First Aid Badger gives each Badger the basic skills and knowledge needed to respond to a first aid emergency.
This subject provides Badgers with the knowledge and experience to:
- describe what is meant by ‘first aid’
- know how to make an emergency call
- show how to communicate with a casualty
- care for a casualty
- identify the contents of a first aid kit
- know where the first aid kit is kept at home, school and Badgers
- undertake a primary survey, including dangers to themselves and using DRABC
- know when to use the recovery position
- demonstrate how to place a casualty in the recovery position
- know when someone is choking and how to treat them
- know the signs when someone feels faint or has fainted and how to treat them
- recognise an asthma attack and how to respond
- recognise and be able to respond to a major bleed
- know the signs of shock and how to treat it
- know how to recognise and deal with minor bleeds
- understand the principles of infection prevention and control (IPC)
- recognise a burn and scald and know how to treat them
- know how to recognise a bite and sting and how to deal with them
- be able to recognise and respond to a fractured bone, dislocation injury, sprain and strain
- participate in simulation activities that consolidate their learning
- enjoy learning first aid skills and feel proud of being able to use them effectively.
