2008 年 11 月 14 日 6 时 10 分许，上海商学院 一栋宿舍楼的寝室发 生火灾，四名女生坠 楼身亡。有人为４个 年轻的生命就此陨落 而痛惜，有人对生命 消逝的悲痛，有对花 季少女的惋惜，也有 对大学生自救能力欠 缺的思考。 上海商学院火灾事件

Unit 5 First Aid

What is first aid? First aid is a temporary form of help given to someone who suddenly falls ill or gets injured before a doctor can be found.

How to deal with common injuries a snake bite a sprained ankle

Common injuries Advice Lay the victim down and keep him/her still Do not wash the venom( 毒液 ) off Do not try to suck( 吸 )out the venom See a doctor as soon as possible Put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding Have the victim sit down Put an ice pack on the ankle to reduce the swelling Put a firm bandage around the foot and ankle

Broken arm If the person can cough/speak/breathe, don’t do anything. If not, you can slap her on her back to unblock ( 疏通 )the airway( 气管 ). Do not move the broken bone if possible. Do not move the victim. Get medical help immediately. Get the person to sit down Tilt( 倾斜 ) his/her head forward slightly Gently pinch( 捏、掐 ) the soft part of the nose below the bridge( 鼻梁 )

Pre-reading 1. What will happen to the little girl? 2. What kind of first aid would you perform in this situation?

First Aid For Burns Burn : an injury that you get when something burns your skin 烧伤、烫伤、灼伤

What’s the main idea of each part? Part1: Part2: Part3: Part4: Part5: Reading Functions of skin Causes of burns Types of burns Characteristics of burns First aid treatment

Part 1 1.How many layers of skin do we have? 2.How many functions of skin are mentioned? And what are they? 4 functions It keeps you warm or cool. It gives you your sense of touch. It prevents your body from losing too much water. It is where you feel cold, heat or pain.

视觉 听觉 嗅觉 味觉 sense of sight sense of hearing sense of smell sense of taste

Poison Noun : a substance that can kill you or make you sick if you eat, drink or breathe it 毒药 e.g. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. Verb : to kill sb or sth with poison 使中毒 Adj : poisonous 有毒的 poisonous gases/plants 各有所爱

Part 2 Causes of burns What are the various causes of burns?

Part 3 ＆ Part 4 Types of burns CriteriaExamplesCharacteristics First degree Second degree Third degree The top layer of the skin Both the top and the second layer of the skin All the three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin Severe sunburn; hot liquids Mild sunburn; touching a hot pan, stove or iron ① Black, white, charred; ② Swollen; tissue ; ③ Little or no pain; pain around edge of injured area ① Rough, red and swollen; ② Blisters; ③ Watery surface; ④ Extremely painful ① dry, red and mildly swollen; ② Mildly painful; ③ Turn white when pressed Electric shocks; burning clothes; severe petrol fires swell : to become larger than normal 肿胀，膨胀 be swollen with anger

Q: Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?

Part 5 First aid treatment Squeeze: to press something firmly, especially with your hands 挤，压 e.g. squeeze juice from oranges

Q1: Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed? Q2: Why should you put cool water on a burn?

T or F 1. Our skin has three layers. 2. We will never get burned by the sun. 3. Burns are divided into three degrees according to the degree of pain. 4. Third degree burns are the most serious and painful. 5. Put cold water on any burns to cool them. 6. Do not rub the burns. 7. It’s better that you put some butter or oil on burns. T F F F T F F

Review ___the 3 types of burns ___what to do if someone gets burned ___the functions of the skin ___the characteristics of burns ___how we get burns

Read the text carefully and find out the language points

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