Cub Scouts learned the difference between big and little injuries, and that big injuries were emergencies, for which they should call 911.
They learned that taking a deep breath or three to calm themselves was good. And they learned the three steps to dealing with an emergency:
- Check
- Call
- Care
Checking the area to make sure that there was no danger, or else the person helping could get hurt, too. Then check the person who is hurt to see what is wrong.
Call 911, or call an adult. You need to say where the hurt person is, who you are, what your phone number is, and how the person seems to be hurt. Never hang up on the 911 operator until they say you may.
Then you go stay with the hurt person and care for them. Hold their hand, tell them help is on the way.
Finally, we took a look at the disaster kit the Red Cross brought, the sort of thing you might have in a car: some items included a blanket, water, first aid kit, games, radio, and medicine.
