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Week 11 · Ready for Anything

Wednesday

Stop, wash, cover, tell
// Know it, ask for help, and have a plan
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Stop, wash, cover, tell

Freddy the Frog hops too fast on the den steps and scuffs his knee. "Ow."

Bruce is there in a flash. "Stop. Sit down." Freddy stops.

"Now wash it with warm water and soap." Freddy washes. "Now cover it." Bruce hands him a clean bandage.

"Now tell." Freddy calls to his grown-up. Bruce nods. "Stop, wash, cover, tell. Four steps, every scrape."

Four steps for a scrape

A scrape is a small hurt on the skin, like a scuffed knee or elbow. Scrapes happen to every helper.

There are four steps, and they always go in the same order.

  1. Stop. Stop what you are doing and sit down.
  2. Wash. Rinse the scrape with warm water and a little soap. Warm, never hot.
  3. Cover. Pat it dry with a clean towel and put on a clean bandage.
  4. Tell. Tell a grown-up right away, even if it feels fine.
PUT THE SCRAPE STEPS IN ORDER.
  • ?Wash
  • ?Tell
  • ?Cover
  • ?Stop
WHY THIS EXERCISEStop keeps it from getting worse. Wash cleans it. Cover protects it. Tell gets a grown-up's eyes on it.

Why each step matters

StepWhy
StopMoving around can make a small hurt bigger
WashWarm water and soap clean out dirt
CoverA clean bandage keeps dirt off while it heals
TellA grown-up decides if it needs more care
SCRAPE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What temperature should the water be?
The scrape feels fine after you cover it. Do you still tell a grown-up?
Who opens the first aid kit and uses any ointment or scissors?

When it is more than a scrape

Some hurts are bigger than a scrape. A deep cut, a bump on the head, or a bad fall.

For those, skip straight to Tell. Call your grown-up right away and stay still. Your grown-up decides what happens next.

What is the first step for a scrape?
What do you use with warm water to wash a scrape?
What do you put on after the scrape is dry?
For a big hurt, which step do you skip straight to?
StatementTrue or false?
Hot water is best for washing a scrape.?
You tell a grown-up even if the scrape feels fine.?
A clean bandage keeps dirt off while it heals.?
For a bump on the head, you keep playing.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEScrapes are small, but the habit of telling is big.
How many steps are there for a scrape?
WHY THIS EXERCISEFour steps, always in the same order, every time.
Try it
Ask your grown-up where the first aid kit lives. Look inside together.
Find the bandages and point to them. Do not open anything else.
Say the four steps out loud while your grown-up checks you.
Safety first
Warm water only, never hot.
A grown-up opens the kit and handles any ointment, scissors or tweezers.
For anything bigger than a scrape, go straight to Tell and stay still.

Calm and careful, Helper! Tomorrow Bruce walks the family fire plan.

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