FIRST AID
PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASS
COORDINATED BY MRS BLESSING TITILOYE
Week: One
Class: SS1
Subject:
Physical Education
Lesson Title:
First Aid
Period: I-II
Duration: 80
Minutes
Learning
Objectives: Students should be able to:
i.
Define
first aid
ii.
State
the objectives of first aid
iii.
State
the qualities of good first Aider
iv. Basic
principle of first aid and safety precautions in physical education and sports.
v. List
10 contents of the first aid box and explain their uses.
Definition of first aid
First aid is an
immediate and temporary care (assistance) given to an injured person or a person who falls sick before the arrival of a doctor or before he is taken to
the hospital.
The objectives of first aid
The primary objective of first aid is to save life, this means saving somebody's life or own’s life.
Other objectives of first aid
1.
To prevent injuries from becoming worse
2.
To reduce or relieve pains
3.
To arrest bleeding
4. To assist the doctor with information
Qualities of a good first-aider
A good first-aider
1.
Should be a good observer.
2.
Should be resourceful.
3.
Should be knowledgeable.
4.
Should be tactful and gentle.
5.
Should be sympathetic without being
emotional.
6.
Should be confident.
7.
Should be cheerful.
8.
Should be able to make decisions.
9.
Should be courageous.
Basic principles of first aid and safety precautions in physical education and sports
1.
Check the injury and determine the extent of the damage.
2.
Give the urgently needed help first.
3.
Immobilize the injured part.
4.
Prevent the victim from seeing his blood.
5.
Never give fluid (any liquid) to the
victim.
6.
Be cool and calm in dealing with
situations.
7.
Carry out procedures with care.
A first-aid box is a box/bag that contains all the kits /materials that are needed for first-aid care/emergency.
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Contents of the first aid box and their uses
Bandages
Types of bandage
1.
Crepe bandage
2.
Triangular bandage
3.
Roller bandage
4.
Special bandages e.g four tailed.
The uses of bandages in first aid
1.
To protect wound from infection
2.
To act as compress to control swelling
3.
To immobilize an injured part
4.
To hold protective equipment in place
5.
To control external bleeding
6.
To assist in carrying a casualty
Cold compress/pack
Embrocation: heat
rub/nerve and bone transversine
1.
For massaging any swelling of the muscle
2.
For massaging of sprained joints
3.
For massaging of strained and aching
muscles
Safety-pins
1.
For holding bandage ends
2.
For keeping bandage in place
Razor blades
1.
For cutting bandages
2.
For cutting plaster
3.
For sharpening
4.
For shaving
Cotton wool
1.
For covering wounds
2.
For soaking of blood/fluid
3.
For cleaning wounds
4.
For holding drugs e.g. iodine to a wound
5.
For padding of the tissue
Plasters e.g. elastoplast
1.
For covering a wound
2.
For holding cotton wool soaked in iodine
to a wound
Antiseptics e.g dettol izal lizole, sanitas
1.
For killing microbes
2.
For disinfecting materials used in
first-aid
3.
For washing wound and sores.
Glucose
1.
For instant energy
2.
For quick recovery from exhaustion
Tincture of iodine
1.
For arresting bleeding of fresh wound
2.
For disinfecting a fresh wound
3.
For hastening the clotting of blood
4.
For hastening the healing of wound
Methylated spirit
1.
For cleaning a fresh wound
2.
For disinfecting a wound
3.
For hastening the clotting of blood
Assignment
State four common sports
injuries.
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