First Aid Primary Resources

Classroom First Aid Resources

First Aid is a skill for life. It's important for children to learn about First Aid in order to learn about possible risks and how to handle a scenario where themselves or someone else is injured. Making children aware of First Aid could save a life. In this collection of resources, you'll discover a range of content designed to help you make children aware of First Aid. You can do this is through teaching children how to handle a scenario where someone is injured, or by making children aware of where the First Aid Nurse is located in your school and where the classroom First Aid kit is. It's important to make children aware of how and when to seek help. We've also designed resources to help School Nurses. This includes First Aid Notes to let parents know if their child has had a bump and our Lanyard Cards to let other members of staff know that a child is out of a lesson because of a First Aid issue. These are perfect for ensuring the smooth running of your First Aid facility.

How do I teach children about First Aid?

Teaching First Aid in the classroom is important because many children are prone to small accidents and injuries, so they need to know what to do in those situations and where the classroom First Aid kit is. However, you might be thinking, how do I go about teaching children about First Aid? Well, you can use these resources. You could teach children all about the importance of medicine and have a discussion about health and safety and keeping the classroom clean from bacteria. Another great way to teach children about First Aid is to get them involved with role play. You can use items from your classroom First Aid kit to show pupils how different injuries would be treated at school. This will help them to stay calm in the case that they have an injury because they know what to expect.

What needs to be included in my classroom First Aid kit?

Every classroom is required to have it's own First Aid kit to handle bumps, bruises and grazes. To ensure that you have everything you need inside your classroom First Aid kit, here is a list of essential equipment that you may wish to include:

• Plasters (in a variety of sizes)
• Sterile gauze dressings
• Sterile eye dressings
• Triangular bandages
• Rolled bandages
• Safety pins
• Disposable sterile gloves
• Tweezers
• Scissors
• Alcohol-free cleansing wipes
• Sticky tape
• Thermometer
• Skin rash cream
• Antiseptic cream
• Distilled water
• Eyewash