Unit 5 First aid

First aid is a ____________________ given to someone who suddenly _______ or __________ before a doctor can be found. Often the _____ or ______ is not_______, but there are other times when giving ________________will save ______. temporary form of help falls illgets injured illness injuryserious first aid quickly lives Warming up

Lay the victim down and keep him/her still. Do not wash the venom off the skin (it will help identify the type of snake). Do not move the victim. Call medical help. What kind of first aid should you give in the following situations?

To treat a bleeding, you should put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding. A. True B. False

The best way to treat a sprained ankle is to: A. Put some ice pack on the ankle to reduce the swelling. Put a firm bandage around the foot and ankle. B. Put a heating pad( 垫子 )around your ankle. C. Keep on walking and jumping.

To treat a choke, you should make him /her spit by patting him/her on the back. A. True B. False （吐）

To treat a broken arm, you: A. move the broken bone in no time. B. keep the arm still using a sling to support the broken arm

If you get a nosebleed, get the person to sit down, tilt his/her head forward slightly. Don’t let your head back to stop the bleeding. (It may lead the blood into the throat and easily cause choking.)

What has happened to the little girl? 1 Look at the picture. What is on the cupboard? The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself. She will get/have bad burns. Pre-reading

2 What kind of first aid would you perform in this situation? Make a list of your ideas. Cool the area of skin; wash it under the cold running water. Cover the wound with bandage/clean cloth. See a doctor if necessary.

First aid for burns Read the headlines quickly and put them into the right order. ______ the types of burns ______ what to do if someone gets burned ______ the functions of skin ______ the symptoms of burns ______ how we get burns Reading

What are the functions of skin? It keeps you warm or _________. It prevents your body _________too much water. It is where you feel __________ or pain. It gives you your ______ ___________. cool from losing cold, heat sense of touch Read Part 1 and find the answer to the question. It acts as a ________ against disease, poisons and harmful rays. barrier

Causes of burns steam fire the sun electricity chemicalsradiation Read Part 2 and find out what can burn our skin.

Part3-4:types and characteristics of burns blister Mildly swollen Tissue under them often can be seen. second degree burns first degree burns third degree burns Mild sunburn and burns caused by touching a hot pan or iron Severe sunburnt and burns caused by hot liquid Electric shocks,burning clothes or Severe petrol fires A B C

Read Part 5, underline the verbs in each step. 1. _________ ___________ remove clothing 2. _________ ___________ cool the burns 3. ___________ __________ place cloths on burns 4. _______ _________ dry the burns 5. __________ ___________ cover with bandage 6. ___________ ___________ get to hospital Part 5: steps about first aid treatment for burns

The suitable things in first aid treatment of burns scissors dry bandage clean cloths clean bandage cool water ointment icy water wet bandage warm water oil

Why do you put cold water on a burn? Why can’t you put ointment, oil or butter on burns? If burns are on arms or legs, what should you do? stop the burning process prevent pain from becoming unbearable reduce the swelling. keep the heat in the wounds may cause infection. Read Part 5 carefully for details to answer the following questions. keep them higher than the heart

Comprehending Read the first aid treatments for these burns. If the treatment is right, write R in the brackets. If it is wrong, write W in the brackets and explain why. Then give the correct treatment. 1 Wrong: Sam should not have broken the blisters because the burns could become infected. He should have poured cool water, not icy water on the burn.

2 Right. 3 Wrong: Mr Casey was right to take his wife’s blouse off but he should not have picked bits of blouse off the burn. The correct first aid treatment for a third degree burn is to remove clothing and jewellery near the burn but not if the clothing is stuck to the burn. He should not have put butter on the burn because it would have stopped the heat from escaping. 4 Right.

The reading passage is a text taken from a __________, which is organized under _____________ in such a way that readers can____________________________________. book headlines quickly find the information they want

The 1.__________ of skin Skin acts as a 2.__________ against disease, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. Burns Hot liquids, steam and so on can 3_________ burns. First degree burns affect the 4____ layer of the skin. The 5_________ degree burns are very painful. Third degree burns have little or no pain because 6________ are damaged. Finish the summary of First Aid For Burns. functions barrier cause top second nerves

7_________ for burns Clothes and jewelry near burns should be 8__________. It is better to put 9_____ water on the first and second degree burns for ten minutes. Don't break any 10_________ Use a dry and clean 11_________ to cover the burned area. Don't put butter, oil or 12_________ on burns. Treatment removed cool bandage blisters ointment