Curated OER
Kids Health: Strains and Sprains Are a Pain
In addition to describing how one might get a strain or sprain, this article offers well-organized, clear advice for those caring for their sprained or strained muscles. Links to related information included.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Allergic Reactions
In addition to a definition of "Allergic reactions," and causes and symptoms, find several illustrations of various types of skin allergies and learn how allegic reactions can be prevented and treated through first aid.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cpr: A Real Lifesaver
Learn how artificial respiration can help save a life. This website includes definitions terms "artificial respiration," "rescue breathing," and "chest compressions" and lists the emergency situations that would require someone to use...
Read Works
Read Works: First Aid, First Response
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage contains brief directions about how to manage emergency situations. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
Curated OER
Kidshealth: Broken Bones, Sprains, and Strains
What happens when you break a bone or get a strain or sprain? Find the answer at this website, and also find instruction sheets on first-aid care for broken bones, strains, and sprains.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
Read Works
Read Works: A Sticky Idea
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the history of Band-Aids. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary learning....
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Splinters
Find out how to get that splinter out if you get one.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: How Stitches Help Kids Heal
Most kids need stitches at one time or another to help a cut heal properly. Read this article to learn all about stitches and what they do.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kidshealth: Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions
If you're wearing a bandage right now, chances are you have a cut, scratch, or abrasion. Find out more about them in this article for kids.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: First Aid
An A to Z reference guide to administering first aid for dozens of injuries or health conditions.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions
This brief article explains what to do when you get a cut or scratch and how it heals. Includes information on what to do if a cut will not stop bleeding.
Curated OER
Kids Health: First Aid & Safety
This website includes several links that will help you learn first-aid skills that you might need to use in emergency situations. Learn how to deal with allergic reactions, animal bites, fevers, heat illness, nosebleeds, and other...
WebMD
Medicine Net: Skin Overview: Burns
Read brief answers to such first aid questions as: "What are the categories of burns?" "What is the significance of the total body area affected?" "How important is the location of a burn?" "What about electrical burns?" "What about...
BBC
Bbc: Your Duties as a First Aider
Information on what you need to do if you are a trained first aider.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Frostbite Instruction Sheet
What is frostbite and how does it affect your skin? How do you treat frostbite? Find the answers to these questions, and learn how to prevent frostbite at this website.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Heat Exhaustion and Heatstroke
What are the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke? Learn the answer to this question and learn about emergency treatment in case of heat exhaustion or heatstroke.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Cuts Instruction Sheet
Do you know how to treat mild or severe cuts? Find tips for treating cuts at home, and learn when you might need to go to the hospital to get emergency care.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Falls Instruction Sheet
Falls can cause injuries like bruises, cuts, and broken bones. Learn what to do in case you or another person falls.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Nosebleeds Instruction Sheet
What causes a nosebleed? How can you stop a nose from bleeding? Learn the answers to these questions, and learn how nosebleeds can be prevented.
Curated OER
Kids Health: First Aid: Choking Instruction Sheet
First aid guidelines for dealing with emergency cases of choking, with suggestions for ways to prevent it.
Other
St. John: First Aid Tips for Burns
Simple information taken from the "St. John First Aid Manual," on how to manage and cover injuries caused by burns. Organized into bullet-point notes, this is a good reference for an emergency situation.
Other
St. John: First Aid Library
This resource provides information on allergic reactions, asthma, burns, diabetes, fractures and other conditions and emergency situations that require first aid.
PE Central
Pe Central: Swimming Survivor Challenge Iii
After learning CPR steps and viewing a CPR demonstration, students organized into "tribes" are asked to apply their first aid and CPR skills in a hypothetical situation.