First Aid, Injury Prevention and Management

Curriculum details

Strand

Health Education (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

First Aid, Injury Prevention and Management (1.3)

Content standard

B9.1.3.1 - Apply internationally accepted best practices for injury management in sports and physical activity settings

Indicator

B9.1.3.1.1 - Demonstrate the effective procedures of injury management in sports and physical activity settings

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Physical Education and Health, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 40

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Research and share with class internationally accepted best practices for injury management.
2. Watch a video on first aid procedures and critique the procedures for injury management in small groups. (Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation - P.R.I.C.E)
3. In groups, demonstrate how to use internationally accepted best practices to manage physical activity-related injuries. For example;
a. Strain - protect the strained muscle from further injury, rest the strained muscle, ice the muscle area for 20 minutes, etc.
b. Cuts - Wash your hands with soap and water, wash the cut to prevent infection, stop the bleeding, etc.
c. Dislocation -Apply ice to the affected area, splint the injured area, etc.