Safety First
Equipment that is worn by a person to to protect them from one or more risks to their health and safety.
What is PPE?
If someone swallows poison, what should you do first?
Call local poison control center.
Someone suffering from heat exhaustion should immediately drink as much cold water as possible. TRUE or FALSE.
False
If a hurricane is about to strike, what is the best thing to do?
Go to the center of the house.
You smell smoke in your bedroom, what should you do first?
Drop down to the floor.
Someone you know has just fallen and can't locate the pain, what should you do?
Make them comfortable without moving them.
How do you treat severe bleeding?
Apply direct pressure to the wound.
What is the most common fatal accident that can happen at home?
A fall
If a tornado is approaching your neighborhood, what should you NOT do?
get in your car and drive away from the tornado
Your clothes catch fire, what should you do first?
Drop down to the ground and roll to smother the flames.
An emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating
What is CPR?
If your car stalls in a flash flood, what should you do?
Abandon your car and climb to higher ground ASAP.
If you come across a victim of electrical shock, the first thing you should do is pull the person off the wires. TRUE or FALSE.
False, turn off electricity first!
If someone you know has intense leg pain as the result of an injury, what should you do?
Keep them in the same position they fell.
What does OSHA stand for?
occupational safety and health administration