Handling Emergencies - Vocational Student
Vocational
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Student Activity Sheet A
Student Activity Sheet B
Do’s and Don’t Do’s of Emergency Situations
*For All Emergency Situations, Don’t Panic, Do Keep Calm!
Fire
Do
1. Stay low to the floor and exit your home as soon as possible.
2. Go to a safe meeting place outside.
3. Try to put water on an electrical or grease fire.
Don't
1. Open any windows.
2. Hide inside your home.
3. Try to put water on an electrical or grease fire.
Severe Bleeding
Do
1. Wrap a sterile bandage around the wound.
2. Press the bandage firmly with your hand.
3. Call 9-1-1.
Don't
1. Leave the wound open.
2. Call 9-1-1 for a minor bleed. Instead, clean with water, apply a small amount of antibacterial ointment, cover with band aid.
Severe Burn
Do
1. Call 9-1-1 immediately.
2. Take off any jewelry or tight clothing close to the burn.
Don't
1. Put any liquid, oil, ice, iodine, or cotton balls on burns.
2. Call 9-1-1 for minor burns. instead, run under cool water, then wrap loosely with a clean bandage or cloth.
Intruder in Your Home
Do
1. Call 9-1-1 once you verify it is an actual intruder in your home, not just a noise you heard.
2. Stay put and hide until help arrives.
3. Alert anyone else in your home or neighbors by texting.
4. Stay quiet!
Don't
1. Interact with the intruder at all. It might be tempting to try to sneak up on the person with a bat, etc. but that could endanger your life.
2. Yell out to other people in your home.
Broken Bone
Do
1. Call 9-1-1.
2. Take clothing off from the injured area.
3. Apply an ice pack wrapped in a cloth.
Don't
1. Try to move the injured limb, keep it in the same position.
2. Eat or drink anything in case you need surgery.
Student Lesson Review Sheet
Directions: To check your understanding of the lesson, answer the following questions.