Summer Safety Quiz

I would like for my upper grade students to be aware of basic first aid and response to emergencies going into summer time. Basic water safety, what to do if they arrive to an accident scene first, and common first aid essentially. I will give the students a hand out of information which can be found at http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.86f46a12f382290517a8f210b80f78a0/?vgnextoid=9e7bf837443d0210VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default as that is the American Red Cross summer safety website. I will ask them to read over the information provided, paying specific attention to the water safety and first aid sections. I will then administer a simple 5 question checking for understanding quiz. The quiz should take no longer than 10 to 12 minutes for the students to complete. The quiz will read as follows:

Quiz directions: Circle the answer which best answers the question. Be sure to make sure only one choice is clearly circled.

1. How can you tell if a swimmer is in distress or is drowning?
a. an active drowning victim is usually vertical in the water but unable to move forward to tread water
b. an active drowning victim will not try to press down with the arms at their side in an instictive attempt to keep their head above water
c. a passive drowning victim is very active and splashing in the water yelling for help
d. you should always assume that a swimmer in distress is joking or playing around

2. How should you respond to an aquatic emergency?
a. swim out to the person and carry them into shore with only your own body
b. if someone is missing, check the area surrounding the water first
c. do not bother to call 911 until the victim is unconscious
d. if someone is missing, check the water first

3. If you come upon a victim laying on the ground and you don't know what happened, what is the first thing you should do?
a. begin cpr
b. check to make sure the scene is safe
c. run away from the scene
d. run up to the victim and ask if they are okay

4. You see a victim dive into a shallow water area, the victim is unresponsive, what should you do?
a. tell someone to call 911 and immediately drag the victim out of the water
b. tell someone to call 911 and stabilize the victim's head so they are able to breath, but wait for the emt's to arrive
c. call 911 and then begin cpr immediately
d. tell someone to call 911 and wait for the emt team

5. Please list 5 things you learned about summer safety after reading the articles I have provided you with. For each item you list, I would like for you to explain why you think it is an important piece of information to have going into summer.

Thank you, have a safe and happy summer.