Lesson 6 – 15 minutes
Learning outcomes
1. Recognise what an emergency situation is
2. Describe when and how to dial ‘000’ if an emergency situation is identified
3. Describe the steps associated with calling ‘000’
Preparation
Whiteboard and markers (optional).
Discuss
Discuss what an emergency is and how we identify one.
- An emergency is a sudden crisis (usually involving danger) that requires fast action, i.e. a person is badly injured, a person has stopped breathing, fire etc.
- Write on the whiteboard or draw on the sand ‘DIAL 000” and explain to the participants the stages of reporting an emergency:
- Explain the use of the ‘000’ number in an emergency.
- It will connect you straight to emergency services, i.e. Fire, Police, Ambulance.
- Explain when this number would be used at the beach.
- If you see an emergency, tell the adult with you at the beach, they can then tell a lifesaver, who will then call ‘000’.
- If the adult you are with needs emergency help and cannot call ‘000’ themselves, then you tell a lifesaver, who will then call ‘000’.
- Explain when this number would be used away from the beach.
- If you see an emergency, you tell the adult you are with. They can then call ‘000’.
- If the adult you are with needs emergency help and cannot call ‘000’ themselves, then you can call ‘000’
Explain what happens when a ‘000’ call is made.
- The operator will ask whether you need police, fire or ambulance services. You may be asked to provide details of where you are calling from.
- The operator will connect you to the relevant emergency service. The emergency service operator may ask questions like:
- Who you are, Where you are, Why are you calling…
- What happened and what is being done
- It is important to stay on the line – don’t hang up.
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