The first thing you do for an unconscious person is to check to see if they are breathing. No (You go for help.)

A Progressive Story... With a First Aid Theme! Equipment: Nil How to Play: 1. In a circle, tell a story. 2. Each person in the circle gets to add their own portion of the story. For example, the first girl may start with: "When l was out riding my bike last week, l saw two boys collide and fall off their bikes..." Next girl: "One got up not hurt, but the other one had a grazed leg..." Next girl: "I took him over to the tap in the park and with his help cleaned his leg and covered the graze with a clean hanky..." Next girl: "The other boy and l walked him home to his mother..." Next girl: "Last night my little brother touched the hot stove and burned his fingers..." and so on. Red Light - Green Light Equipment: Set of Questions How to Play: 1. One person is chosen to ask the questions 2. The remaining girls line up against one end of the hall. 3. A question is asked, if the question is right or the girls feel they should say yes, they take three steps forward. If the answer is no, or it is something they shouldn't do, they don t move. 4. If they get the wrong answer, they go back to the beginning. 5. The person who is the furthest forward when all questions have been asked is the winner

1. When someone first starts choking, you should stand by and encourage them to cough. Yes If someone is cold you should put them in a hot bath to warm them up. No (a lukewarm bath) The first thing you do for an unconscious person is to check to see if they are breathing. No (You go for help.) To treat frostbite, you should get out of the cold and warm up the affected area with body heat. Yes You lose the most heat from your head. Yes You should clean animal bites with soap and warm water. Yes To treat severe bleeding, apply a very tight tourniquet to cut off circulation. No (Tourniquets should not be used. Direct pressure should be applied.) Girl Guides of N.S.W require health forms for every member to make leaders aware of any allergies or medical conditions that members have. - Yes To treat a sunburn, you should apply an after sun lotion or take a cool bath. Yes To prevent heat exhaustion, you need to drink plenty of water and wear a hat. Yes You should always pop a blister. No (Blisters are nature s Band-Aids.) To treat a small cut, clean it with soap and water and apply a Band-Aid. - Yes When cleaning a wound, always wipe around and across the edges of the wound. No (Wipe away from the edges of the wound to keep the dirt out of the it.) Some people have life threatening allergies to spider and insect bites and use an epipen if they get bitten. Yes. Fainting is a short period of unconsciousness usually lasting a few seconds. Yes Poisons can be inhaled, injected, ingested, and contact poisons. - Yes You should always make someone who has ingested (drank) a poison vomit. No (If they burned when they went down they will burn coming up.) If someone has been choking and you successfully give first aid for choking by giving abdominal thrusts, they do not need to go to the health centre. No (Ribs can be broken when giving abdominal thrusts.) Regardless of the type of injury you should always treat for shock. (Yes) Always assess the ABCs Airway, Breathing, and Circulation - Yes

First Aid Feel Equipment: A cloth bag, pens, paper, 8 x different first aid items. How To Play 1. Put one first aid item in a number of socks. 2. Give every play paper and a pen. 3. Pass the sock around and try to identify the items. 4. The girls write down what items they felt and how they would use each item in first aid. 5. The girls who has remember the most items with the correct use is the winner First Aid Pairs Concentration Game Equipment: Set of first Aid situation Cards approximately 12 pairs of cards How to play 1. Shuffle the cards and place them face down. 2. Each girl take a turn in turn over two cards, if she has turned a situation card and its matching treatment card, she may keep the pair and have another turn. If the cards don t match the next player has a turn. 3. The player with the most cards at the end is the winner

severe bleeding apply pressure raise and support injured part bandage wound check circulation below wound call for help a nose bleed get person to breathe through mouth sit person up and lean forward apply pressure with thumb and finger soft part of nose place cold wet towel on forehead remove person from danger cool burned area under running water for 20 min a burn snakebite an unconscious person with a pulse check breathing calm person apply a firm bandage from above fingers or toes moving up limb as far as can be reached get person to sit still and hold bitten area still call for help check for danger check breathing and pulse put person on their left side cover with blanket call for help

clothing on fire remove person from danger pull person to ground wrap in blanket or similar roll person along ground until flames have gone call for help sunburn rest person in a cool place can offer cool bath or shower apply cool padding to area give cool drinks clean wound apply a non stick dressing A small graze or cut bruising a seizure or funny turn Rest the person Apply ice pack in a wet cloth to injured part for 15 min every 2 hours Apply a firm bandage to injured part Elevate the injured part Check breathing and circulation Protect from injury Time length of turn Place on side as soon as possible Call for help

something in the eye sprained joint Get person to look up Draw the lower lid down Remove object using a clean moist cloth Wash eye with a gentle steam of clean water If remove if item stuck Call for help Rest the person Apply ice pack in a wet cloth to injured part for 15 min every 2 hours Apply a firm bandage to injured part Elevate the injured part Fist Aid Bingo Equipment: Counters, Bingo cards, Bingo calling sheet PREPARE: Print out different bingo cards for each girl plus a call sheet. Cut out the call sheet and put the squares into a hat or bowl. How to play: 1. Hand out one Bingo card to each child (each card should be different). 2. Have one girl as the caller; the caller should pull out one question, and read it out to the others 3. The remaining girls answer with the correct treatment and if they have that card with the correct response then they place a counter on it. 4. The girl who is the first to collect all the counters calls out BINGO and is the winner.

Arm Sling Race Equipment:3-4 arm slings How To Play: 1. One girl is chosen to be the judge. 2. The other girls in the patrol for pairs. 3. One girl acting as victim and standing in front of her partner about 30 feet away. 4. On the go signal, the uninjured partner runs to the victim 5. She asks what is wrong, and applies an arm sling to the arm indicated. She then raises her hand. 6. When the judge sees that the sling is correct, she calls out "Cured!. 7. The girl removes the sling and becomes the victim. 8. The previous victim runs back to the starting spot tags the ground and races back to the new victim. 9. Repeat step 5. 10. The pair that finish first are the winners Quick Challenges With A Challenge. Equipment: purse (large enough to put a hand inside), variety of coins, knotting cord, pen and paper, rewards if you want. How To Play 1. Pass a message around your patrol lip-reading only. Practise until the message is correct. 2. Pass a purse around the Patrol. Feel the coins in the purse and add up the total. Check to see who has guessed the right amount. 3. Tie a reef knot using only your toes. 4. Find a partner tie a reef knot one girl using her left hand the other girl using her right hand. Swap hands and try again. 5. Using your toes only write a message down. To make it fun you could race each other and the first one to finish or get it correct gets a reward

Learn How to Sign the Alphabet Equipment: A set hand symbols for signing the alphabet How to Play 1. In your Patrols learn how to sign the alphabet. 2. Taking it in turns, spell out a simple message. 3. The first to guess the correct message wins 4. Take turns in signing your name. 5. Learn the Guide Promise.

Basic Dog Biscuits for Charity Equipment: 2½ cups whole wheat, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon beef stock granules, ½ cup hot water, oven, bowls, wooden spoon, rolling pin, nonstick baking paper, cookie cutter, oven trays, cooling racks, oven mitts. How To 1. Preheat oven to 180. 2. Line the trays with the baking paper. 3. Dissolve stock granules in hot water 4. Add the remaining ingredients. 5. Knead dough until it forms a ball (about 3 minutes) 6. Roll out the dough until 1cm thick. 7. Cut out shapes with the cookie cutter. 8. Place the biscuits onto the prepared trays. 9. Cook in oven for about 30 min. 10. Cool on tray. Optional Add ins: Swap different stock, bacon bits, oats, liver powder, wheat germ Good Turn Dice Equipment: cardboard, pens, sticky tape Preparation: Draw a 10 cm cube template onto cardboard. On each of the squares write or draw a good turn ie wash the dishes, feeding the pets, clearing the table, peeling the vegetables. Cut out the cube shape and sticky tape it together. How to play: 1. The patrol members stand in a circle. 2. Each girl takes it in turns to throw the dice to another girl. 3. When it is caught that girl then mimes out the good turn for the others to guess. 4. When the mime is guessed correctly the dice is the thrown onto another girl. 5. Continue until every girl has had a turn