What tells you there is an emergancy? I was fixing sandwiches and talking with my next-door neighbor, Mrs. Roberts, who had come by to borrow a book. My 3-year-old, Jenny, was in her room playing with some puzzles. As Mrs. Roberts got up to leave, I heard a loud thump and a shriek from upstairs.
I heard a loud thump and a shriek from upstairs.
Mrs. Roberts got up to leave,
fixing sandwiches and talking with my next-door neighbor
My 3-year-old, Jenny, was in her room playing with some puzzles.
What tells you there is an emergancy? I was on the bus headed for work. A man from the back of the bus came down the aisle, and I noticed that he was moving unsteadily. It was cold in the bus, but I noticed he was sweating and looked very pale. “I don’t know where I am,” I heard him mumble to himself.
“I don’t know where I am,” I heard him mumble to himself.
All of the Above
It was cold in the bus, but I noticed he was sweating and looked very pale.
A man from the back of the bus came down the aisle, and I noticed that he was moving unsteadily.
What parts of the story shows there is an emergency? On my way into the grocery store from the parking lot, I heard the loud screech of tires and the crash of metal. I saw that a car had struck a telephone pole, causing the telephone pole to lean at an odd angle. Wires were hanging down from the pole onto the street. It was very frightening.
I heard the loud screech of tires and the crash of metal.
I saw that a car had struck a telephone pole,
On my way into the grocery store from the parking lot,
causing the telephone pole to lean at an odd angle.
Wires were hanging down from the pole onto the street.
It was very frightening.
List the six common fears or concerns that prevent people from taking action at the scene of an emergency.
squeamishness related to unpleasant sights, sounds or smells
fear of being sued.
fear of catching a disease
Being uncertain than an emergency actually exists
being afraid of giving the wrong care or inadvertently causing the person more harm
assuming that the situation is already under control
In a hurry
Not wanting to get dirty
How can a trained lay responder overcome any one of six common fears or concerns that prevent people from taking action?
By mentally preparing themselves to face these challenges ahead of time.
By not worring about it
By staying away from emgerinces
By just rushing and doing what needs to get done
