Safety and First Aid - class 4 - Questions and Answers

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Safety and First Aid Questions and Answers

Safety and First Aid are essential topics for Class 4 students to understand. Safety helps prevent accidents by being careful and following rules. First Aid is the immediate help given to someone who's hurt or sick before experts arrive. Most accidents occur due to carelessness and not paying attention. We should follow safety rules to keep ourselves and others safe. A first-aid box should contain band-aids, antiseptic cream, bandages, scissors, and pain relief medicine. If someone is drowning, shout for help and try to reach them with a long object. In the kitchen, keep sharp objects away and never touch hot stoves without adult supervision. Remember, safety first!

1. Antiseptic : That which prevents infection.
2. Fainted : Became senseless.
3. Methylated : A liquid comprising methyl.
4. Accident : An unpleasant event that causes injury or damage.
5. Zebra-crossing : An area of road marked with broad white lines which people use for crossing the road.

+ Accidents can take place inside as well as outside our house.
+ We can avoid accidents by being careful and by following safety rules.
+ First-aid is very important as it can even save the life of a victim.
+ We should have a first-aid box in our house and school.
+ We must be careful and follow safety rules while working in the kitchen.
+ We should follow the traffic rules carefully on the road.
+ Burns and wounds must not be left untreated.

Fill in the blanks:

1. Always use a ladder to reach higher places in the house.
2. Do not wear synthetic clothes in the kitchen.
3. Follow the rules of the game.
4. Obey the traffic signals on the road.
5. Never leave a wound untreated.
True and False statements
1. Accidents cannot happen at home at all. [F]
2. Accidents can be avoided. [T]
3. We should catch a falling knife. [F]
4. We should take medicine without a doctor's prescription. [F]
5. We should use the footpath for walking. [T]
6. First-aid is the immediate help which is given to an injured person. [T]

Write (S) for safe and (U) for unsafe in the blank spaces:

Keep the kitchen floor clean and dry. (S)
Leave the soap bar on the bathroom floor. (U)
Use a zebra crossing wherever possible. (S)
Run on the stairs. (U)
Follow all the rules of the game. (S)

Questions and Answers

1 Why do most accidents take place?

Most accidents happen due to carelessness and not paying attention.

2. Why should we follow the safety rules?

We should follow the safety rules to avoid accidents.

3. What should a first-aid box contain?

A first-aid box should contain the following things-

4. How can we help a drowning person?

1) Take the person out of the water.
2) Make the person lie on the ground facing downwards.
3) Loosen his clothes and allow him to breathe.
4) Press the victim from his back to make sure that water comes out of the mouth.
5) Give him lots of hot drinks and call for a doctor immediately.

5. What safety rules should we follow in the kitchen?

While in the kitchen we should follow these 4 simple rules -

1) use the knife carefully. Always pick up the knife by its handle.
2) Do not throw away a burning matchstick here and there. Put it out first.
3) Do not touch an electric point with wet hands.
4) Never try to catch a falling knife.
5) Do not wear synthetic clothes while cooking. They catch fire easily.

6. What is first-aid?

The immediate help given to an injured person before taking him to a doctor is called first aid