Unit 5

First aid

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aid

temporary

injury

bleed

ankle

choke

n. & vt. 帮助；援助adj. 暂时的；临时的n. 损害；伤害vi. & vt. 流血n. 踝 ( 关节 )

vi. & vt. ( 使 ) 噎住； ( 使 ) 窒息

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First aid is important for the victims ( 受害者 ), and necessary for us to learn about.

There were 760, 327 traffic accidents in China last year, resulting in 106, 367 deaths. 71.16% of the deaths were due to the lack of timely first aid.

First aid is a __________ form of help 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

falls ill gets injured

illness

injury serious

first aid quickly

lives

Brainstorming: What words can you think of when you talk about accidents and first aid?

AccidentFirst aid

drown bleed choke

burn/catch fire

cut

a bloody nosea snake bite

a sprained ankle

a broken arm

What has happened to them?

What can you do to help?

a snake bite

1. Lay the person down and keep him still.2. Do not wash the venom ( 毒液 ) off the skin.3. Apply pressure to the bitten part with your hands. 毒蛇的牙痕为单排 , 无毒蛇的牙痕为双排。

bleeding

Put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding.

a sprained ankle

First, have the patient sit down and raise the foot.

Second, put a bandage around the foot and ankle.

Third, put an ice pack on the ankle to reduce

the swelling.

choking

Make him/her spit by patting

him/her on the back.

Don’t slap ( 拳击 ) his back, which may make things worse.

• Don’t eat too fast and don’t forget to chew your food.

• Don’t talk or laugh while

having food in the mouth.

a broken arm

Do not move the patient. Keep the arm still using a bandage. Get medical help immediately.

a bloody nose

sit down and bend his head forwardand pinch ( 捏 ) his nose ×

Nowadays there are a lot of accidents in our daily life. What would you do in such situations? What knowledge should we have?

1. If a person loses one third of his/her

blood, he/she may die.

A. True B. False

2. In a car accident, we should try to get

the wounded out of the car first.

A. True B. False

A

B

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3. If one stops his/her breath about 4 – 5

minutes, his/her brain will be damaged.

A. True B. False

4. Scratches from a family pet can’t carry

disease.

A. True B. False

A

B

5. The best way to treat a hurt ankle is

to _____.

A. Put an ice pack on your ankle.

B. Put a heating pad around your

ankle.

C. Keep on walking and jumping.

A

6. If you get a nosebleed, gently let your

head back to stop the bleeding.

A. True

B. False

(It may lead the blood into the throat and easily cause choking.)

B

7. To treat a choke, you should make him/

her spit by patting him/her on the back.

A. True B. False

8. If someone is having a heart attack,

you should first:

A. Call 120

B. Perform CPR ( 心肺复苏 )

A

A

9. If a person was shocked by electricity,

what should you do?

A. Pull him away with your hand.

B. Cut off the electricity and pull the

line away from the person.

B

A. Wash skin under running water for several minutes. B. Place butter on the burn.C. Cover it with a wet bandage ( 绷带 )

10. If a child has pulled boiling water onto herself and has bad burns, what should you do? A

11. Your friend has an asthma( 哮喘 ) attack, but she doesn’t have her medicine. You’d better:

A. Get a paper bag for her to breathe into. B. Get her a cup of coffee. C. Take her outside for fresh air.

Caffeine ( 咖啡因 ) can help to dilate( 扩大 ) the windpipe. ( 气管 )

A

12. In a medical emergency what

telephone number would you call?

A. 110 B. 114

C. 120 D. 119C

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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If your friend sprained his ankle, what should he do? A. take off his shoe B. keep walking around C. put his foot up on a chair and then put warm cloths on his ankle D. put his foot up on a chair and then put an ice pack on his ankle

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1. Check to see if he is breathing.

2. Try to start his breathing.

Some more situations

Press a hand on his chest many times.

Use the mouth-to-mouth method.

Lay him on his back, close his nose with your fingers and breathe into his mouth. Repeat this as often as necessary.

• Learn how to swim.

• Swim with a life-buoy.

• Never swim alone.

• Don’t swim in dangerous waters.

• Call for a doctor or an ambulance.• Never pull her out of the car.• Find enough people to lift the car safely and take her to hospital at once.

Look at both sides when crossing the street.

Some more situations

• Follow the traffic rules and be careful.• Use crosswalks and look at both sides when crossing the street.• Never use a cellphone while driving, riding a bike or walking on a busy street.

Call 119 first and tell them the exact address on the phone.

Call 120 to ask for an ambulance if someone is badly burnt.

Cool the area of skin and put a piece of dry clean cloth over the area of skin.

fire

• Keep calm and find your way out quickly, using the escape route exit.

• Try to sound the fire alarm.

• Don’t open the door if the door is hot or if you see smoke coming under the door.

• Stand in front of an open window and shout for help. Try to cover your mouth with a wet towel.

Go to the hospital at once.Never pull it out of the cut.

For not serious cuts, wash the area of cut, dry it and cover it with a bandage or a piece of dry and clean cloth.

• Never play with knives or other

sharp objects.

• Always be careful with your tools,

especially knives.

Important numbers

120

119

110

Emergency medical service

Fire department

Police department

Why is first aid important?

The prompt care

sometimes draws the

line between life and

death.

The prompt attention

draws the line between

a full or partial

recovery.

…

main aims of first aid

To preserve life

To protect the casualty

from further harm

To relieve pain

…

1. aid

作动词 帮助 ; 援助 He aided me in business.

I aided her to continue her study.

At Christmas, many organizations ai

d the poor.

Important words

作名词 帮助 ; 援助 ( 不可数 )

Teachers give their lessons with th

e aid of computers.

He raised money in aid of the sick.

2. temporary 暂时的 , 临时的 temporary relief from pain

短暂的解痛 temporary work/solution

临时工作 / 解决办法

3. fall ill 生病fall + adj.

睡着了 ____________ 清醒了 _____________安静下来 _____________His son suddenly ____ ___ last week.

上周他儿子突然生病了。

fall asleep

fall awake

fall silent

fell ill

hurt/wound/injure 区别： You'll hurt her feelings if you forget her birthday. The soldier was wounded in the arm. He was badly injured in the accident. Last night a terrible storm hit the area and many people were injured. My stomach hurts because I have eaten too many apples.

5. bleed 流血 bleed—bled—bled

　 My heart bleeds for those poor

children.

His nose is bleeding. /

He is bleeding at the nose.

　 bloody adj.

1. The first kind of help you give someone

who has had an accident. _________

2. A piece of clean material that you put on

a wound. __________

3. When someone has something caught in

their throat, we say that they are _________.

4. A line of light from the sun of other

radiation. ________

first aid

bandage

choking

ray

5. If an injury hurts a lot we say that it is

_________.

6. A characteristic of a second degree burn,

ball-like bleb. ________

7. You can slow bleeding by applying _________

to the wounds

8. The special car that takes someone to

hospital. __________

painful

blisterpressure

ambulance

Homework

Write what you should do and s

hould not do when accidents ha

ppen.