Emergency Response & Safety Rules
This is the very first thing you should do when you see an accident before rushing in.
What is stop, look around, and check for danger?
A burn is caused by dry heat or fire, while a scald is caused specifically by this type of heat.
What is wet heat (like steam or hot liquids)?
Before treating an open bleeding wound, you should put these on to protect against infection.
What are protective first aid gloves?
A fracture is defined as this type of injury to a bone.
What is a break or crack in a bone?
While Trick-or-Treating in the dark, you trip over a tree root and scrape your knee. Before putting on a bandage, you should wash the scrape with these two things.
What are mild soap and clean running water?
You should never do these two things around an emergency scene.
What is panic (stay calm) and crowd around the injured person?
The top priority when treating a burn or scald is to cool it under cool running water for at least this long.
What is at least 20 minutes?
The main way to stop bleeding from an open wound is to apply this using a sterile dressing or clean cloth.
What is direct/firm pressure?
The key difference between an open fracture and a closed fracture is this.
What is an open fracture has a wound/broken skin, while a closed fracture has intact skin?
You accidentally brush your hand against a hot pumpkin candle or a hot glue gun while making your costume. You should immediately run cool water over the burn for this many minutes.
What is at least 20 minutes?
You should not move a seriously injured person unless they are in this condition.
What is immediate danger?
After a burn has cooled, you should cover the area loosely with this common household item.
What is plastic wrap (or a clean plastic bag for hands/feet)?
If an object is stuck inside a wound, you should never pull it out, but instead do this.
What is apply pressure on either side of the object?
When controlling bleeding around an open fracture, you must press here rather than directly over the injury.
What is around the wound (not over the bone)?
If you slice your finger while cutting a pumpkin and it starts bleeding, you should put on gloves and do this to the wound with a clean cloth.
What is apply direct pressure?
When calling for emergency services, these are the four key details you should report about the scene.
What are where you are, what happened, how many people are hurt, and if the victim is awake/breathing?
You should remove jewelry or clothing near a burn unless it is stuck, to prevent issues before this happens.
What is swelling?
If blood soaks through a dressing, you should do this instead of leaving the old blood-soaked one on.
What is remove it and reapply pressure with a new dressing or pad?
To keep a fractured limb still, you should hold the joint in these two places.
What are above and below the injured area?
While wearing a bulky costume, your friend falls off a porch and hurts their arm. You suspect a closed fracture because the skin isn't broken, but they can't move it. You should tell them to do this until an adult helps.
What is keep still (or hold the arm still above and below the injury)?
Emergency medical dispatchers can help you by doing this until the ambulance arrives.
What is giving you instructions/information on what to do?
You should never break these if they appear on a burn, as doing so can cause an infection.
What are blisters?
Severe blood loss can cause this life-threatening medical condition, which is treated by having the casualty lie down on a rug or blanket.
What is shock?
You can secure an upper limb fracture using a sling, and a lower limb fracture using these.
What are broad fold bandages?
ating too much Halloween candy gave your friend a bad stomachache, but suddenly they start having trouble breathing and their face swells up from a hidden peanut allergy. You should immediately do this before anything else.
What is call 911 / emergency services (or get a trusted adult to call immediately)?