We are taking a break from the Jensen book to study First Aid.
It is important to keep first aid kits where they might be needed. You will want to have a first aid kit in your classroom. I provided a first aid handout for you to read. Tell me why you would want to keep a first aid kit in your classroom? (explain and reflect)
Did you learn anything new from reading the first aid handout? (explain and reflect)
Explain and reflect about three topics that you learned about in the handout that you feel will assist you in being a quality teacher.
P.S. You may have a quiz about the first aid handout so keep it in your portfolio.
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As a teacher, you would want to keep a first aid kit in your classroom in case of an emergency. A first aid kit is also used for precautions; so that if there is an emergency you will have few necessities to help the emergency so that it won’t get out of hand. A first aid kit is also kept in classrooms so that the injury can be treated by the teacher in case if the school nurse is absent that day and no other medical provider is available on school campus. Also first aid kits should be kept in your classrooms to keep your classrooms safe and students in a healthy environment.
Yes, I learned something new from reading the handout. From reading this handout I have learned many new interested and important facts that I can integrate into my future classroom someday. Three topics that I have learned about in the handout that I feel will assist me in being a quality teacher is: Checking a victim, Heart attack and the five types of burns.
From reading the first topic, checking a Victim, I learned that one of the first things that rescuers do are assess the victim. So that means if an injury was to occur with one of my students on the playground, it would be my job not only to watch after the student until rescuers get there but make sure the scene is safe and all students are away from the victim. I only thought that when a rescuer approaches the scene they only check for a pulse, but from reading it’s a lot more to it. The rescuer also checks for other injuries, severe bleeding, a heartbeat, a sign of breathing, and does the victim have an open airway. The second topic that I learned about was heart attack. All these years, my perception of a heart attack was a sharp pain in the heart. But of course a heart attack is much more than a sharp pain in the organ. A heart attack is the death of a cardiac muscle caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart. I also learned the warning signs if a heart attack were to occur with one of my students. Some of them that I would look for are dizziness, sweating, fainting, and irregular pulse. The third topic that I learned about from this handout is the five types of burns. For nineteen years of my life I only experience one type of burn and that is first degree burn. In which it is a burn of the top layer of skin. I also heard of second and third degree burns but no electrical and chemical. More than likely in my classroom someday I will probably get a first degree burn to happen with my students than any of the other four. I also learned how to deal with first degree burns. That’s why it is so important to keep first aid kits in the classroom just in case of an injury such as this.
The reason why I want a first aid kit in my classroom is because first aid kits can bandage up small cuts and clean off wounds that the student may get either from the playground, in the classroom from scissors, or from any other mishaps in the classroom. In my classroom, I want to keep my students safe but I also want to have fun. I know that no matter how much I go through projects or classroom assignments, I know accidents are going to happen and it’s better to be prepared to handle something that could end up being severe to minor than not being prepared and let the student suffer. Also, having a first aid kit in my classroom can help the amount of students going to the nurse’s office to get a bandaid or gause for a cut, which can cut down on classroom disruptions.
In high school, I took several first aid classes and I learned most of what is already in the packet. The one new thing that I did not know was about heat cramps. I never knew that you could get cramps in your muscles from lack of fluids. The steps to provide care for heat cramps are to have the victim rest in a cool, shaded area, to cool down the victim quicker than being in the heat to start to recover. Then give the victim cool water to drink so that the muscles will begin fluid retention. After that stretch the muscles gently to ensure that the muscle is okay and work out the cramp. This definitely needs to be taught to students who participate in sports because the student needs to know to know that drinking water before and especially after a game or practice is essential for the muscles in their bodies.
Three topics in the handout that I feel will assist me in being a quality teacher are how to help a choking victim because if the student is having a snack in my classroom or eating lunch and begin to choke, I have to know how to help the student because I can’t send them to the nurse in time for them to take care of my student. Choking is a sudden thing and I need to be able to help my students in any case of choking. Secondly, I learned about bleeding and that there are two different types of wounds. Closed wounds and open wounds have different amount of bleeding. A closed wound is an injury to the soft tissues under the skin. This is when the blood is trapped under the skin and there is internal bleeding. An open wound is when the skin’s surface is broken. This means that I will have to stop the bleeding or send the student to the nurse’s office. Knowing the different types of bleeding wounds is a good quality to being a teacher because that is basic first aid and I need to be prepared to handle bleeding in any certain situation. Lastly, I learned about preventing infection and this is also a good quality of a good teacher because when the student cuts or scrapes themselves in the classroom or playground, I’m going to need to know how to soothe the wound rather than making it worse. Being a teacher, I’m going to have to take care of the wound quickly and efficiently to ensure the health of my students. By preventing infection, this is reducing the pain that the student may have later due to infection or healing the wound faster because it doesn’t have an infection.
A.In life there are rules, guidelines, laws, law enforcers, and proper procedures that everyone must follow to maintain and safe environment. Just like we have laws that we must follow to try and maintain order and control to prevent injury, harm or even death to citizens. Teachers have many guidelines that they must follow from the time they walk into the classroom until they pull out the driveway to go home. A good teacher will reflect her professionalism in the way she teach, dress, speak, and the way he/she handles certain situations in the classroom. One of the biggest area in teaching in the classroom is making sure that each student is safe and out of harm’s way. I would want to keep a first aid kit in my classroom because it will show that I care about my children’s safety. There is usually a lot of kids in one classroom and it takes allot to keep an eye on all of them at the same time. It is best to be prepared just in case something out of the ordinary happens. A first aid kit gives you guidelines to follow if something bad happens in the classroom or to a student. This kit will give me advice on how I should go about handling a problem if there is an accident in the classroom. These kits come with Band-Aids and other materials to help aid an injured child in the class. If I have this kit in the classroom, I will be better prepared and less stressed when I am faced with these obstacles. If I do not have one, I may take too long, or do the wrong thing. I want to professional at my job, and one mistake could cost me my job. By treating a child for the wrong thing or putting the wrong ointment on a cut or bruise could result in me losing my job. A first aid kit should be in every classroom, office, and play area.
B.Yes. I learned what “universal precautions” are. It is defined as the steps taken to prevent the spread of disease by treating all human blood and certain body fluids as if they contain HIV, HBV, and other pathogens. When dealing with blood we must wear nonporous gloves, sanitize and wash hands thoroughly with warm water and soap, use a face mask, avoid the blood, and try to stay sanitary while dealing with the student. This information will help me in the classroom, because children are easy to get splinters, cuts, bruises, etc. We sometimes do not know if a child has a health condition and must treat each incident as if they do. Not to be rude, or mean, but it’s just being precautious and keeping safe and healthy.
C.Choking- Choking is a very serious emergency in which the airway becomes blocked by food, or any small/big object that could prevent someone from breathing and swallowing. If a child becomes choked, you should call 911, and then the child should be given the procedure on his/her body that will force whatever it is blocking them up and out the body. You just want the child to begin breathing. As a teacher, you have to keep an eye on them in the cafeteria while they eat, be careful what toys, materials you bring to the classroom. Little kids tend to put things in their mouth and it is helpful to know the choking safety guidelines
Bruise- A bruise is a wound in which damage to soft tissues and blood vessels causes bleeding under the skin. It is helpful for a teacher to be able to distinct the difference between an abrasion, laceration, or cut. By knowing the difference it will be easier to help aid the student.
Fracture fracture is a break or crack in the bone. One of my biggest fears as a kid was when I broke my right shoulder. I know that breaking, fracturing or dislocating a bone is NOT a good feeling. I have experienced it all. And it has hindered me from doing a lot of things such as joining the Army. I want to help a child and not hurt them if I am faced with this situation. Being careless and uneducated about fractures can possibly make the matter worse for the victim.
I would want to have a first aid kit in my classroom so that I could handle any minor. It is especially important to have a first aid kit if you teach at a school that does not have a full time school nurse. By having a first aid kit it will help to treat a child until they are able to receive medical attention from the school nurse or a doctor.
From reading about first-aid kits, I learned that you must have consent to give first-aid to a child by and adult. However, a teacher can give consent on behalf of a child. I always figured that the right thing to do would be just help an injured person out. I never thought of the fact that some people may not want to be helped in that kind of situation.
One of the topics that I learned about was choking. Choking is when you are not able to breathe because there is something that is blocking the airway. From this section of the article I learned that the universal sign of choking is to clutch the throat with the hands. Knowing the steps and procedures that are to be taken when a child is choking will help me to ultimately save a child’s life. If I can recognize the problem, I will be able to give the right treatment which would be giving abdominal thrusts.
Stopping a nosebleed is a topic that I feel is very important for a teacher to know. Many students have several nosebleeds throughout the year because of injury and even allegories. From reading this part of the article, I learned that when a nosebleed occurs you should have the student lean their head forward rather than backward. I always thought you would have the student lean their head back to cause it stop. I had never realized that when you hold your head back it cause it to go down your throat.
Since I am majoring in Elementary Education my students are bound to be a little more rough on the playground. So, it is very important for me to know what to do if one of my students happens to sprain their ankle, wrist or another body part. Knowing that a sprain’s symptoms are pain when moving, being tender and swelling, can help me to differentiate between it and another type of injury. When giving first-aid for a sprain, I would rest the injured body part for at least 24 hours. Apply a cold compress. Then, I would wrap the injured area to reduce swelling, and make sure to keep this body part elevated.
I would want to keep a first aid kit in my classroom because I think that you should always be prepared for the unexpected. Although there are nurses in almost all schools, they’re not always on duty, so you as a teacher must step up, in case of an emergency. I feel as though I need to be able to respond quickly without panicking to better assist my students.
I have learned a lot from reading this handout as well as a handful of ways to help my students if something were to happen to them in my care. I also learned that despite me wanting to help I have to have consent from a parent or guardian before any help can be given from me, the teacher. I learned certain signals to look for when someone is in distress, such as placing their hands around the throat which signals that they are chocking. As well as other universal precautions and ways to administer first-aid procedures to better assist my students.
10 items that I would keep in my classroom first aid kit are:
1.) Band-Aids
2.) Rubbing alcohol
3.) Latex gloves
4.) Gauze pads
5.) Tylenol or aspirin
6.) Instant cold pack
7.) Adhesive tape
8.) Scissors
9.) Flashlight with fresh batteries
10.) An up to date list of all of the student’s medications and allergies.
I think that all these items will be very useful and come in handy, especially with kids in my classroom.
One topic that I learned about and felt would be useful in my classroom was being able to check an injured or medically ill individual. You have to check for the following; an open airway, breathing, heartbeat, sever bleeding, and any other injuries that may have happened. I feel as though knowing what to look for when assessing a child’s health is important and critical when trying to save a life. You have to know what you are looking for in order to help. So I feel like this was an interesting and helpful topic to learn about.
Another topic that I learned about was what to do in case of a bite, whether it is from a snake, bee, spider, or tick bite. I feel as those knowing what to do in case this happens to a student is useful because students always go outside and they sometimes often wonder off. So, I feel as though this was important information to learn about and become familiar with. With every bite you must remove either the stinger, or the tick, and that with a snake bite you must keep the victim still to reduce the risk of spreading the poison throughout the body. The bitten area must also be kept lower than the level of the heart.
The third topic that I learned about was sudden illness and what to do in case one was to occur. A sudden illness is something that occurs without warning so you have to be quick and on your toes. Some sudden illnesses that might occur in the classroom may be fainting, seizures, heat exhaustion, and even heat stroke. If someone were to faint I learned that I have to place them on their backs if they are not vomiting and on their sides if they are and to elevate their legs eight to twelve inches above the heart, and not to splash water on their face or to slap them. I even learned that in case of a seizure you should not place anything in their mouth.
Each of the three topics that I learned about in the handout made me feel as though it would help assist me in being a quality teacher. I think that this entire handout was helpful and useful. I feel as though this was a good reminder as to what to have in a first-aid kit and that I as a teacher should be aware of what to expect in case of an emergency. I learned that you don’t have to be a doctor or a nurse to help someone. You should be educated and informed in this area because you always have to expect the unexpected from your students, and there is no other way but to be prepared.
There is no question that having a first aid kit in your class-room is crucial to the enviorments learning integrity. Any number of incidents can occur in, or even outside, of your class that have a detrimental effect on a students immediate health. These kits can save lives and must be kept up to date and teachers have to be properly trained in their use.
Choking is an emergency that can happen in any classroom with any grade level. Choking is of course an emergency in which the airway is blocked. This can be caused by any number of objects. Small children, such as kindergarten students, have many opportunities to choke on any number of small things inside the classroom. Many elementary students are not mature enough to know that some objects are not food or contain poison. Of course a student could also suffer from choking after lunch or at any point in the day when they are eating. The best way to aid a victim that is choking is through abdominal thrusts. These are a series of thrusts in the stomach/abdominal area that force air to the lungs, therefore dislodging the object. If the victim has lost consciousness, rescue breathing is needed. This is when the victim recieves oxygen via mouth to mouth resesitation.
In our state, as well as many others, we have cardiovascular health disparities. This is due to genetics, inadequate foods, and poor dieting. Cardiovascular problems are going to be any conflict in the lungs and heart. The most notorius cardiovascular emergency is of course the heart attack. During a heart attack a victim suffers a death of a cardiac muscle that is caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart. The best way to aid a victim in this state is through cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or cpr. This is extremely effective, but can also be deadly if used wrong. This is properly done through rolling the victim on their back, find their breast-bone and thrust. This can save the victims life and give valuable seconds to rescue authorities. Epi-pens as well as other imediate cardio-vascular medications can be kept in a first aid kit as well. They must be kept up to date and checked reguuraly.
There will always be wounds when children are present. This is when the first aid kit is needed the most. Lacerations, abrasions, and any number of wounds can be properly taken care of through first aid kits. Bandadges, gause, and ointments to clean cuts are crucial to avoid infection and cause a clot to stop the bleeding. Poisons are unfortunetely common in schools and certain bodily cures can be kept on site. Whether it be anti-venom or common ibuprofen, a teacher cannot be safe enough.
Question of the Week
• I would want to keep a first aid kit in my classroom in case of an emergency, but only minor ones. The first aid kit would be really useful if one of my students accidently cut or scrape themselves. Then it could also come in handy for me if I accidently cut or scrape myself. I would have it somewhere it is visible and at easy access, but make sure it is being used for the right reasons. I would also explain to my students what it is there for and how to properly use it if needed. I would make sure to keep it stocked and updated so that I know the things in are safe to use.
• I didn’t really learn anything new but it was more of a refresher. Most of the things that I read about were things that I learn as I was growing up. I also learned a good bit of it in school. I took plenty of health classes while I was in school and they made sure we knew about most of the first aid procedures. I’ve never really had to do any of the procedures except stop something from bleeding. This hand out is something I would keep with me so that I can have it just in case I have to do one of these procedures. I would want to make sure I was doing it right so that I wouldn’t be putting my life and the victim’s life in danger.
• One of the things I learn that could be really helpful to make an emergency phone call in case of an emergency. Staying calm is the most important things that you can do when faced with an emergency. When you make an emergency call you have to stay calm in order to tell the dispatcher what has happened. I also think that the Heartsaver CPR program is something that all teachers should do. The program trains teachers to be CPR instructor and it is something I think will come in handy if you have an emergency in your classroom that requires CPR. Something could happen to a student that may need immediate attention and can’t wait for help to get there. Then one of the basic things I think teacher should know is how to stop or control bleeding. When doing this make sure to have on gloves so that you don’t get contaminated by someone’s blood, you never know if they carry a disease. Then put pressure on the wound to stop the blood from flowing. This can be really helpful because it can insure that the victim doesn’t lose too much blood. So doing first aid isn’t too hard and it can come in handy as long as you are safe and know what you are doing.
It is always good to keep a first aid kit where it can easily be reached, no matter if you are a teacher or not. A teacher needs a first aid kit in case one of his or her students gets hurt, it may be necessary for the teacher to administer first aid; especially if the teacher works in a school where there isn’t a nurse around all the time, or in a crowded school where the nurse may be busy. If, however, the child’s injuries are past your point of knowledge, or is life threatening, it is important to make an emergency call. An emergency dispatcher is a person who decides whom to contact when there is call for help. When speaking to an emergency dispatcher, one must speak clearly, describe the exact location and nature of the injury, and the address of where the child is.
Before reading this handout, I did not know that a person could give his or herself abdominal thrusts if he or she were choking. I always thought that if someone was choking, that the person needed another person to perform the abdominal thrusts, but now I know that a person can do the thrusts by themselves if necessary.
I also learned the ABC’s of CPR. I did not know that there were ABC’s of CPR. I knew that there were steps one needed take if another person was not breathing, but now I know that you should:
A. Airway – Open the victim’s airway
B. Breathing – Perform rescue breathing if breathing has stopped breathing
C. Circulation – Perform CPR if a pulse is absent
While reading this handout, I learned the proper technique for making an emergency call, how to treat spider and tick bites, and what to do if a student gets into a poisonous plant. All of these things will assist in my becoming a quality teacher because I will be able to better take care of my students. When a student is in my classroom, he or she becomes my responsibility, and it is my job to make sure the student is well taken care of.
In order to treat spider bites, one must wash the area affected with soap and water. Applying ice to the area will help relieve pain. It is also important to seek medical help for the bitten child because it may be necessary for antivenom to be given to the child.
If a student touches a poisonous plant, it is necessary to wash the affected area with soap and water. It may also be necessary to remove any clothing that may have touched the poison. Over the counter drugs (such as skin ointments) may be used. If the reaction is severe, get medical attention.
Tell me why you would want to keep a first aid kit in your classroom? (explain and reflect)
• I would want to keep a first aid kit in my classroom because a first aid kit is there to help when injuries occur. Some first aid kits are different from others but some of the items that are in the kits are: a first aid manual, gauze, adhesive bandages, antiseptic wipes, antibiotic ointment, hydrogen peroxide, tweezers,gloves ect. These are just some of the items that I would make sure are in my first aid kit in the classroom. Many unintentional injuries occur and an example would be a child falling at school and hurting their knee. With the first aid kit, the injury can be cleaned and bandaged. I don’t ever remember seeing a first kit in any of my classrooms when I was younger. I think that it is very important to have one in the classroom setting because anything could happen at any time and we, as teachers, need to be prepared.
Did you learn anything new from reading the first aid handout? (explain and reflect)
• I did learn a couple of new things from reading the first aid handout. The first thing that I learned was learning about what a stroke is and the warning signs Warning sides of a stroke are slowed breathing rate, slurred speech, severe headache, ect. The first aid procedure for a stroke would be: to keep the victim lying down, check the airway, and don’t give the victim anything to drink. I learned the steps involved in helping someone who may have had stroke until help arrives. I think that we as future teachers should be aware of all the steps(or the main steps) of how to care for someone who is injured. As teachers, the students are in the school setting and they are our responsibility and we need to take care of them and make sure they are safe. I also learned about a Knocked out Tooth. I learned that if a tooth is knocked out of socket that it needs to be placed in a cup of cold milk, if available. The victim should see a dentist immediately after the incident.
Explain and reflect about three topics that you learned about in the handout that you feel will assist you in being a quality teacher.
• The first topic that I feel will assist me as being a teacher is following the universal precautions that are very important in giving first aid to another person. Univeral precautions need to be used in the classroom because of the spread of pathogens. Wearing gloves, masks, keeping hands clean, and avoiding contact with victims blood are a few of the major precautions that I will follow in my future classroom. I think that these are important because if a child/student is injured/sick, I need to help that child but I also need to protect myself and other students. The second topic is choking. I can teach my students the universal distress signal for when they are choking and need help. There are steps that can be taken to help someone who is choking. I think this is an important topic because children do the craziest things sometimes, a child may have swallowed something, and I need to make sure that I know what to do if the situation arises. I remember when I was in 5th grade my brother was in his class and he was choking on a mint that his teacher gave him. She had to help him and he was alright. The third topic is CPR. I used to be CPR certified but some things change over the course of a certification and I know how many compression to how many breaths. Children and adults are and can be different depending on the age. I think all teachers should be CPR certified because we all need to know what to do in case of an emergency. We could save a child’s life by helping them.
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