Kiri and the

Emergency by Margaret Cahill illustrated by Josh Smits Published with the support of Johnson & Johnson Medical ANZ Acknowledgments Music and DVD production New Zealand Red Cross would like to thank the Music and lyrics composed and directed by Julie following for their contributions to the development Wylie. of this resource: Music produced and recorded by Michael Bell at Members of the Clinical Reference Group – Lia Orange Studio, Christchurch. de Vocht van Alphen, University of Canterbury, Music video produced and directed by Nick Hitchins Maureen Mooney, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, at VideoLife, Christchurch. Massey University, and Dr Chris Kalderimis, General Practitioner Vocalists and actors: Bennett Anderson, James Anderson, Toby Buckner, Hineraumati Harris, Maraea Teepa of the Ministry of Social Development/ Pikiarero Harris, Cairo Iosefo, Samantha Jay, Henare Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora Kaa, Archie MacDonald, Jack MacDonald, Mikaela Charisma Rangipunga, Ngāi Tahu advisor Prasad, Noelani Ritchie, Rebecca Singh, Amaleila Andrew Dunning of Wellington Free Ambulance Tiatia, Amasio Tiatia, Stephanie Tjiptadjaja, Cassie Townshend, Olivia Townshend, and Louise van Debbie Murray of the National Burn Centre, Tongeren Middlemore Hospital New Zealand Sign Language translated and signed by Sue Tipene of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust James Townshend, van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Members of the “Little People Savers” Working and Christchurch. Advisory Groups. New Zealand Red Cross thank Pikitioria Hoskins, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, for her support with this recording. Published by New Zealand Red Cross 2013 Location: Hargest Crescent Kidsfirst Kindergartens, Text and illustrations copyright © New Zealand Christchurch Red Cross 2013 A catalogue record for this book is available from Music and video copyright © New Zealand Red the National Library of New Zealand. Cross 2013 ISBN 978-0-908998-19-7 All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Design by Gregory Studio. Illustrations by Loudmouth Illustrations. Illustrations on page 20 by Maia Williams. Printed by Lithoprint. Kiri and the

Emergency by Margaret Cahill illustrated by Josh Smits Kiri and her dog Mo liked staying at Nana Rose’s house. They liked playing football on Nana Rose’s big lawn. One day, they were playing while Nana Rose was trimming the feijoa hedge.

2 Suddenly Kiri heard a loud yell. The ladder was tipping over, the clippers had dropped into the hedge, and Nana Rose was falling. Nana Rose fell right off the ladder and down to the bottom of the steep bank beside the hedge.

3 Kiri and Mo rushed over and looked down at Nana Rose. “Are you all right, Nana Rose?” called Kiri. Nana Rose let out a loud moan. She looked frightened. Mo ran down the bank and sniffed Nana Rose.

4 “Stay up there, Kiri!” called Nana Rose. “This is an emergency, so we need to keep calm. Take a deep breath.” Slowly Kiri took a big, deep breath.

5 “I feel sore, and I can’t move,” said Nana Rose. “Kiri, go inside, get the phone and press 111. When they answer, tell them we need an ambulance. Can you do that?”

6 “Yes,” said Kiri. “The phone is on on the kitchen table.” “Good,” said Nana Rose. “You need to tell the person on 111 that I live at number 4, Castle Street, Riverton.” “Don’t worry, Nana Rose, I remember your address,” said Kiri. “Mo, you stay and look after Nana Rose until I get back.”

7 Kiri ran into the kitchen and picked up the phone. Carefully, she pressed 111. A lady answered. She said, “Fire, Ambulance or Police?”.

8 “Ambulance,” said Kiri in a big, clear voice. Then the lady said, “Where are you?” “I’m at Nana Rose’s house,” Kiri answered. “She lives at number 4, Castle Street, Riverton.” Kiri told the lady that Nana Rose had fallen off the ladder and crashed down the steep bank.

She lives at number 4, Castle Street, Riverton

9 “The ambulance is on its way,” said the lady. “It won’t be long. Can you find something warm to put over your nana and stay with her until you see the ambulance?” “OK,” said Kiri. “I’ll get Nana Rose’s coat. It’s very warm.”

10 Kiri found Nana Rose’s new, blue velvet coat on the sofa. She picked it up and ran back into the garden.

11 “Nana Rose, Nana Rose,” she called. “I did it. I phoned 111. The ambulance is coming very soon.” Nana Rose looked very uncomfortable lying at the bottom of the bank. Mo was sitting beside her, looking a bit sad.

12 “You’re a clever one,” said Nana Rose. “But don’t come down here. Stay where you are.” “I won’t come down the bank because I might fall, too,” said Kiri, “but I have something special to keep you warm.” Kiri threw the blue velvet coat down to Nana Rose, and Nana Rose cuddled up in it. “Keep your muddy paws off my new coat, Mo,” she said.

13 14 Suddenly they heard the ambulance siren. It got closer and closer and louder and louder. Kiri ran to the gate. The ambulance pulled up next to the footpath, and the siren stopped. Two paramedics jumped out. “Hello, Kiri,” called the tall one. “Can you show us where your nana is?” Kiri took them across the lawn and pointed down the bank at Nana Rose.

15 “I’m happy to see you,” Nana Rose said to the paramedics. “I’m aching all over, and I can hardly move.”

16 The paramedics carefully lifted Nana Rose onto the stretcher. Then they carried the stretcher up the bank. Nana Rose smiled at Kiri. “Thank you for saving me,” she said. Kiri held Nana Rose’s cold hand. Then she held Mo by his collar while the paramedics put Nana Rose in the back of the ambulance.

17 Very soon Mum and Josh arrived. “I’m so proud of you,” said Mum, as they drove to the hospital behind the ambulance. “That was an emergency, and you knew what to do.” “Yes,” said Josh. “You were awesome. You stayed safe, and you phoned 111.”

18 Nana Rose stayed at Kiri’s house while her broken leg was in a plaster. “My leg’s getting better,” she said, “but I have to find things to keep me busy. Let’s make a poster showing what to do in an emergency.” Kiri and Josh drew the pictures, and Nana Rose wrote the words. While they worked, Mum played the ukulele, and they sang The Emergency Song.

19 In an Emergency If there’s an emergency, and someone is hurt, • Keep calm. watch out for danger, keep yourself safe. • Keep yourself safe. If someone is hurt, ask if they’re OK. Go and get an adult to help. • Tell an adult. If they’re not OK, or if something is wrong, • If there isn’t an adult around, go and get an adult to help. phone 111. It’s OK to phone, If they’re not OK, or if something is wrong, even if you’re not sure. go and get an adult to help.

If something has happened, and you don’t know what to do, • When someone is hurt, ask for an ambulance. go and get an adult to help. Stay very calm. Keep yourself safe. • Say where you are phoning Go and get an adult to help. from and what has happened. If there’s not an adult around, press 111 on the telephone. Press 111. • Stay on the phone If there’s not an adult around, press 111. and follow the instructions. If there’s an emergency, and someone is hurt, watch out for danger, keep yourself safe. If someone is hurt, ask if they’re OK. Go and get an adult to help. Go and get an adult to help. Go and get an adult to help. Go and get an adult to help. 20 The Emergency Song

C G7 C G7 If there’s an emergency, and someone is hurt, C G7 C watch out for danger, keep yourself safe. C G7 C G7 If someone is hurt, ask if they’re OK. C G7 C Go and get an adult to help. Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 If they’re not OK, or if something is wrong, Dm7 G7 C go and get an adult to help. Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 If they’re not OK, or if something is wrong, Dm7 G7 C go and get an adult to help. D A7 D A7 If something has happened, and you don’t know what to do, Em7 A7 D go and get an adult to help. D A7 D A7 Stay very calm. Keep yourself safe. Em7 A7 D Go and get an adult to help. Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Help me If there’s not an adult around, Em7 A7 D Em7 A7 D press 111 on the telephone. Press 111. Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D If there’s not an adult around, press 111. D A7 D A7 If there’s an emergency, and someone is hurt, D A7 D watch out for danger, keep yourself safe. D A7 D A7 If someone is hurt, ask if they’re OK. Em7 A7 D Go and get an adult to help. Em7 A7 D Go and get an adult to help. Em7 A7 D Go and get an adult to help. Em7 A7 D Go and get an adult to help. Julie Wylie 21 Activities that Support the Key First Key Message 2: Aid Messages Always check for dangers – Keep safe, stay safe Explain to children that a danger is something that can hurt Activities that include repetition and playing active roles you or someone else. Discuss that it is important to stop help us to learn. Here are some activities that adults can do and check for dangers before helping others, so that you with children to help them to learn and remember what to can be sure that you won’t get hurt too. do in an emergency. These activities are most helpful to children if they are done Activities at home as well as at early childhood centres and schools. 1. Discuss possible dangers. [roads, the sea, power lines, Most emergencies happen in the home. rough ground, knives] Key Message 1: 2. After reading Kiri and the Emergency with children, ask them: What is a first aid emergency? • What danger did Kiri see when Nana Rose Explain that a first aid emergency is when someone is very was lying at the bottom of the bank? [See sick or is badly hurt. pages 5 and 13.] Activities 3. Tell children a story about another emergency and 1. After reading Kiri and the Emergency with children, ask encourage them to discuss possible dangers that could them: have hurt the person who was trying to help in that story. • Why was Nana Rose’s accident an emergency? [Because she hurt herself and Example: An emergency story couldn’t get up.] Ella and Alesana are walking home from the park. • Have any emergencies happened in your Charlie passes them on his new bike. Suddenly Mr family or whānau? Tell us about them. McGarvey’s cat, Lollyboy, walks out on to the road, and Charlie swerves so that he won’t hit Lollyboy. Charlie 2. Below are some examples of emergencies. You could falls off his bike. Ella and Alesana want to help Charlie. make up a story using one of these events and ask What dangers should they look out for, first? children “Is this an emergency?” Prompt children to think of examples of emergencies that they know, or 4. Talk with children about possible dangers in their have heard, about. environment and discuss how to make it a safer place. Examples of emergencies Take a walk around the home, centre, or school with the Mum has slipped in the bathroom, and she can’t get up. children and together make a list of possible dangers and safety measures that can be put in place to prevent My friend has eaten something that they are allergic to, and accidents. now they can’t breathe properly. 5. Children could make a book or poster illustrating the My little brother has knocked a pot of boiling water off the dangers and the safety measures, or they could take stove, and he has burnt his hands and arms. photos of the dangers and the safety measures and use My sister has fallen out of a tree, and she is yelling in pain. these in their book or poster. My friend has fallen off his scooter, and he is bleeding a lot. Grandad has fallen down, and now he can’t talk.

22 Example: List of dangers and safety measures Explain to children what will happen when they phone 111. The operator will say: “111 emergency – Fire, Ambulance, Dangers Safety Measures or Police?” The child should answer “Ambulance” when A box of matches on the Store matches out of reach someone is badly hurt or very sick. table of children The operator will then say: “Ambulance. What is the exact A pot of hot water on the address of the emergency?” Explain to children that stove “address” means “where you are”. Riding a bike without a Encourage children to practise keeping calm, speaking helmet clearly, and saying their name and where they are phoning A person or pet on the from. driveway They can then tell the operator what has happened, listen carefully to what the operator tells them to do, and stay on Key Message 3: the phone until the operator tells them to hang up. Talk to the hurt person Explain that we can trust the operator – they know what to Encourage children to learn a routine for what to say and do do and will help us in an emergency. if there is a first aid emergency. Follow this sequence: Activities • Stay calm. 1. Help children to learn their address and phone number • Tell the hurt person your name and ask their and encourage them to practise saying them aloud. This name. is an important skill for young children to learn. Make • Ask: “Are you OK? Do you want help?” sure that they always include the name of their town or city in their address. • Get help if they’re not OK, if something is wrong, if you’re not sure, or if you’re scared. It is also useful for children to learn the addresses of family members or caregivers who look after them Activity regularly. Teach them their new address and phone number when you move house. Drawing their new house Encourage children to practise talking to a hurt person may help them to remember their new address. by taking turns to role play a hurt person and a first aider. 2. Point out local landmarks to children. It is useful for children to know these if they are not at home and don’t Tip know the address they are phoning from. It is helpful to the operator if callers can name local landmarks or In an accident or an emergency, if children say “Let’s geographical features such as parks or schools. Teach keep calm”, it can help them to feel more in control. The children to recognise landmarks so that they can explain best way to keep calm is to take a deep breath. where they are by referring to them. Here are some examples of what you might say: Key Message 4 “We live just around the corner from the big water Get help tower.” In an accident or emergency, getting an adult to help is the “We drive over the long bridge when we go to Auntie’s first thing children should do. place.” Encourage children to phone 111 if there is no adult around “Nana’s street is very close to the high school.” to help. It’s OK to phone, even if they are not sure. 3. Encourage children to practise talking to the operator by Parents or caregivers can show children how to use the role playing the operator and the person phoning, using phone at home. When teaching children how and when to toy telephones. call 111, turn off the phone and emphasise that 111 is for emergencies only.

23 4. The children can also role play staying calm. Activities 5. They can then work in twos, deciding on an emergency 1. Encourage children to identify dangers in the home that story and taking turns being the person phoning and the could cause burns [hot water, stove, a hot stove top or operator. Model this process first with two adults, then hot cooking pots, an electric kettle, heaters, fires, with one adult and a child, before the children undertake barbeques, the Sun]. both roles. Children can also use puppets to practise 2. Talk about personal experiences of burns – how they role playing. happened, what you did, and how the burn could have Tips been prevented. In an emergency you can phone 111 free from cell phones, Tips landlines, and phone boxes – even if you’ve run out of First aid courses save lives. Do a first aid course near you! money on your cell phone. www.redcross.org.nz Deaf, hearing-impaired, or other people who have difficulty using a phone can register with the Police to join the 111 Resources TXT service. This is a free service. To register go to www. Books for young children police.govt.nz/contact-us/111-txt Quaky Cat by Diana Noonan and Gavin Bishop, Staff at the Emergency Ambulance Communications Centres published by Scholastic 2011 use telephone-interpreting services to communicate with Is that an Earthquake? by Alan Bagnall, non-English speakers. This is a free service. published by the Ministry of Education in the Ready to Read Key Message 5: series 2002 Help for burns I Am Brave by Leanne French, Wellington Free For 3-to 5- year-olds, the first aid message for burns is: Ambulance, 2010. • Check for dangers. Websites • Keep yourself safe. www.redcross.org.nz • Talk to the injured person. www.acc.co.nz/preventing-injuries • Get help from an adult. www.wfa.org.nz/announcements/3-year-old-calls-111 • If no adult is nearby, phone 111 – even if www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Teaching-resources/ you’re unsure. Teaching-packages/Microsite/Life-Live-it-first-aid-educa- For older children and adults the first aid message for tion-for-children burns is: www.safekids.org.nz/ • As soon as possible, cool the burned area www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/APRE-8GXW54- with cool running water for at least 20 (Turtle Safe resource) minutes. www.police.govt.nz/service/111 and www.police.govt. • Keep the person warm. nz/contact-us/111-txt (for information about the 111text • Phone 111 for an ambulance for all serious service for the Deaf and hearing-impaired) and electrical burns or if you’re unsure. www.deaf.co.nz Christchurch earthquake-related websites www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak8DWpBatEw- The Earth- quake Safety Song by Julie Wylie www.juliewyliemusic.com www.acproductions.co.nz/voices-of-children

24 Published with the support of Johnson & Johnson Medical ANZ Acknowledgments Music and DVD production New Zealand Red Cross would like to thank the Music and lyrics composed and directed by Julie following for their contributions to the development Wylie. of this resource: Music produced and recorded by Michael Bell at Members of the Clinical Reference Group – Lia Orange Studio, Christchurch. de Vocht van Alphen, University of Canterbury, Music video produced and directed by Nick Hitchins Maureen Mooney, Joint Centre for Disaster Research, at VideoLife, Christchurch. Massey University, and Dr Chris Kalderimis, General Practitioner Vocalists and actors: Bennett Anderson, James Anderson, Toby Buckner, Hineraumati Harris, Maraea Teepa of the Ministry of Social Development/ Pikiarero Harris, Cairo Iosefo, Samantha Jay, Henare Te Manatū Whakahiato Ora Kaa, Archie MacDonald, Jack MacDonald, Mikaela Charisma Rangipunga, Ngāi Tahu advisor Prasad, Noelani Ritchie, Rebecca Singh, Amaleila Andrew Dunning of Wellington Free Ambulance Tiatia, Amasio Tiatia, Stephanie Tjiptadjaja, Cassie Townshend, Olivia Townshend, and Louise van Debbie Murray of the National Burn Centre, Tongeren Middlemore Hospital New Zealand Sign Language translated and signed by Sue Tipene of Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust James Townshend, van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Members of the “Little People Savers” Working and Christchurch. Advisory Groups. New Zealand Red Cross thank Pikitioria Hoskins, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, for her support with this recording. Published by New Zealand Red Cross 2013 Location: Hargest Crescent Kidsfirst Kindergartens, Text and illustrations copyright © New Zealand Christchurch Red Cross 2013 A catalogue record for this book is available from Music and video copyright © New Zealand Red the National Library of New Zealand. Cross 2013 ISBN 978-0-908998-19-7 All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Design by Gregory Studio. Illustrations by Loudmouth Illustrations. Illustrations on page 20 by Maia Williams. Printed by Lithoprint. Kiri and the

Emergency by Margaret Cahill illustrated by Josh Smits