CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS AT HOME
Cuts and bruises:Prevention:
First Aid/management
Burns and scalds:
Burns are caused by dry heat while scalds are caused by moist heat e.g steam under pressure.
Prevention
First Aid/management
POISONING
Caused by chemicals e.g farm chemicals, drugs, paraffin, alcohol, contaminated food or poisonous plants.
Prevention
First Aid/management
FRACTURES AND SPRAINS:
A fracture is a crack/break in the bone while a sprain is the tearing on stretching of strong tissues which holds bones together.
Causes:
Symptoms:
Kinds of fractures
Causes of fractures
First Aid/management
Sprains:
Happens when one twists joint accidentally stepping on uneven ground:
Symptoms and signs
First Aid:-
CHOKING AND SUFFOCTION
As a result of obstruction of wind pipe that can be due to swallowing a sweet, marble, button/any object/food/too much liquid or gas being used at once making breathing difficult.
First aid/management
SHOCK
TYPES
Symptoms of shock:
Electric shock
Caused by:
Prevention
FAINTING
Caused by temporary insufficient supply of blood to the brain due to:
First aid/management
DROWNING:-
Liquids enter air passage.
Prevention
First aid / management
NOSE BLEEDING
Caused by:
First aid / management
ENTRANCE OF FOREIGN BODIES
a) The Eye
INSECT STINGS AND BITES
Insects bites using stings found on the tails e.g spiders, mosquitoes, lice, bed bugs, ticks, bees, wasps, hornets and scorpions stings.
SNAKE AND ANIMAL BITES
Local treatment
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FIRST AID
It is first help given to an injured person before taking him to the doctor. It includes attention given to small injuries for quick healing.
Objectives of first aid
Dudes of first aid
First Aid kit
Is a box that contains materials that assist the victims in an occurrence of an accident.
NB:-
Contents of a simple first aid kit
Use of medicine:
Topics
SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID (9 Lessons)
Specific Objectives
SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID (9 Lessons)
Specific Objectives By the end of the topic the learner should be able to:
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