Clean and Cover a Small Scrape
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What you will learn
- 1Tell a grown-up first when you get a scrape
- 2Clean a small scrape with clean water, with a grown-up
- 3Cover a small scrape with an adhesive bandage
- 4Know when a grown-up must take over right away
Mini Lesson
Everyone gets a scrape sometimes, like when you fall off a scooter or trip on the sidewalk. A small scrape only hurts the top of the skin. The first thing you do is tell a grown-up. Then, with your grown-up, you keep it clean and covered. And you learn which hurts are NOT small - those are always a grown-up job.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- TELL a grown-up: stay calm and tell a grown-up right away.
- WASH your hands: clean hands keep dirt away from the scrape.
- RINSE it: hold the scrape gently under clean running water.
- PAT it dry: use a clean cloth, and pat softly - do not rub.
- COVER it: put an adhesive bandage over it to keep it clean.
- WASH again and WATCH: wash your hands after. If it gets red, hot, swollen, or very sore later, tell a grown-up.
🚨 Get a Grown-Up to Take Over Right Now
- NOT SMALL: a deep cut, a lot of bleeding, or something stuck in it.
- NOT SMALL: an animal bite, a bump on the head, or a cut from something dirty or rusty.
A grown-up is in charge of every hurt, even a small one - always tell a grown-up first. You only use clean water, a clean cloth, and an adhesive bandage. Never put creams, sprays, or medicines on a hurt yourself. If anything is more than a small scrape, a grown-up takes over right away, and if someone is badly hurt, the grown-up calls your local emergency number.
Words to know
scrape
A hurt where the top of the skin gets rubbed off, like when you fall on the sidewalk.
e.g. I got a small scrape on my knee.
rinse
Wash gently with clean running water.
e.g. We rinse the scrape under the faucet.
pat
Touch softly and lightly, without rubbing.
e.g. Pat the skin dry with a clean cloth.
adhesive bandage
A small sticky strip with a soft pad that covers a small hurt.
e.g. Dad put an adhesive bandage on my elbow.
swollen
Puffed up and bigger than usual.
e.g. Tell a grown-up if the skin looks swollen.
take over
When a grown-up does the job instead of you.
e.g. For a deep cut, a grown-up takes over.
💡 Handy Tip: pick an adhesive bandage big enough that the sticky part only touches clean skin around the scrape, not the scrape itself.
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