Name
Date
Teacher resource – Worksheet 3a
999 or not?
When there is a medical emergency, you need to call 999 for an ambulance.
An emergency is when a person is hurt very badly or they are very ill.
For each picture, circle the tick if you need to call 999. Circle the cross if it is not an emergency.
Nose bleed

Unconscious person

Broken bone



Tummy ache



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Name
Date
Teacher resource – Worksheet 3a
999 or not?
Grazed elbow

Very bad bleeding from a wound



Minor sunburn


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Name
Date
Teacher resource – Worksheet 3a
999 or not?
Think of some more ideas for this chart (not the ones on pages 1 or 2).
Emergency (call 999)
Not an emergency (do not call 999)
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