiz. ircle your chosen answer each time. Once you have finished, your teacher will give you a number for each answer. Put these numbers in the boxes below on the right, and then add them up and see your results. 1. hat would you do if you were with a friend and you saw an injured person? a) I would help the person myself b) I would help the person if my friend did as well c) I would leave it to someone else to help them 2. hich of these is most like you? a) I can deal with lots of first aid situations b) I can probably deal with some first aid situations c) I can t deal with any first aid situations 3. If one day you do give first aid to someone, how will you feel about it? a) I won t really want to do it b) I will be glad to be able to help someone c) I think I ll help if I really have to 4. If you wanted to help someone who is upset, how well would you do? a) I don t think I could do it b) I might be able to do it c) I think I could do it 5. How well do you think you could give first aid and help someone? a) Very well b) Not well c) Quite well 6. If you see someone in a bike accident and you re the only person around, how would you feel about helping? a) I would want to help b) I would not want to help c) I think I d want to help, but I m not sure Your teacher will tell you what number to put in these boxes Add up the numbers: stands for illingness Add up the numbers: stands for onfidence Your teacher will tell you what these numbers mean.

4 Answer sheet This quiz is all about the first aid help that you would give to somebody who is hurt or ill. There are two sections to the quiz: > : Tests pupils knowledge on first aid. The correct answer is highlighted below. > Section 2: Finds out how confident and willing pupils are. There are no right or wrong answers in this section. For all questions, there are three answers to choose from. Ask your students to put a tick or cross on their quiz sheet, depending on the answers they have given. The correct answer is highlighted. 1. ho can give first aid treatment? a) Only ambulance staff b) Only adults c) Adults and children 2. If someone is choking, how can you help? a) Hit them on the back b) Lean them backwards c) Lie them on their side 3. hat is the best thing to put on a burn at first? a) arm running water b) old running water c) Kitchen film 4. Pressing on the wound is the treatment for what? a) A broken bone b) A bad bleed c) A bee sting 5. hich of these is the best way to treat a nose bleed? a) Lean head forward, pinch soft part of the nose b) Lean head forward, pinch hard part of the nose c) Lean head backwards, pinch soft part of the nose 6. hy might someone use an inhaler? a) They get nosebleeds a lot b) They have asthma c) They fall over often 7. If you find someone collapsed on the floor, what should you do first? a) Put my jacket over them to keep them warm b) heck if they are breathing c) Run off to find an adult 8. How would you help an unconscious person who is breathing? a) Sit them up and make sure their head is facing forward b) Turn them on their side, with their head back c) Turn them on their side, with their head forward 9. hat is the best way to help a person with a broken leg? a) Press on it b) Pour cold water on it c) Keep it still and support it

5 Answer sheet Section 2 Please ask your students to put the relevant number on their sheets, according to the answers they have given. Remember: there are no right or wrong answers in this section. The answers given will give an indication of: > how willing the pupil is to take action themselves () > how confident the pupil is in their ability (). Number 1. hat would you do if you were with a friend and you saw an injured person? a) I would help the person myself 2 points () b) I would help the person if my friend did as well 1 point () c) I would leave it to someone else to help them 0 points () 2. hich of these is most like you? a) I can deal with lots of first aid situations 2 points () b) I can probably deal with some first aid situations 1 point () c) I can t deal with any first aid situations 0 points () 3. If one day you do give first aid to someone, how will you feel about it? a) I won t really want to do it 0 points () b) I will be glad to be able to help someone 2 points () c) I think I ll help if I really have to 1 point () 4. If you wanted to help someone who is upset, how well would you do? a) I don t think I could do it 0 points () b) I might be able to do it 1 point () c) I think I could do it 2 points () 5. How well do you think you could give first aid and help someone? a) Very well 2 points () b) Not well 0 points () c) Quite well 1 point () 6. If you see someone in a bike accident and you re the only person around, how would you feel about helping? a) I would want to help 2 points () b) I would not want to help 0 points () c) I think I d want to help, but I m not sure 1 point () hat do these numbers mean? Explain the following to your pupils: > illingness () score: gives an idea of how willing you are to help. > onfidence () score: gives an idea of how confident you are about helping. Scores for illingness to act ( questions) Scores for onfidence ( questions) 0 1 points: Not very willing 0 1 points: Not very confident 2 4 points: Quite willing 2 4 points: Quite confident 5 6 points: Very willing 5 6 points: Very confident