ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND FIRST AID

ACTIVITY

Qn 1 a) Discuss the causes of accidents and injuries at:

(i) Home

(ii) School

(b) Suggest the ways accidents and injuries at home can be controlled.

(c) Suggest any 3 ways accidents and injuries can be controlled at school.

1 a) Explain the importance of the following to road users:

1. i) Zebra crossing
2. ii) Fly over

iii) Road humps

1. b) Give 2 ways pedestrians can best cross a busy road.
2. c) What is the importance of a road pavement to pedestrians?
3. d) On which side of a busy road does a pedestrian in Uganda walk?

2 a) Mention at least 4 examples of road signs.

1. b) In the space provided below draw the following road signs.
2. i) Parking iii) Roundabout
3. ii) No parking iv) Caution
4. v) Cross roads vi) Double bend

1 a) What is tepid sponging?

1. b) Briefly explain how tepid sponging is applied on a victim of fever and fits.
2. c) What is the purpose of applying cold compress on a victim of fever and

convulsions?

2a) Why should tight clothes of the convulsing victim be removed or loosened?

1. b) What is the importance of putting a clean soft object in the mouth of a

convulsing victim?

1. c) Why is it important to give a victim of fever enough fluids to drink?