Lesson #1

Always check to see if the children have previous injuries in case of something happens.

1. If a child has a blister and it pops while you're babysitting... DON'T FREAK OUT. Usually they are from a. touching something hot
        b. a too small shoe rubbing up against the ankle/tendon or
        c. starting out on a new sport and callouses are forming on the hands/feet

 Step 1: Treat the wound
 Step 2: If the wound is untreatable (too big or just a flap of skin) wrap it as best you can and let the child play. No harm will come from it.
 Step 3: Call the parents and notify them of the injury, sometimes they will explain that the blister was there before hand and they had been waiting for it to pop.

Case I: Child J had touched the top of a lamp that was on and burned her palm entirely. Fortunetly it was a light burn and turned only into a blister quickly. The parents had not informed thier sitter and during the visit the blister had popped. The child did not scream or panic since the blister was bound to pop any ways. The parents were called and informed the sitter of what had happened. The sitter learned after the incident to
a. Always know where the first aid kit is
b. Always be aware of previous injuries

Case II: Child A swallowed a nickel but was not choking. The parents were called and informed of the situation. The sitter was informed that there had been another incident where the same child had swallowed a nickel. The parents brought the child to the hospital where it was learned that the nickel had made it to the stomach with some discomfort to the child. Four days later it left the childs system and was never seen again. The sitter learned:
a. Never let anything smaller than a tube of toilet paper go near the child's mouth when one is not paying close enough attention and
b. To be caught up on CPR because the situation could have been 10x worse.