first-aid-kit
bandage
an ambulance
Brainstorming:
What words can you think of when you talk about accidents and first aid?
Accident
First aid
illness
bleed
choke
Burn/catch fire
sprain ankle
bite
wound
poison
electric shock
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Discuss in groups about the following pictures
a snake bite bleeding a sprained ankle
choking a broken arm a nosebleed
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A snake has bitten him on the leg.
Lay the person down and keep him still.
Do not wash the venom(毒液) off the skin.
Apply pressure to the bitten part with your
hands. Do not move him until the doctor comes.
a snake bite
She has cut her arm with some broken glass and is bleeding badly.
bleeding
Put a bandage on the wound and
apply pressure to reduce the bleeding
He has badly sprained his ankle.
a sprained ankle
Get him to sit down and then put some ice on his ankle
to reduce the swelling. Get him to put his foot up
on a chair and bandage his ankle up firmly.
She is choking on a piece of food.
choking
Bend her forward and give her four quick,
hard slaps between the shoulder blades (肩胛)
with hand.
She has broken her arm.
a broken arm
Do not move the broken bone if possible.
Keep the arm still using a bandage.
Call for help immediately.
His nose is bleeding.
He has a nosebleed.
a nosebleed
Sit down and bend forward slightly.
Squeeze his nose just below the bridge (鼻梁)
until the bleeding stops.
What is on the cupboard? What has happened?
What sort of injuries the child will have?
What kind of first aid would you perform?
Pre-reading
Removing clothing using scissors if necessary unless it is stuck to the burn.
Take off other clothing and jewellery near burns.
take off
Place burns under gently running water for about 10 minutes.
wash
Dip the burns under cool water to stop the pain and prevent or reduce swelling.
dip
Place cool, clean, wet cloths on burns until the pain is not so bad.
cover
If the injuries are second degree or third degree burns, it is vital to get the victim to the doctor or hospital at once.
send
Fast reading
What will the passage be about?
2. What do they tell you about the passage?
First aid for burns.
Causes, types, characteristics and first aid treatment for burns.
3. 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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2
3
4
5
Detailed reading
Tell if the following statements are true or false:
Our skin has three layers.
We will never get burned by the sun.
Burns are divided into three degrees according to the degree of pain.
Third degree burns are the most serious and painful.
5. Put cool water on any burns to cool them.
6. Don’t rub the burns
7. It’s better that you put some butter or oil on burns.
1.Why should you put cold water on a burn?
2.Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?
3.Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed?
4.If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see tissue?
Questions
1. Why should you put cold water on a burn?
2. Why doesn’t a third degree burn hurt?
Because the cold water stop the burning process, stop the pain and reduces the swelling.
Because in a third degree burn the nerves are damaged. If there are no nerves, there is no pain.
3. Why do you think clothes and jewellery near burns should be removed?
4. If someone has a third degree burn, why might you see tissue?
Because this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected.
Because all the layers of the skin have been burnt showing the tisssue underneath.
Read the text again and then find out how many parts there are and the main idea of each part:
Part1.
Part2.
Part3.
Part4
part5
The purpose / function of skin
Causes of burns
Types of burns: First degree burns,
Second degree burns, Third degree burns
Characteristics of burns
First aid treatment
hot liquids, steam, fire, radiation, the sun, electricity, chemicals
The purpose of skin:
Protect you against , and
;
2) Keep you or ;
3) Prevent you from ;
4) Give you .
losing water
sense of touch
warm
cool
diseases
poisons
the sun’s harmful rays
Type
Effect
Example
First
degree
burns
Affect both the top and the second layer of the skin.
burns caused by electric shocks, burning clothes, or severe petrol fires.
Affect only the top layer of the skin.
Second
degree
burns
Third
degree
burns
mild sunburn, burns caused by touching a hot pan, stove or iron for a moment
severe sunburn and burns caused by hot liquids
Affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin.
First degree Burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
type
1. Get the victim to the doctor or hospital
Treatment
3. Place cool, clean, wet clothes on them until the pain is not so bad.
2. Keep cloths cool by putting them back in the basin of 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.
Label these pictures with first degree burn, second degree burn and third degree burn.
A______________
B___________
C_______________
first degree burn
second degree burn
third degree burn
Discuss the following situations:
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.
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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.
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Making a first-aid kit
A well-stocked(存备得好的) first-aid kit, kept in easy reach, is necessary in every home. It should include:
bandage
soap
sharp scissors
thermometer
plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs)
flashlight
alcohol
your list of emergency phone numbers
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Making a first-aid kit
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emergency medical service
fire department police department
parent(s) at work, including cell phone & pager
neighbour or relative
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Role play
Work in pairs to act out how to place an emergency call for help
How to place an emergency call for help
dial the emergency number
tell your name and number
make a short description
of the emergency
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Homework
Search as much information as you can about first aid
http://www. healthy. net/clinic/first aid/
http://kids health. org/parent/first aid_ safe/