Unit 5

First Aid

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What is first aid?

>First 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

Warming up & Lead-in

What situation can you think of that needs first aid?

a snake bite bleeding a sprained ankle

choking a broken arm a nosebleed

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vi. 流血 ;失血vt. 给 (某人 )放血

bleed

> bled bled

blood

bloody

n. 血 ; 血统adj. 出血的 ; 血染的 ; 血腥的sprain vt. 扭伤

sprained adj. 扭伤的chokevt. & vi. ( 使 ) 噎住 ;( 使 ) 窒息

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Discuss what kind of first aid you should give

in the following situations and then act

them out.

Press the wound;Wrap bandage.

Cool the injury with ice.Fasten with bandage.

Pinch the nostrils and press upward.Cool the bridge of the nose.

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Can you guess what will happen to the girl?

How will her mother deal with the burn?

Look at the picture on the left. What has happened?

The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself.

She will get bad burns.

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Fast Reading

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

_____ the three types of burns

_____ what to do if someone gets burned

_____ the purpose of skin

_____ the symptoms of burns

_____ how we get burns

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First Aid For Burns

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Answer the questions (based on the whole text)1. What can cause burns?

Hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity

and chemicals.

2. Why should you put cold water on a burn?

The cold water stops the burning process, stops the The cold water stops the burning process, stops the

pain and prevents or reduces swelling.pain and prevents or reduces swelling.

3. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?

Because the nerves are damaged. If there are no Because the nerves are damaged. If there are no

nerves, there is no pain.nerves, there is no pain.

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Detail InformationFill in the blanks( based on the 1st Para.)

1. Our body’s largest organ:_____

2. We have ______ ______ of the skin.

3. Your skin ______ you _____ or _____.

4. It ________ your body ______ ______

______.

5. It gives you your _____ _____ _____ .

skinskin

three layersthree layers

keeps

keeps

warm

warm

coolcool

prevents

prevents

from

fromlosin

glosin

gwaterwater

sensesense ofof touchtouch

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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

_______.

TypesTypes & & characteristicscharacteristics of burnsof burns(based on page 34)(based on page 34)

1. Types1. Types 2. Characteristics2. Characteristics

layer

topsecond

all three

swollen

Rough

tissue

Mildly

Littleno

pressed

Blisters

charred

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According to the form above, label these pictures with

first degree burns, second degree burns and third degree

burns.

first degree burnssecond degree burns third degree burns

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Decide whether the first aid treatment is Right (R) or Wrong (W). (based on page 35)

1. When someone is burned, you should place some ice on his wound.

2. We should put damp cloths on the second degree burns.

3. We shouldn’t break the blisters, or they will make the wound infected.

4. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments on burns to stop the infection.

5. If burns are on the face, we should make the victim sit up.

W

R

R

W

R

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How will her mother deal with the burn?

Summary of first aid treatment

1. ________ clothing and jewellery near the burns.

2. ______ the burns with cool water.

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

4. ______ the burned area gently.

5. ______ the burned area with a dry clean bandage.

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

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

Take off

Cool

Place Dry

Cover

Keep higher

Get to

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HomeworkHomework

Recite the new words and Recite the new words and

expressions of this unit.expressions of this unit.

Find out the new phrases Find out the new phrases

and difficult sentences in and difficult sentences in

the text.the text.

English weekly Part 2.English weekly Part 2.

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