The image depicts a teacher standing at the front of a classroom, engaging with a group of students seated at desks. The teacher, holding a folder or book, is presenting information displayed on a large screen or whiteboard. The screen features an instructional diagram illustrating the "Head-Tilt/Chin-Lift" technique for unblocking airways, with labeled images showing "Shut Airway" and "Open Airway." The students appear attentive, and classroom elements such as books, backpacks, and a window provide a structured learning environment. This scene reflects a teaching session focused on first aid or rescue skills.

Injury Prevention Programs Designed for Grades 4-8

As a health care provider, you know that effective injury prevention programs have an immediate impact on your patient population’s health and safety. Your educational programs, like fall prevention classes for seniors or car seat checks for infants, save lives every day.

Older elementary and middle school students often age out of many programs you offer. However, they frequently visit emergency rooms for unintentional injuries. If you ask these students what to do if the power went out or if they had a nosebleed when they were home alone, their answers might surprise you. Many would say they call a parent for help, which may work for minor problems. However, this response becomes alarming if they babysit a younger sibling with a serious head, neck, or back injury.

Teaching younger community members how to stay safe at home, care for siblings, or babysit should be a community standard. If you are searching for new programs that are medically accurate and focus on injury prevention, consider offering Safe Sitter® programs.

Safe@Home

Safe@Home is a 90-minute program that prepares students in grades 4-6 to stay safe when home alone. Students learn to practice safe habits, prevent unsafe situations, and handle emergencies like power failures or severe weather. They also learn to use the Safe Sitter® First Aid Chart and assess injuries or illnesses.

Safe Sitter® Essentials

Safe Sitter® Essentials helps students in grades 6-8 prepare for the responsibility of watching younger siblings and babysitting children. The course content is developmentally appropriate for middle school learners and contains interactive games and role-playing activities to enforce key concepts and ensure healthy behaviors. Students learn:

Safety Skills: Students learn how to prevent unsafe situations and what to do when faced with dangers such as power failures or weather emergencies.
Child Care Skills: Students learn tips to manage behavior that will help them stay in control of themselves and the children in their care. Students also learn the ages and stages of child development, as well as practice diapering.
First Aid & Rescue Skills: Learning skills such as choking rescue and CPR is often students’ favorite part of the class. Students also learn a system to help them assess and respond to injuries and illnesses. (CPR is included in Safe Sitter® Essentials with CPR and Safe Sitter® Expanded.)
Life & Business Skills: The ability to screen jobs, discuss fees, and greet employers will set students up for success now and in the future. Students practice these skills through various role-playing activities.

Grandparents: Getting Started

Adults in your community can also benefit from Safe Sitter® programming with our newest program, Grandparents: Getting Started . Many things have changed since the participants in this course raised their children. It is important for grandparents to learn the new recommendations for care based on research from doctors and scientists studying the physical and emotional development of infants and children.

Taught by certified Safe Sitter® Instructors, participants will learn how to provide the best and safest care for their grandchildren. They will also learn the latest information on how to safely care for infants and children and how to manage the behavior of children of all ages, in addition to life-saving skills such as choking rescue, first aid, and injury management. Learning tips on creating a good relationship from the start as well as learning to say no to every request to babysit will help grandparents enhance their relationship with their children and create lasting memories with their grandchildren.

You are an integral part of your community and care about its safety – today and in the future. Offer programming by Safe Sitter® and enhance your hospital’s community education and outreach. Apply now to get started.