Teaching First Aid Skills to Adolescents Who Are Moderately Mentally Handicapped.

Spooner, Fred; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ403871

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Teaching First Aid Skills to Adolescents Who Are Moderately Mentally Handicapped.

Spooner, Fred; And Others

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v24 n4 p341-51 Dec 1989

The study taught three moderately mentally retarded adolescents to: (1) communicate an emergency (dial 911), (2) apply first aid for minor injuries, (3) apply a plastic bandage to a minor injury, (4) apply first aid for choking. The maintenance of skills rarely practiced is discussed. (DB)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, First Aid, Maintenance, Moderate Mental Retardation, Secondary Education, Task Analysis, Training Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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