Home Economics – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 10 – FIRST AID BOX

MEANING OF A FIRST AID BOX

A first aid box is a small container or kit that contains materials and medicines used to give immediate care to someone who is injured or sick before professional medical help is available.

 

USES OF A FIRST AID BOX

1. To provide immediate care to injured persons

2. To prevent infections from minor cuts, burns, or wounds

3. To reduce the severity of accidents and injuries

4. To save lives in emergencies

5. To treat minor illnesses at home or school

 

MATERIALS IN THE A FIRST AID BOX AND THEIR USES

1. Bandages – To cover wounds or stop bleeding

2. Cotton wool – To clean wounds or apply medicine

3. Antiseptic cream – To prevent germs from infecting cuts or wounds

4. Adhesive tape – To secure bandages or cotton wool

5. Scissors – To cut bandages or tape

6. Painkillers – To relieve minor pain or headache

7. Tweezers – To remove splinters or small foreign objects

8. Gloves – To protect the person giving first aid from germs

9. Thermometer – To check body temperature

10. Eye drops – To treat minor eye irritation

 

10 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)

INSTRUCTIONS – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. A first aid box is used to ______.

A. store food

B. give immediate care to the sick or injured

C. keep toys

D. decorate the house

 

2. One use of a first aid box is to ______.

A. prevent infections from cuts or wounds

B. make food tasty

C. clean the kitchen

D. sweep the floor

 

3. Bandages in the first aid box are used to ______.

A. clean floors

B. cover wounds

C. cook food

D. write notes

 

4. Cotton wool is used to ______.

A. clean wounds

B. play games

C. tie objects

D. mop the floor

 

5. Antiseptic cream helps to ______.

A. make wounds dirty

B. prevent germs from infecting wounds

C. cook food

D. wash clothes

 

6. Adhesive tape is used to ______.

A. clean dishes

B. store water

C. brush clothes

D. secure bandages

 

7. Tweezers in a first aid box are used to ______.

A. tie hair

B. mop the floor

C. remove splinters or small foreign objects

D. cover wounds

 

8. Gloves in a first aid box are used to ______.

A. sweep the floor

B. cook food

C. cut bandages

D. protect the person giving first aid from germs

 

9. A thermometer in a first aid box is used to ______.

A. measure body temperature

B. treat wounds

C. clean surfaces

D. tie bandages

 

10. Eye drops in a first aid box are used to ______.

A. clean the floor

B. treat minor eye irritation

C. mop surfaces

D. tie objects

 

FILL IN THE GAP QUESTIONS

11. A ______ is a kit that contains materials for giving immediate care to the sick or injured.

12. Bandages are used to ______ wounds.

13. Cotton wool is used to ______ wounds or apply medicine.

14. Gloves in the first aid box protect the person giving first aid from ______.

15. A thermometer is used to check ______.

 

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

16. What is a first aid box?

17. Mention two uses of a first aid box.

18. Name two materials found in a first aid box.

19. State the use of antiseptic cream.

20. Give the use of gloves in a first aid box.

 

ANSWER KEY

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. first aid box 12. cover 13. clean 14. germs 15. body temperature

16. A first aid box is a kit that contains materials used to give immediate care to someone who is injured or sick.

17. I. To provide immediate care to injured persons, II. To prevent infection from minor wounds

18. Bandages and cotton wool.

19. Antiseptic cream is used to prevent germs from infecting cuts or wounds.

20. Gloves protect the person giving first aid from germs.

WEEK 11 – REVISION 

WEEK 12 – END OF TERM TEST/EXAMINATION