Higher:
I can explain what to do in an emergency situation.
Middle:
I can describe what symptoms a victim may be suffering from.
Lower:
I know what choking, chest pain and heart attacks are.
Higher:
I can apply this when demonstrating each process.
Middle:
I can describe how to carry out both processes.
Lower:
I know what the Heimlich manoevre and CPR are.
What is choking and why does it happen?
Discuss how choking can occur and ask if anyone has choked on food or a toy they've chewed etc.
presentation - starter slide
First part of presentation: choking - go through the information about choking and discuss choking risks as well as the ways to help someone who is choking.
Use the expert film for more guidance.
Second part of presentation: chest pain and heart attacks - use information from presentation to discuss how a heart attack happens and what are the signs of a heart attack.
Use the expert film for more guidance.
presentation
Watch the expert film on how to help someone who is choking and how to give CPR
Watch the expert film on how to help someone who may have had a heart attack and how to use a defibrillator.
presentation - expert film
Get us a Defib!
Write a letter to your village council, persuading them to buy a defibrillator for the village to use - Explain to them how it works - Explain why it is important - Convince them this is a vital community resource
Get us a Defib!
Letter writing paper
The Heimlich Manoeuvre
Handout page 1
How a Defibrillator Works
Handout page 2
Quiz
With their talk partners, the children are to go through the quiz at the end of the presentation and answer the questions.
Quiz in presentation
1. What are choking hazards?
2. What problems can choking cause?
3. How can you dislodge a foreign object someone has choked on?
4. What causes a heart attack?
5. How do you give CPR?
6. What is a defibrillator? How do you use it?
1. 5 marks awarded for correct answers on Heimlich manoeuvre comprehension on handout
2. 5 marks awarded for identification of how the defibrillator works
3. Up to 10 marks awarded for the quality of the letter.
Choking happens when...
A heart attack is...
When someone chokes, they...
Choking is dangerous because...
The Heimlich manoeuvre is used to...
A heart attack can be caused by...
Signs of a heart attack are...
The science behind the science!
The heart is a super-powerful muscle which tirelessly pumps blood around the body, keeping us alive. If your heart stops pumping, your brain loses oxygen and you could die within 5 minutes. When people suffer a cardiac arrest (known as a heart attack) they need emergency medical treatment. We can apply CPR to maintain the flow of oxygen to the brain. However, when a heart has stopped, a defibrillator is needed to give the patient an electric shock. The word 'fibrillation' is the useless trembling of a heart muscle during cardiac arrest. In simple terms, the defibrillator will pass an electric current of around 200-1000 volts through the heart to shock it into working again.
How the defibrillator works (use this for page 2 of the handout task)
The defibrillator is an electrical supply unit. It has two paddles which are pressed to the patient's chest and has plastic handles (so that the administrator of the defib. doesn't get a shock!) . The paddles mist be applied in the right place: one to the left and above the heart and the other to the right and below. Some people will apply one to the front of the body and other to the back. The electrodes must be close together and make good electrical contact with the skin. It is usually a goo idea to apply a conducting gel to the patient's chest first which helps the process.
Grade 4 - Safety and First Aid CBSE
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