How to Teach Children Medical Procedures
Children are never too young to help out adults even in the most desperate of times. The news organizations regularly have a clip about how a child was helpful in a medical situation. You can teach children how to take care of people in an emergency. Teach them these medical procedure strategies and they will never forget how to help someone in need. Make sure all your children know how to dial 911.
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Instructions
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CPR
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Examine the person from a distance at first. See if you can get to the person who needs help. Do not go out onto a busy highway or near someone who is suffering from electrocution.
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Teach the child the ABC method. Check the Airway to make sure there are no clogs. Look to see if the tongue is blocking the airways.
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Check for Breathing. Put your cheek close to the person's mouth and see if you can feel their breath on your cheek.
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Check for Circulation. Teach the child how to take someone's pulse at the neck and at the wrist. Place your index and second finger just below the person's ear. Follow the jaw line down to the neck about half way down to feel for a pulse. To take the pulse on the wrist, place the index and second finger just to the side of the visible veins and press.
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Tilt the person's head back if they are not breathing, by placing one hand underneath the neck and lifting the chin up. Blow into the person's mouth two times.
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Press on the person's chest firmly 30 times.
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Check for breathing again. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 if necessary.
Choking
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Look for signs of choking such as the person cannot breathe, talk, are turning blue because of lack of oxygen or they are grabbing at their throat.
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Check the air passages for breathing if the person is unconscious. Look into the person's mouth and check for blockages such as food or the tongue.
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Roll the person over on their side. Smack the person on the back, just between the shoulder blades using the heel of your hand, several times if necessary to remove to lodged food.
Control Bleeding
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Get a rag or an article of clothing. Wad up the material and use it to cover the open wound.
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Put a lot of pressure on the wound to help control the bleeding.
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Have someone else who is nearby call 911 while you continue to put pressure on the bleeding wound until medical services arrive.
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Tips & Warnings
Check with your local hospitals and schools. Many of them offer first aid courses geared directly toward young people. Sign your kids up for these classes and help them be prepared to face emergencies.
