ambulance
120?We can dial 120 for
medical help.
What has happened?
bleeding
choking
What has happened?
a sprained ankle
What has happened?
a bloody nose
What has happened?
Unit 5 First Aid
Period 1
What is first aid?
First aid is the first kind of ______ given to someone who suddenly ______ ______ or get ______ before a doctor can be found. Often the ______ or ______ is not serious, there are other times when giving first aid quickly can save one' life.
help falls ill
injured illness injury
What has happened?
She has pulled boiling water onto herself.
What sort of injuries will she get?
She will have bad burns.
When someone gets burned, what should we do?
Let’s read the text
Fast reading
Read the title of the text and the headings within it .Skim for the general idea. Then do comprehending exercise 1 on Page 35.
the three types of burns
what to do if someone gets burned
the purpose of skin
the symptoms of burns
how we get burns
3
5
1
4
2
Number them from 1 to 5.
Second reading
Read the text again quickly, then do comprehending exercise 2.
Types of burnsTypes of burns
First degree burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
B
A
C
Para.1 The purpose of the skin
Skin
Protect you against diseases, poisons, the sun’s harmful rays
Keep you warm or coolPrevent your body from losing water
Give you sense of touch
essential
Careful reading
Para.2 Causes of burns
We can get burned by:
steam
hot liquids
fireradiation
the sun
electricitychemicals
Para.3 Types of burns
Types of burns
which layer is affected
Time to heal
Examples
First degree burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
the top layer
both the top and the second layer
all three layers
feel better within a day or two
take a few weeks to heal
-------------
mild sunburn, burns caused by touching a hot pan or iron for a moment
severe sunburn, burns caused by hot liquids
burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires
Para.4 Characteristics of burnsFirst degree burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
dry, red and mildly swollen
mildly painful
turn white when pressed
rough, red and swollenblisterswatery surface extremely painful
black and white and charredswollen; often tissue under them can be seen
Characteristics
little or no pain if nerves are damaged; may be pain around edge of injured area
Para.5 First aid treatment
A. Cool burns with running water. B. Take off clothing stuck to the burn. C. Take off the clothing and jewellery near burns. D. Place cool, clean, wet cloth on the first, second
degree burns. E. Put cold water on the third degree burns. F. Rub the burns, break the blisters. G. Dry the burned area gently. H Put butter, oil, ointments on burns.
Dos: A C D G Don’ts: B E F H
Which are dos, which are don’ts?
DoDo
Do
Don’t
Don’tDon’t
Don’t
Do
Discuss the following situations: 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.
R or W?
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 running water.
1.Why should you put cold water on a burn?
2.Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?
Because the cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and reduces swelling.
Because the nerves are damaged.
Consolidation
Causes of burns
Types of burns
First aid treatment
First aid for burns
first degree burns, second degree burns, third degree burns
hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity and chemicals.
dry, red ,swollen
rough, red , swollen, blisters, watery surface
black and white and charred, swollen
First degree burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
1. Take off clothing; 2.cool burns with cool water(don’t put cold water on third degree burns.) 3. First degree burns---place cool,wet cloths in them; Second degree burns---keep cloth cool…
Characteristics
of burns
Homework
Workbook: Page 58 Cloze and Reading A.