Unit 5 First Aid

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First aid is a ____________________ given to someone who suddenly _______ or __________ before a doctor can be found. Often the _____ or ______ is not_______, but there are other times when giving ________________ can save ______ .

temporary form of help

falls ill gets injured

illnessinjury serious

first aid quickly lives

What is first aid?

1. The best way to treat a sprained ankle

is to:

A. Put some ice on your ankle.

B. Keep on walking and jumping.

2. To treat a bleeding, you should put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding.

A. True

B. False

3.To treat a choke, you should make him /her spit by patting him/her on the back.

A. True

B. False

（吐）

4.To treat a broken arm, you:

A. move the broken bone in no time.

B. keep the arm still using a sling to support the broken arm

5. If you get a nosebleed, tilt (倾斜 ) his /her head backward slightly.

A. True

B. False

First Aid for

Reading

Burns

Skim the subtitles and put the following Skim the subtitles and put the following statements in right order.statements in right order.

the three types of burns

what to do if someone gets burned

the functions of the skin

the symptoms of burns

how we get burns

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5

1

4

2

Skimming

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Careful reading to get some detailed information

Scanning

2.What can skin do for our body?

3. How can we get burnt?

1. How many layers of skin are there ?

Part 1&2 answer questions: answer questions:

Part3-4: types and characteristics of burns: types and characteristics of burns

dry, red, swollen, blister

dry, red, Mildly swollen

black, white, charred, swollen, Tissue under them often can be seen.

second degree burns

first degree burns

third

degree burns

1._______ clothing using scissors that aren’t stuck to the

burn. _______ clothing and jewelry near the burn.

2._____ burns with cool water, but not icy water. Do not

put cold water on ________________.

3._____cool, clean, wet cloths on the burns.

4.____the burned area gently. Do not ___,as this may break any blisters.

5.______ the burned area with a dry, clean bandage. Never_____ butter, oil or ointment on burns.

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

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

Take offCool

Place Dry

Cover

Keep higher

Get to

Remove

third degree burns

rub

put

Part 5 First aid treatment

First aid treatment for burns

Summary

Read the following first aid treatments for burns. Tell right from wrong, and show the reasons.

Group work

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.

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.

Based on this, we can know his burn belongs to second degree burns.

Sam shouldn’t have broken the blisters because the burns could become infected.

Sam shouldn’t have poured icy water but cool water on the burn.

1. Write a short passage about first aid treatment for burns.

2. Get more information about first aid on the internet or from books or magazines.

Homework