A marathon recovery Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education

Emergency first aid What should you do if someone is bleeding heavily from a wound? 1. Put pressure on the wound with whatever is available 2. Call 999 for an ambulance 3. Keep pressure on the wound until help arrives Design a poster that will help people remember this first aid advice

Moving forwards Create a caption for the photograph using at least two of the following words: Determination, independence, pain, strength, expectations, struggle, frustration, sadness, anger, setback, attitude, exertion, pressure, lonely, normality, resilience, loss.

Photo credit and caption Photo 1: BOSTON - APRIL Matt Smith and Zach Mione helped Sydney Corcoran at the scene of the first explosion near the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon © The Boston Globe Photo 2: BOSTON - JUNE : Celeste Corcoran walks on her two new protheses at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. She lost both legs in the first Boston Marathon bombing. She is helped by physical therapist, Alyson Jodoin, as her daughter Sydney, left, who was also severely injured walks with them. © The Boston Globe via Getty images Important legal note This photograph is fully protected by copyright. Schools and other educational organisations are free to use it for educational use. The licence does not extend beyond this use. This means that anyone wishing to put the image on a website, crop or edit it, or use it in any other way, must first contact the copyright holder and negotiate a licence for the use they require. This resource and other free educational materials are available at redcross.org.uk/education The British Red Cross Society is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SCO37738).