Standard of Learning

7.4 The student will describe how family and community priorities influence an individual's ability to reduce diseases and other health problems. Key concepts/skills include:

1. the relationship of social and environmental factors to individual and community health;
2. the financial resources in the community dedicated to promoting health;
3. the community's support of health services and partnerships;
4. availability of emergency response systems and services;
5. the community's support of recreational and leisure activities.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will recognize emergency situations, identify different emergency response systems and services.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• explain crisis management. (remain calm, calm others, quick evaluation and action, etc.)
• evaluate life-threatening situations. (situations that may cause death, such as poisoning, respiratory obstruction, severe bleeding, elevated body temperature, heart attack, stroke, burns, etc.)
• demonstrate knowledge of contacting emergency response in a crisis

Sample Lessons

Where Does It Hurt?
Grade 9-10
All of us will be faced with many common emergencies, some major and most minor. Either way it will then be up to us to be that "first responder" and provide appropriate aid to the victim. This is why it will be so important to know first-aid procedures when an accident has taken place.
http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~mtpbs/Education/WhereDoesItHurt.pdf
Sponsor: Montana PBS
Free

Lesson Ideas

• Students work in groups to research emergency treatments then prepare class demonstrations that provide information about recognizing and managing the situation.

Additional Instructional Resources

• American Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster
• Athletic Trainer
• Call 1-800-SUICIDE - http://www.hopeline.com
• The Educators Reference Desk- School Safety - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health/Safety
• Emergency and First Aid - http://www.healthy.net/clinic/firstaid
• First Aid Page - http://www.expage.com/page/lacieking
• Health Teacher (membership fee) - http://www.healthteacher.com
• Local Fire Department (EMTs, Rescue Personnel, etc.)
• National Education Association-Health Information Network - http://www.neahin.org/programs/schoolsafety/resources
• School Nurse
• Virginia Family Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline - http://www.vadv.org

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• demonstrate CPR and rescue breathing.
• demonstrate basic first aid for choking, bleeding, splinting, etc.
• create simulated crisis situations and crisis management strategies.
• become certified in first aid or CPR.
• provide a written response to situations requiring emergency care.

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