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Health 9: Quarter 3 - Module 4
Health 9: Quarter 3 - Module 4
Health 9
Quarter 3 - Module 4
First Aid for Common Unintentional
Injuries
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Quarter 3 – Module 4: First Aid for Common Unintentional Injuries
First Edition, 2021
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Health
Quarter 3 - Module 4
First Aid for Common Unintentional
Injuries
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Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, dear learners, can
continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions,
exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step
as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM.
This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to
ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the
lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check
your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that
you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teachers are also provided
to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best
help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of
this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercise and tests. Read
the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks
in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
What I Know
______ 1. It is caused by sudden obstruction of blood supply to the part of the heart
muscles.
______ 2. It is a condition in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly
and seriously impaired by a blood clot or ruptured blood vessel.
______ 3. It is a domestic incident like touching a hot iron.
______ 4. It results when a foreign object blocks the throat.
______ 5. It happens when air cannot get into the lungs because of water. It can cause
immediate death when taken for granted.
II. Directions: Write the word FACT if you think the statement refers to unintentional
injury, and BLUFF it is not.
______ 6. Fracture is a break or crack in a bone. An open fracture pierces the skin
surface while in a closed fracture, the skin above is intact.
______ 7. Dislocation is a partial or complete displacement of the bones.
______ 8. Sprain is an injury to the ligaments of a bone due to accidental tearing or
overstretching.
______ 9. Heat Exhaustion is caused by loss of salt and water due to excessively
high temperature.
______ 10. Heat Stroke is caused by a failure of the “thermostat” in the brain to
regulate body temperature.
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III. Directions: Write IT REALLY HURTS if you think the word is unintentional injury,
and PAMPARAMPAM if it does not.
What’s In
Word Hunt!
Directions: Locate and determine the 10 words that you can find on the Word Hunt
Puzzle. The words are associated to Unintentional Injuries.
D I S L O C A T I O N U
S Y S H O S P O D A G F
F S P A S T D S A G A S
J H R F H R A G G E J A
H E A R T A T T A C K G
K A I A J I G J J H R J
F H N C G N I N W O R D
J B S T R O K E A K I T
S J O U A P G O J I L D
J E F R L D B U R N S S
A L S E G J A A J G F K
P O I S O N I N G H D A
What’s New
Activity 1A. (with internet access)
Watch Out !
Directions: Watch the following YouTube links below. Give at least 2-3 sentences
and write your comments on the second column. Use a separate sheet of paper.
https://youtu.be/E3gDs2fG0WQ
https://youtu.be/NQ-Z0rOPDwo
People suffer broken bones after jumping out of Resorts World Manila
Published June 02, 2017 09:31 AM
Some people who were injured in the Resorts World Manila shooting incident
Friday suffered broken bones as they jumped out of the building, according to a report
by Victoria Tulad on Unang Balita.
A total of 54 people were injured in the incident, Philippine National Police (PNP)
Chief Director Ronald dela Rosa told reporters on Friday.
The injured were immediately brought to four hospitals: San Juan de Dios Educational
Foundation Incorporated Hospital, Pasay General Hospital, Philippine Air Force
General Hospital in Villamor Airbase, and St. Luke's Medical Center in Bonifacio
Global City.
At the San Juan de Dios hospital, an elderly man was complaining of pain when
he was brought in past 2:30 a.m.
A bone was dislocated and seen protruding from his left leg. He jumped out of
the building during the incident.
Another man who was brought in with him was cradling his arm. A rescuer said
his shoulder was dislocated.
Among the injured brought to San Juan de Dios hospital were foreigners.
A Korean working at Resorts World Manila said one of his co-workers inhaled
gas and is possibly in critical condition.
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Write your comments here!
What is It
First Aid
1. Check vital sign.
2. Do not move the injured part.
3. Stop bleeding if there is any.
4. If you have to move the person, immobilize the broken
part by splinting.
5. Seek medical help immediately.
First Aid
1. Call for help immediately.
2. Splint the affected part.
3. Do not try to move a dislocated part or force it back into
place.
4. Apply ice on the injured part to reduce swelling.
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First Aid
1. Rest the injured part.
2. Apply ice.
3. Compress the injured part.
4. Elevate the injured part.
First Aid
1. Transport a victim to a cool place.
2. Give him/her plenty of water.
3. Check for vital signs.
4. Seek medical help.
Heat Exhaustion is caused by loss of salt and water due to excessively high
temperature. This may lead to heatstroke and even death.
First Aid
First Aid
1. Lay the person down on his/ her back.
2. Check breathing and open the airway.
3. Give rescue breaths and chest compression if
necessary.
4. If the person is breathing, place him/her in the
recovery position.
5. Treat for hypothermia by removing wet clothing
and covering him/her with a dry blanket.
Drowning happens when air
cannot get into the lungs
because of water. It can cause
immediate death when taken
for granted.
First Aid
1. Help the person sit or lie down with head elevated.
2. Call for medical help.
3. If the person is conscious give him/her a full-dose
aspirin and advise him/her to chew it slowly.
4. Constantly monitor the vital signs. Be prepared to
give rescue breaths and chest compression.
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First Aid
1. Make sure that contact with the electrical source is
broken.
2. Flood the sites of injury at the entry and exit points
of the current with plenty of cold water.
3. Wear disposable gloves and place a sterile
dressing or a bandage over the burn to protect it from
airborne infection.
4. Call for medical help.
5. Reassure the victim and treat for shock.
Electrical Burns may occur
when electricity passes
through the body.
First Aid
1. For minor burns, flood the injured area with cold water for at least how long to stop
burning and relieve pain.
2. Put on gloves and cover the area with sterile non- adhesive dressing or bandage.
3. For severe burns, help the person to lie down and prevent the burnt area from
coming into contact with the ground. Douse the burn with plenty of cold liquid.
4. Seek for medical assistance. Do not delay medical
help.
5. Wear disposable gloves and gently remove any rings,
watches, belts, shoes, or smoldering clothing before the
tissues begin to swell.
6. Carefully remove any burnt clothing, unless it is
sticking to the skin. Cover the burnt area with non-
adhesive dressing or bandage.
7. Continue to monitor vital signs.
8. Reassure casualty and treat for shock.
First Aid
1. Move the person immediately to a cool place.
2. Remove as much of his outer clothing as possible.
3. Call for medical help.
4. Wrap the person in a cold, wet sheet and keep the sheet wet until his temperature
drops to 38°C or 37.5°C under the tongue or armpit, respectively.
5. If the person has returned to normal temperature, replace wet sheet with a dry
one.
6. Monitor vital signs until help arrives.
7. If temperature rises, repeat the cooling process.
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Heat Stroke is caused by a failure of the “thermostat” in the brain to regulate body
temperature. When this happens, body becomes seriously heated.
First Aid
1. If the person is conscious, help him to lie down with his head and shoulders
slightly raised and supported.
2. Incline his head to the affected side and place a towel
on his shoulder to absorb any dribbling.
3. Call for help.
4. Loosen any tight clothing.
5. Monitor vital signs and reassure the victim.
6. If the victim is unconscious, give rescue breathing and
chest compression.
7. Call for an ambulance or call for help.
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What’s More
________ 1. When you see a person with a break or crack in a bone, check his vital
signs and do not move the injured part.
________ 2. When a person is experiencing food poisoning, give him plenty of
flavorless fluids to drink and a bowl to use if he vomits.
________ 3. When the foreign object blocks the throat encourage him/her to cough.
________ 4. Use hot water for minor burns.
________ 5. Wear disposable gloves and gently remove any rings, watches, belts,
shoes or smoldering clothing before tissues begin to swell.
________ 6. Make sure that contact with the electrical source is broken.
________ 7. If the person is drowning, give rescue breath and chest compression if
necessary.
________ 8. Wrap the person in a cold, wet sheet and keep the sheet wet until his
temperature drops to 39°C or 38.5°C under the tongue or armpit,
respectively.
________ 9. When the person is experiencing stroke loosen any tight clothing.
________ 10. When the person is experiencing heat stroke move the person
immediately to a cool place.
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Independent Activity 2:Complete it !
Directions: Solve the puzzle below to identify the unintentional injuries.
Across
1.caused by sudden obstruction of blood supply to the part of the heart muscles.
3. results when a foreign object blocks the throat.
4. due to domestic incidents such as touching a hot iron.
Down
2. happens when air cannot get into the lungs because of water.
5. condition in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly and
seriously impaired by a blood clot or ruptured blood vessel.
2.D
1.H DD
3.C
5.S
4.B
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Independent Activity 3: Be the First Aider!
Directions: Write down the step-by-step process of administering first aid in
unintentional injuries.
_____ 1. GDNRIONW a.
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_____ 2. RNSBU b.
_____ 4. SNPIRA d.
_____ 7. RAINST g.
_____ 8. CATUFRRE h.
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_____ 9. LODITISONCA i.
Can I Be?
Directions: In 2-3 sentences, answer the following questions below.
2. Can any member of your family be a first aider? Why and how?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. Can an ordinary citizen in your community be a first aider? Why and how?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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What I Can Do
Fully Packed
Directions: Draw a cartoon / comic strip showing a person ready to help other people
through his/her knowledge and skills in first aid. Write or draw the things, qualities,
information, skills that s/he should have in applying first aid.
Suggested Rubric
Category Advance-4 Proficient-3 Approaching Developing-1
Proficiency-2
Creativity Several of the One or two One or two The student
graphics or graphics or graphics or does not
objects used objects objects are make or
reflect an reflect made or customize any
exceptional student customized of the items.
degree of creativity in by the
student creativity their creation student, but
in their creation and/or the ideas are
and/or display display typical rather
than creative
Completeness All details in 1 to 2 details 3 to 4 details 5 or more
applying first aid are missed are missed details are
are provided but others but the others missed but the
correctly are provided are provided others are
correctly correctly provided
correctly
Accuracy and The student The student The student The student
ability to gives a reason- gives a gives a fairly explanations
defend work able explanation reasonable reasonable are weak and
of how every explanation explanation of illustrate
item is accurate of how most how most difficulty in
to the basis. For items are items related understanding
most items, the related to the to the basis how to relate
relationship is basis. For items to basis
clear without many of the
explanation items, the
relationship is
clear without
explanation
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Assessment
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____ 8. When the person cannot speak or stop coughing, how many back blow will \
you give?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 3
d. 5
____ 9. What do you do if a person is choke with foreign object and the back blow
failed?
a. Begin CPR.
b. Apply Ice .
c. Do abdominal thrusts.
d. Leave the person to get help.
____ 10. A man complained of abdominal pain and diarrhea after ingesting a small
pieces of gratin from a buy lunch prepared by a caterer. What do you think
the cause?
a. Food Poisoning
b. Chocking
c. Drowning
d. Heart Attack
____ 11. For Minor burns, what will you do?
a. Flood the injured area with cold water for at least how long to stop burning
and relieve pain.
b. Seek for medical assistance.
c. Continue to monitor vital signs.
d. Reassure casualty and treat for shock.
____ 12. For severe burns
a. Help the person to lie.
b. Reassure casualty and treat for shock.
c. Continue to monitor vital signs.
d. Seek for medical assistance.
____ 13. A victim has condition is in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is
suddenly and seriously impaired by a blood clot or ruptured blood vessel.
He is probably experiencing ________.
a. Heat stroke
b. Stroke
c. Burn
d. Food Poisoning
_____ 14. What should be your first concern at the scene where a person has been
seriously dislocated.
a. Apply ice.
b. Check vital signs.
c. Move the dislocated part.
d. Call for help immediately.
_____ 15. Splint an injury to a muscle, bone or joint only when ….
a. You have to move or transport the victim.
b. You can do so without hurting the victim.
c. You have splinting materials available.
d. Both a & b
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Additional Activities
Scenario:
In one household, things are not properly arranged. Knives are placed where children
can easily reach. Fruit and vegetable peelings are not properly thrown. Detergent bars
and other laundry materials have no labels.
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Answer Key
B. Electronic Sources
https://youtu.be/hmh4szBJ1_k
https://youtu.be/E3gDs2fG0WQ
https://youtu.be/NQ-Z0rOPDwo
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/612993/people-
suffer-broken-bones-after-jumping-out-of-resorts-world-manila/story/%3famp
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