What to do after an accident
- Try to remain calm
- Immediately find a trusted adult or police officer
- If an adult is not present, call the Police at 9-1-1 or “0” for operator
- State the problem
- Give your full name and address
- Don’t hang up until you’re told to do so
Stay safe while riding a bicycle
- Always wear a helmet–head injuries can be very serious
- Wear proper clothes and reflectors
- Don’t ride double
- Follow traffic
- Use hand signals when stopping and turning
- Walk your bike across busy intersections
- Make sure your bike has proper safety equipment such as lights and reflectors
- Yield to pedestrians
- Ride single file when biking with others
What you should do when someone offers you drugs or alcohol
- Say no–it takes courage to do what’s right
- Change the subject, or suggest other sports or activities
- Walk away
- Choose friends who avoid alcohol and/or drugs
- If the person starts to pressure you, call the police or tell an adult
What to do if you find drugs or needles
- DO NOT TOUCH THEM!
- Leave the area
- Tell a trusted adult or police officer about what you found and where you found it
- If there is no adult, dial 9-1-1 or “0” for operator
What to do when someone picks a fight
- Try to convince them you have no desire to fight. It takes more courage to walk away than it does to fight
- Take a step back
- Get the facts straight
- Be willing to listen
- Don’t be afraid to admit when you’re wrong
- Discuss ways to solve the problem
- Remember- fighting is not the answer to solving a problem
What to do in case of a fire
- First thing: Stay calm, stay low, leave the building immediately
- Call 9-1-1 from a neighbor’s house
- Do not attempt to put out the fire yourself, no matter how small
Practicing fire safety
- Never play with matches or a lighter
- Always be careful around a stove, heater or open fire
- Do not cook without an adult present
- If your clothes do catch on fire, “Stop, drop and roll.”
- If your friend’s clothes start on fire, yell: “Stop, drop and roll.”
- Do not run if your clothes start on fire
- Get an adult to help, or call 9-1-1 or “0” for operator
What to do if you find a knife, gun or other weapon
- DO NOT TOUCH! – no matter where you find it
- Leave it alone and tell a trusted adult right away
- If there is no adult, call 9-1-1 or “0” for operator
- Tell them who you are and where you are
- Don’t hang up until you are told to do so
What to do if you're lost
- Stay calm and alert
- Stay where you are and think–your parents or group may be looking for you
- Give them a chance to find you
- If no one comes for you soon, look for a police officer or other trusted adult
- Make sure you know your address and phone number
- If all else fails, call 9-1-1 (9-1-1 calls are free on pay phones)
What to do if your friend swallows poison
- Try to remain calm
- Try to keep them still and calm
- Save the poison container–it tells others what bad poisons are in it
- Call 9-1-1 if no adult is present
- State the problem briefly
- Give your full name and the address
- Remain on the phone for questions and instructions
How to be safe in water
- Never participate in water sports alone
- Always use the buddy system when in or near water
- Make sure you have adult permission and supervision
- Be familiar with safety equipment and know where it is located
- Do not participate in outdoor sports in bad weather
- If someone is drowning, get help immediately
- If there is a telephone near, call 9-1-1 right away
Why you should wear safety belts
- Seatbelts save lives
- In 1998, over 11,000 people’s lives were saved because they were wearing their safety belts
- Motor vehicle crashes are among the leading causes of death among children
- Even if your parents do not wear theirs, you should wear yours
- It’s the law!
Why you shouldn't smoke
- Tobacco kills over 400,000 people a year–that’s more than AIDS, murder, suicide, alcohol, illicit drugs, and traffic accidents COMBINED!
- Smoking causes many health problems, such as lung problems, heart problems and cancer
- Teenagers find it hard to quit–out of the 72% that tried to quit, only 13% were successful
- Adults are even less successful
- It is very expensive, and is becoming more expensive every year
- It makes you smell bad
- It makes your teeth yellow
You can stay free from smoking
- It takes a lot of courage to stay away from addictive substances
- Tell your friends not to smoke
- If anyone you know does smoke, explain the dangers and help them quit
- Even if your parents smoke, don’t start–they wish that they never did
- Get involved in lots of other activities that you enjoy
- Don’t ever start–that way you will never be faced with trying to quit
- Walk away if anyone ever pressures you to smoke
- Be yourself and make the right decisions.
