Children's safety and first aid experience sample essay for third grade

Prevention is more important than rescue. If you know how to save, don’t panic. In the past, I always thought that safety was something that parents and teachers should worry about. We children just need to be obedient. Now I know that if our third-grade children know some safety and first aid knowledge, they can really save a lot of troubles and even help themselves and the people around them.

Nurse Li from the community hospital came to class. She had a high ponytail and brought a box of strange teaching aids, as well as a soft simulation doll. When it was put out, the whole class gathered around to touch it, thinking it was a new toy.

Don't tell me, it wasn't until class that I realized that many of the "common senses" I had believed in for a long time were wrong. For example, when I was a child, I had a fish bone stuck in my mouth. My grandma forced me to pour two tablespoons of vinegar and made me swallow a big mouthful of rice. I swallowed it, but my throat hurt for several days. That day, Nurse Li specifically said that it was useless to drink vinegar when fish bones were stuck in the throat. The vinegar would flow away after staying in the throat for a few seconds. It would not soften the fish bones at all, but might burn the mucous membrane of the throat. Swallowing rice was even more dangerous. It might pierce the thorns deeper or even pierce the esophagus. It really shocked me. That day, seven or eight students in the class raised their hands and said that they had also been fed jealousy. After bursting into laughter, they all quickly said that they would never do this again. The little prick coughed whenever he could. If he couldn't cough, he immediately asked an adult to take him to the hospital.

Later, Nurse Li also showed us how to save something stuck, which is called the Heimlich maneuver. She stuffed a small rubber stopper into the throat of the simulation doll, stood behind the doll, clenched her hand into a fist and punched it just above the belly button, and the rubber stopper spurted out in two strokes. I used to think that if something is stuck, just pat the back hard. Nurse Li said that you have to pay attention to your posture when patting the back. You have to make the person who is stuck bend over and have their head lower than the chest before patting. Standing straight and patting, the thing will be patted deeper. If you are alone at home and something gets stuck, and there is no one to help you, just find the corner of the table or the back of a chair and hit that spot. We tried it on the back of our chair many times that day, and it was quite interesting.

Speaking of this, I remembered what happened to my deskmate Zhang Mingming last month. Last month, he secretly touched the socket at home and was electrocuted for a long time. His father was so panicked that he stretched out his hand to pull him. As a result, they both squatted on the ground. Nurse Li said that this is too dangerous. When you get an electric shock, you must not touch the person who gets the electric shock directly. The electric current will then pass to you. You must first unplug the plug and turn off the switch. If you can't find the switch, use non-conductive objects such as dry wooden sticks and plastic broomsticks to separate the wires. That day, we gathered together for a long time to figure out which things could be used to pick up wires. One classmate held up a wet towel and asked if it was okay. Nurse Li smiled and said no, water conducts electricity, and everyone suddenly realized.

There is also the issue of playing with water that everyone is most concerned about. Several students in our class just learned to swim during the summer vacation. They all raised their necks and said that they were not afraid of falling into the water. Nurse Li poured cold water on us and told us that even if we knew how to swim, we should not go play in wild ponds or unattended rivers outside the community. There were aquatic plants at the bottom that could easily tangle our feet. If the water was too cold, our legs would cramp suddenly. If we accidentally fell into the water, don’t flap around and wave like crazy. It’s a waste of energy and it’s easy to sink. You should try to lie on your back with your face above the water, and then call for help when you have enough strength. I used to see cartoons where people who fell into the water were waving their hands and shouting for help. It turned out that it was all wrong.

Later, we also practiced wound dressing. I wrapped the arms of the simulated doll, one after another, like a big rice dumpling. Nurse Li came over and poked the exposed fingers of the doll, saying that if you wrap it so tightly, your fingers will turn purple after a while. You have to leave some fingertips outside so that the color of the nails can be seen. Otherwise, if the doll is tied for a long time, the blood will not flow and the arm will have problems. I unpacked the heavy bag with embarrassment. Now I can still wrap it for myself. I broke my knee while running last week. I found a band-aid on my own. My mother said that the position was very accurate and it was not crooked.

When I got home from school, I told my grandma and my parents what I had learned. Grandma now says to everyone she met that the old method was wrong, and you can’t drink vinegar when stuck on fish bones. My dad also said that he was really panicked when he pulled Zhang Mingming last time, and he would never do it again. I keep two band-aids in the side pocket of my schoolbag every day. Last week, I broke my hand while running on the front desk, so I gave him one. When he said thank you, I felt so happy.

It turns out that learning these things is really not just a formality. When you really encounter trouble, you will not panic if you have some knowledge. You can not only protect yourself, but also help others. I will listen carefully next time there is such a class.