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This information has been taken directly from the Accelerate U - Standards and Resource Guides (with approval) from the K-12 Education,  NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT site. No information in this document has been changed.

 

Safety/First Aid

Elementary
Standard(s)

Intermediate
Standard(s)

Commencement
Standard(s)

At the elementary level, students will:

  • recognize an unsafe condition and take appropriate action to reduce the hazard     
  • participate in safety drills and basic first aid training     
  • discuss precautions and procedures to follow in dangerous events such as weather conditions or natural disasters     
  • identify steps used in conflict resolution.     

At the intermediate school level, students will:

  • anticipate situations that could increase the risk of injury and select risk-reducing strategies to effectively deal with that situation     
  • demonstrate and prioritize emergency procedures to be followed when injury, illness,or accidents occur     
  • distinguish between hazards in the environment that are produced by people and those that are a result of natural phenomena     
  • compare and contrast violent behavior with conflict resolution skills.    

At the commencement level, students will:

  • design and implement a plan to improve safety in the home, school, work place, or community     
  • using universal precaution, apply first aid, CPR and/or other emergency procedures appropriately     
  • recognize how fatigue, drugs, alcohol, and stress increase accidents and injury    
  • employ conflict resolution skills within the home, school, work place, and community.     

Summary: Elementary level students understand basic safety rules to prevent accidents and injury. They are active participants in safety drills and first aid. They recognize when something is potentially dangerous and analyze how to minimize the risk involved.

Summary: Intermediate level students apply the knowledge of safety education and first aid. They begin to recognize how some hazards are environmental, while others are caused by people. They practice risk-reduction strategies.

Summary: Commencement level students appreciate how safety education and first aid training prevents accidents and injury. They expand their application of these principles from themselves to the world around them.

 


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Armonk, NY
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