First Aid

First aid is a __________form of _____ given

to someone who suddenly _______ or

___________ before a doctor can be found.

Often the ______ or ______ is not_______,

but there are other times when giving first

aid quickly can save lives .

help

falls illgets injured

illness injury serious

temporary

In a medical emergency in China, what telephone number would you call?A. 110 B. 114 C. 119 D.

120

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Which organization has a close relationship with First aid? A. World Health Organization B. Red Cross Organization C. World Youth Organization D. World Trade Organization

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FFirirstst aidaid qquiuizzFFirirstst aidaid qquiuizz Which person would you help first?

A. Li Yan who has cut her foot on glassB. Xue Jin who has a bloody noseC. Gao Yuan who is on the ground not

breathingD. Wang Feng who has broken her arm

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What should the first step be when you carry out rescue breathing?

A.clear the airway B. Check the pulse C. blow into the victim’s mouth D. check for breathing

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When you are carrying out rescue

breathing, where do you check for

a pulse?

A. the neck

B. the wrist

C. the foot

D. the chest

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When carrying out rescue breathing, how many times a minute should you blow air into the victim’s mouth?

A. 4 B. 8 C. 15 D. 20

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How would you stop severe bleeding? A. cover the wound with plastic B. wash the wound C. do nothing as the bleeding will stop by itself D. put a bandage over the wound and then press on it

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If your friend sprained his ankle, what should he do?

A.take off his shoe B.keep walking aroundC.put his foot up on a chair and then

put warm clothes on his ankleD.put his foot up on a chair and then

put an ice pack on his ankle


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A friend is choking on a piece of food and is coughing badly. What should you do? A. nothing B. have her lie down and rest C. carry out rescue breathing D. slap her four or five times on her back

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You would slap her between the shoulder blades(肩胛 ) if she couldn’t cough or speak.

If a friend has a nosebleed, what should she do? A. pinch her nose and jump up and down B. lie down and pinch her nose C. sit down and bend her head forward and pinch her nose D. sit down and bend her head backward and pinch her nose

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What items should be put in a first aid kit? (more than one answer) A. bandages B. ice pack C. medical cotton D. medical alcohol E. tape ____________________

A B C D E

(绷带 )

(冰袋 )

( 药用棉花 )

( 药用酒精 )( 胶带 )

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Tips for first aid: 1) First aid should be given timely! 2) First aid should be given properly!

General description of first aid

Cuts

Sprain

Choking

Nosebleed

Pre-reading

for burns

• What has happened to the little girl?

• What kind of first aid would you perform in this situation?

•Skimming

In which order are these topics covered in the text? Number them from 1 to 5.(P35)

____ the three types of burns

____ what to do if someone gets burned

____ the functions of skin

____ the symptoms of burns

____ how we get burns

3

5

1

4

2

•Scanning

Information about skin1. Our body’s largest organ:_______

2. We have ________ layers of the skin.

3. It acts as a ________ against disease, ______

and the sun’s harmful _______ .

4. Your skin keeps you ______ or ______.

5. It prevents your body from ______ ______ _______ ________.

6. It gives you your sense of _____ .

skinthre

e

rayscoolwar

mwate

r

losing

touch

barrier poisons

much

too

The functions of our skin are very __________.complex

chemicals

electricitythe sun

radiation

firehot liquids

steam

Causes of burns:

________ _______ ________ _______ ______ ________ and ________

a variety of things

various things

Burns are divided into three degrees according

to ___________.

A. the degree of pain

B. the causes of burns

C. the layer of the skin that is burned

D. the color of the skin

Types of burnsTypes of burns

• First degree burns

• Second degree burns

• Third degree burns

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

SymptomSymptomss• ______ swollen and

painful• Turn white when

________

• ______ surface• _________ painful

______ under them often can be seen.

little or no pain

A

B

C

mildly

pressed

wateryextremely

tissue

1. _______ Clothing using _______

2. ______ other clothing and jewellery near the burns.

3. ______ the burns with cool water.

4. ______ cool, clean wet cloths on the burns.

5. ______ the burned area gently. Do not ____

6. ______ the burned area with a dry, clean bandage.

7. ______ the burned area ______ than the heart, if possible.

8. ______ the victim ____the doctor or hospital, if possible.

Take off

Place

Dry

Cover

Keep

Get to

higher

Cool

Remove scissors

rub

Challenge your memory

1. Remove clothing using scissors.

2. Take off other clothing and jewellery near the burns.

3. Cool the burns with running water.

4. Place cool, clean wet cloths on the burns.

5. Dry the burned area gently. Do not rub.

6. Cover the burned area with a dry, clean bandage.

7. Keep the burned area higher than the heart, if possible.

8. Get the victim to the doctor or hospital, if possible.

dry

Mary’s left foot gets a second degree burn with her trousers on.

First aid treatment step by step

remove

cool

coverget…to

place

1

2

3

4

5 6

A

C

B

D FE

1. To cool the burn, I put a piece of ice on it.

2. To dry the burned area, I rub it with a clean cloth.

3. To keep the bandage in place, I wrap it tightly around Mary’s foot.

4. To prevent the bandage from sticking to the skin, I put some oil on the burn.

Is the first aid given properly ?

Read the first aid treatment for these burns.

Read the first aid treatments for these burns. If the treatment is right, writes R in the brackets. If it is wrong, write W in the brackets and explain why. Then give the correct treatment.

1. Sam knocked over a kettle full of boiling water onto his legs. His legs became red, swollen and covered with blisters. Sam broke the blisters and poured icy water from the fridge onto the skin. ( )

2. While ironing clothes, Miss Good accidentally touched the iron. Her wrist blistered and became watery. It hurt a lot. She put her wrist under the cold water tap and then kept placing cool, clean, damp cloths on it until it was less painful. Then she went to see the doctor. ( )

W

R

3 . Mrs Casey’s sleeve caught fire while she was cooking. Her arm looked terrible but it didn’t hurt. The skin was charred. Her husband took off her blouse and picked off bits of the blouse stuck to the burn. He then placed butter on the burn and covered it with a wet bandage. ( )

4 . After an hour in the sun, Lily noticed her arms were red and hurt a bit. She went home and put them under cool running water. ( )

W

R

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SummaryFirst Aid for Burns

Causes of burns

Types of burns

Characteristics of burns

First degree burns

Second degree burns

Third degree burns

First aid treatment

hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity chemicals

First degree burns

Second degree

Third degree

dry, red ,swollen rough, red, swollen, blisters, watery surface black and white and charred, swollen,

1. remove clothing; 2. cool burns with cool water; (don’t put cold water on third degree burns) 3. first’—place cool, clean, wet cloths on them; second’—keep cloths cool…

Should do Shouldn’t do

1.Take clothing off the burned area

2.Place burns under gently running water for about 10 minutes

3.Place cool, clean, wet cloths on the first burns

4. For second degree burns ,keep cloths cool by putting them back in the cold water; squeezing them out and placing them on the burned area over and over again for about an hour until the pain is not so bad.

5.Keep them higher than the heart if burns are on arms or legs

1.Do not put cold water on third degree burns

2.Do not rub the burned area.

3.Never put butter, oil or ointments on burns

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