First Aid Games for Cubs

1. RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT
Prepare a list of first aid "statements" that can be replied to with a "true" or "false" answer. For example: "To treat a burn you should run cold water over it." Children stand in a line side-by-side, with a goal of making it to the opposite end of the playing field. As you read the statements, a player takes three steps forward if he believes the answer is "true." If he thinks the answer is "false," he does not move. If a child gets an answer wrong, he must go back to the beginning.
Statements:

• When someone first starts choking, you should stand by and encourage them to cough. – Yes
• The first thing you do for an unconscious person is to check to see if they are breathing. – No (You go for help.)
• If someone is cold you should put them in a hot bath to warm them up. – No (a lukewarm bath)
• 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.)
• 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
• To treat a sunburn, you should apply an after sun lotion or take a cool bath. – 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.)
• To prevent heat exhaustion drink plenty of water and wear a hat. – Yes
• 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.)
• Regardless of the type of injury you should always treat for shock. (Yes)
• 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.)
• Always assess the ABCs – Airway, Breathing, and Circulation - Yes

2. GUESS WHAT'S MISSING
To play this memory game, gather eight to 10 first aid supplies such as gauze and ointment and place on a table. Teach your child the proper names for the items. Have your child look at the supplies carefully, then have him cover his eyes while you remove one. The child then opens his eyes and tries to figure out which first aid item is missing. This game not only practices memorization, it encourages your child to learn the names of common household items required in a first aid situation.

3. OPERATION
If you just need to kill some time this is a fun  ‘first aid’ type game that is easy to do at the drop of a hat.