111 EMERGENCY!

Today we had a fantastic visit from Heather, a St John educationalist.  We learnt a lot about what to do in an emergency.  It is very important to stay calm in an emergency and to make good decisions quickly!

We practised dialling 111 on phones and talking to the operator.  You need to know:

• the service you require - ambulance, fire or police
• the address you are calling from
• the number you are calling from
• why you are calling
• whether the person injured is awake and breathing

We realised that a lot of us DO NOT know our addresses and phone numbers!  PLEASE work on this at home - it is very important in an emergency to be able to clearly tell the operator where you are.

We think that we are more ready to deal with an emergency - but we hope we don't have to soon!!!