Recently in class, we have been looking at keeping ourselves safe in health and wellbeing. During our open morning, we were looking at how to react in an emergency situation. We learned through a presentation and videos how to assess a casualty and how to react in an emergency. We were shown how to place someone in the recovery position and discussed when it is appropriate to call 999. We also learned about the seriousness of prank calls and how they waste the time of the emergency services and risk lives.
We had 4 different activity stations which we used to learn more about personal satety and helping others in times of need. On the Interactive Whiteboard, we played a game where we were in charge of a control centre for the emergency services, and we had to sort real calls from prank calls. We were provided with instruction card reminders at another station, and we had the chance to practice our skills in placing someone in the recovery position. At another station, we had scenario cards and had to decide whether each scenario would require an emergency (999) call, and if so which service they would most likely require. Finally, we had great fun using Mr Sturrock’s iPad when playing the “emergency call coach” game, which developed our skills in making emergency calls.
We had a busy but fun morning where we learned very important life skills.