- We need water everyday
- Living things on earth need water
- plants use water to make their own food
- humans and animals need to drink fresh water
- fresh water is not salty
- fresh water is found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams
- ice and snow melt into fresh water
- ocean is a large deep body of salt water
- ocean covers 3/4 of the earth
- ships carry people and things around the world
- many living things in the ocean need salt water to stay alive
- If you have a serious illness or broken bone, you should go to the hospital or emergency room
- ambulances are driven by paramedics
- paramedics are special doctors who come to help you when you are hurt or very sick
- an x-ray is a special picture that shows your bones or muscles inside your body. This helps the doctor to see if you are ok.
- ambulances have special tools and medicines to help you when you are traveling to the hospital.
- doctors and paramedics/nurses take a personal interest in you when you are sick or in pain, they care about you very much.
- When you get to the hospital, an admissions worker will help you fill out forms and see why you came to the hospital.
- A nurse will help take your blood pressure and check your body signs to see if you are healthy. If you need any special tests done, your nurse will help you with this.
- The doctor will examine you. He will inform you of the best way to help you heal from a broken bone or sickness.
