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Life saving science: English four-year olds' understanding of injuries and the appropriate first aid treatment

Tunnicliffe, SD; (2016) Life saving science: English four-year olds' understanding of injuries and the appropriate first aid treatment. Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji / Issues in Early Education , 32 (1) pp. 83-90. Green open access

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Abstract

This small study conducted by an experienced First aid instructor and science educator sought to establish a baseline pilot study of what actions were observed and identified as injuries and subsequent first aid. A class of 29 four-year-old children were shown 8 nine inch tall Teddy Bears, dressed as World War I pilots. Each Teddy Bear with a simulated injury was shown by the researcher to the child and asked, what could be done to help each injured Teddy. Their responses were recorded by writing and analysed by a read and re-read process with a goal to establish the categories of the child’s rationale for their responses for reason of injuries and actions. A simple appropriate approach was then discussed with each child. The data indicated that children’s main solution to treatment was to ‘put on a bandaid’. The results showed that children had little comprehension of further treatment.

Type: Article
Title: Life saving science: English four-year olds' understanding of injuries and the appropriate first aid treatment
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.pwe.ug.edu.pl/?page_id=943
Language: English
Additional information: This article was first published in Problemy Wczesnej Edukacji / Issues in Early Education: http://www.pwe.ug.edu.pl/.
Keywords: science curriculum, first aid knowledge, young children, health education
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1502094
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