Safety First Sarah Brickett Pd 5

Fire prevention How to prevent fire in your house: –Smoke Detectors. Install a smoke detector on every level of your house outside of the bedroom Keep detectors dust free and check them every month. Replace the batteries once a year. Review

Fire Prevention What to use if a fire starts in your house: –Fire extinguishers Place a fire extinguishers in the kitchen, bathroom, and work area. Purchase a generic type of extinguisher. Only use the extinguisher on small fires.

Infant Safety Causes of Infant Death –Choking –Infant Mortality –SIDS Choking –If a child begins to choke and can not cry or cough Give five back blows Turn over and give five chest thrusts.

Infant Safety Infant Mortality –The death of a baby within the first year of life. –Leading causes are Dehydration and Disease. Review SIDS –Also known as crib death,SIDS occurs in infants that are 1 month to 1 year old. –Potential risk factors include: Smoke exposure Poor prenatal care

Infant Safety Some other things to keep in mind –Keep wires and electrical outlets covered. –Always stay with your baby in the bathroom. –Put child locks on drawers and cabinets. –Secure heavy furniture to the wall.

CPR What is CPR? –Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an emergency first aid procedure used for cardiac arrest victims.

CPR How you perform CPR? –CPR can be performed in 4 steps. 1.Check for response in the victim. 2.If breathing is irregular call 911 and tilt the head back and give two 1 second breaths. 3.Press down on chest 30 times. 4.Repeat until normal breathing resumes or medical care arrives.

First aid What to keep in your kit –First aid Manual –Sterile gauze –Adhesive tape –Bandages of several sizes –Tweezers –Scissors What to keep in your kit –Safety pins –Disposable cold packs –Plastic gloves –Flashlight and batteries. –Emergency numbers.

First aid There are 3 purposes of First Aid 1.Preserve life 2.Prevent further injury 3.Promote recovery What to look for –Breath –Blood –Bones

Review True or False TrueFalse –Install a smoke detector in one hall way of your house. True or False TrueFalse –SIDS is also called crib death.