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Date Day/Block

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: Staying Safe at Home

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • 5 ways to prevent falls
  • 5 ways to prevent fires
  • What to do (or NOT to do) should there be a fire (5 tips)
  • 5 ways to prevent firearms injury/death
  • 5 ways to prevent suffocation

Provide a statistic for each one (falls, fires, firearms injuries/deaths, and suffocation). For example, what percentage of all home accidents are due to falls? What is the biggest cause?

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: Staying Safe on the Road and in the Community

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • 5 tips for pedestrian safety
  • 5 tips for motor vehicle safety (as a driver or passenger)
  • 5 tips for bicycle safety
  • 5 tips for All-Terrain Vehicle safety (define ATV)
  • 5 tips for staying safe around animals

Provide a statistic for each one (pedestrians, motorists, bicyclists, all-terrain vehicles, and animals). For example, what percentage of all motor vehicle accidents are caused by distracted driving?

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: Staying Safe during Extreme Weather Conditions

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

Hot Weather

  • Define and describe signs of heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke
  • Describe what to do in each situation
  • 5 ways to prevent heat illness
  • Define/describe heat acclimatization

Cold Weather

  • Define wind-chill factor
  • Define and describe signs of hypothermia and frostbite
  • Describe what to do in each situation
  • 5 ways to prevent cold illness

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: Staying Safe While Exercising and Playing Sports

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • 5 ways to prevent sports injuries
  • 5 ways to prevent exercise injuries
  • 5 safety guidelines for swimming
  • 5 safety guidelines for boating/water sports
  • 5 safety guidelines for hiking/camping
  • 5 safety guidelines for skateboarding/skating

Provide a statistic for each one (sports, exercise, swimming or water sports, hiking/camping, and skateboarding/skating). For example, what is the most common injury in water sports?

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: The First Aid Kit and Universal Precautions

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • List the 10 most important things to have in your First Aid Kit (you must provide a picture for each one, or you may bring in props)
  • List at least 5 places in which you should always have a First Aid Kit
  • What are Universal Precautions (give a general definition), and why are they important?
  • List and describe at least three of the Universal Precautions

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: Emergency Numbers and Good Samaritan Laws

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • 5 tips when calling 9-1-1, or any other emergency number
  • Find the phone numbers to your local fire department, police department, and poison control center
  • Define/describe what actual consentis.
  • Define/describe what implied consentis.
  • Define/describe what the Good Samaritan Law is.
  • What is a Medic Alert Tag, and what are three possible reasons a person may have one?
  • List and describe the Three C’s of emergencies.

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Heart Attack, Stroke, Shock, and Seizures

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • What is a heart attack?
  • What is cardiac arrest?
  • 5 warning signs of a heart attack
  • Steps to follow if someone is having a heart attack
  • What is a stroke?
  • 5 warnings signs of a stroke
  • Steps to follow if someone is having a stroke
  • Define shock
  • 5 signs someone is experiencing shock
  • Steps to follow if someone is experiencing shock
  • What is a seizure?
  • 5 signs that someone may be having a seizure
  • Steps to follow if someone is having a seizure

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Poisoning

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • 3 examples of poisonous plants
  • 3 signs you may have come into contact with one of them, and treatment
  • 3 examples of poisonous snakes
  • 3 symptoms of snake bites, and treatment
  • What to do after a bee sting
  • 3 symptoms of a spider bite, and treatment
  • 3 examples of poisonous marine animals
  • 3 symptoms of a sting, and treatment
  • List the steps on how to remove a tick

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Burns

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • Describe what first-degree burns are, how to treat them, and how long they take to heal
  • Describe what second-degree burns are, how to treat them, and how long they take to heal
  • Describe what third-degree burns are, how to treat them, and how long they take to heal
  • Describe what a chemical burn is, and how to treat it
  • Describe what an electrical burn is, and how to treat it

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Injuries to Muscles, Bones, and Joints

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • What is a fracture, an open fraction, and a closed fracture?
  • 3 signs of a fracture
  • What is a dislocation?
  • 3 signs of a dislocation
  • What is a splint? When should one be used? What can be used as a splint?
  • What is a sprain?
  • 3 signs of a sprain
  • What is a strain?
  • 3 signs of a strain
  • Describe the RICE Treatment

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Bleeding

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • Define wound, open wound, closed wound, bruise, incision, laceration, abrasion, avulsion, and puncture
  • 3 steps to prevent infection
  • Steps to take to control bleeding
  • 3 causes of nose bleeds
  • Steps to take when you have a nose bleed
  • Steps to take if you have a tooth knocked out

MUMS Safety Committee

You have been chosen by Mr. Delgado to be part of the school’s Safety Committee. Your responsibility is to create an informational poster or pamphlet to help spread safety awareness throughout your school.

Your group’s topic is: First Aid for Head Trauma/Concussion

Research and record the following information on your topic. Once you have finished, you MUST get it approved by the teacher. Once the teacher has approved your information, you may start your poster or pamphlet.

  • What is a concussion?
  • 3 ways a person can get a concussion
  • How to treat a person who may have a head/neck injury
  • 5 initial signs of a concussion
  • 5 delayed signs of a concussion
  • How to treat a concussion
  • 5 ways to prevent head injuries