Unit 5 First aid

Revision What is first aid? First aid is the kind of_____ given to someone who suddenly ______ or gets ______ before a doctor can be found. Often the illness or injury is _________, but there are _________ when giving first aid quickly will ____________. help falls ill injured not serious other times save one’s life

Pre-reading What has happened? The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself. Can you guess what will happen to the girl? She will get bad burns. How will her mother deal with the burn?

Cover the wound with bandage/clean cloth. See a doctor if necessary. Cool the area of skin; wash it under the cold running water. Cover the wound with bandage/clean cloth. See a doctor if necessary.

READING First Aid for burns

Fast Reading 3 _____ the three types of burns In which order are these topics covered in the text? Number them from 1 to 5. 3 _____ the three types of burns _____ what to do if someone gets burned _____ the purpose of skin _____ the symptoms of burns _____ how we get burns 5 1 4 2

The three l of skin The skin is the organ, and also very e largest ssential the top layer The three l of skin ayers the second layer the third layer tissue under the skin nerve

What can skin do for our body ? ______________________________ _______________________ ____________________________ __________________________ _________________________ 1.Protect you against diseases, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. 2.Keep you warm or cool. 3.Prevent you from losing water. 4. You can feel cold, heat or pain. 5.Give you sense of touch.

R e a d i n g CAUSES of burns (P2) fire steam hot l iquids c hemicals H2SO4 radiation g Sun

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Types & characteristics of burns First degree burns Affect the top______ of the skin. Dry, red and mildly ______. _______ painful. Turn white when ______. Second degree burns Affect both the ____ & the ______ layer. ________, red and swollen. Extremely painful. ________, watery surface Third degree burns Affect_____ ________ layers of the skin. Swollen; ______ can be seen. ______ or ____ pain. Black and white and _______. Mildly layer pressed swollen Rough Blisters top second all three Little no tissue charred

second degree burns third degree burns first degree burns According to the form above, label these pictures with first degree burns, second degree burns and third degree burns. second degree burns third degree burns first degree burns

T True or False: Treatment F F T F 1. If you are burned, you must remove clothing even if it is stuck to the burn 2. We shouldn’t rub the burns. True or False: Treatment unless F T 3. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments软膏 on burns to stop the infection. 4. We should make sure the bandage won’t stick to the skin when it is used. 5. If burns are on the face, we should make the victim lie down. F T sit up F

Making a first-aid kit bandage alcohol flashlight thermometer soap A well-stocked first-aid kit, kept in easy reach, is necessary in every home. It should include: bandage alcohol flashlight thermometer soap sharp scissors plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs) your list of emergency phone numbers … 14

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