SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID - FORM 1 HOME SCIENCE NOTES
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SAFETY IN THE HOME AND FIRST AID - FORM 1 HOME SCIENCE NOTES
This is the third topic in the KCSE based syllabus and notes for form 1 home science. These notes features the following sub-topics and specific objectives
TOPICS
- Common accidents in the home, their causes, prevention and management
- burns and scalds
- cuts and bruises
- fractures and sprains
- suffocation and choking
- foreign bodies in the eyes, ears and nose
- shock
- fainting
- nose bleeding
- Â drowning
- insect stings and bites
- snake bites
- poisoning
- Assembling a First Aid Kit
- Medicine
- basic instruction using medicine
- misuse and abuse
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
By the end of the topic the learner should be able to:
- identify causes of common accidents in the home
- take appropriate measures to prevent and manage common accidents
- prepare and assemble items in a First Aid kit
- use medicine correctly
- differentiate between misuse and abuse of medicine.
