TA Example Lesson
TA Example Lesson
KH 7250
Rationale
Initial Description
Lesson Goal: Students will understand how to apply appropriate first aid and care for
heat related injuries.
Lesson Objective: The students will demonstrate the application of first aid procedures
for heat related injury by administering the appropriate steps to a victim during an injury
skit using their peers.
Category of learning outcome: Intellectual skill by being able to assess the situation
and knowing the proper order of steps. This is demonstrated in the lesson by having the
students practice their skills during the injury skits.
Pre-requisites for learning capabilities: Students must already have some knowledge
anatomy, temperature related terms and how they may affect the body.
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Maureen Lankes
KH 7250
First Aid
6th Grade
Task Analysis Model
Goal Statement: The student will understand how to apply first aid for
temperature related injuries including hypothermia, heat exhaustion, and heat
stroke.
Anticipatory Set: In groups of four, students will be given an index card with one
of the three heat related injuries written on the card (hypothermia, heat
exhaustion, or heat stroke). Each group will also be given first aid supplies including
water, blanket, Gatorade, and an ice pack. Each group will write down when, why, and
how they think these supplies would be used to provide first aid for the heat
related injury written on the card. Students are given a five minute time limit to
come up with their answers.
Teach Section
Instructional Concept: First aid for heat related injury includes a primary survey
and a secondary survey to determine the type of heat related injury .
Pre-requisite knowledge includes: knowing how to observe for breathing; check for
temperature; check for motor function loss; how to take vital signs; how to call for
EMS;
Lesson Cues:
What is your first action taken?
Primary survey
Why would you need a secondary survey?
To assess the victim and to determine what type of injury they
are suffering from as well as how severe it may be.
What is the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke?
Heat exhaustion: a person may feel clammy; sweat profusely;
and/or feel weak, dizzy or nauseated. Body temperature may,
however, be close to normal.
Heat Stroke: a person also may feel dizzy, weak or confused.
Skin will feel dry rather than sweaty. Body temperature can rise
to 105 F or higher
What type of actions should be taken for hypothermia victims?
Move to a source of heat, remove any wet clothing, wrap in dry,
warm blanket, and monitor vital signs
Teacher Modeling: The class will be divided into groups of three. Each group will
be given three different scenarios written on three separate cards. One student
chooses a card, reads it, and poses as the victim. The victim needs to play the
role based on whatever temperature related injury is presented in the scenario. A
second student responds to the situation using the appropriate procedures and
actions, and the third student will assess the first aid responder using a checklist.
The students will rotate until all have been assessed using the checklist.
First Aid
Temperature Related Injury
Checklist
Closure Activity: Each student will create a poster to include cut out pictures and
hand made sketches for the first aid treatment of each of the three heat related
injuries. They will post the posters in the gym and in the male and female locker
rooms of the school.
Evaluation: The students will be assessed using a checklist as a rubric. Each proper
procedure is worth 1 point and the demonstration is worth 3 points. There is a
maximum of 15 points.
13-15 points= A
11-12 points= B
9-10 points= C
7-8 points= D
Less than 7 points= F
Re-teach: Students will be asked to look at three whats wrong with this pictures
and fix each so that the correct heat injury and treatment are in each picture.
References:
Pfeiffer, Ronald, and Brent Mangus. Concepts of Athletic Training. 4th. Sudbury,
MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2005.