Unit Seven

First Aid

What’s First Aid?

First Aid is the science of giving medical care to an injured person before a doctor can be found. Anyone with the right knowledge can give first aid, you don’t have to be a doctor.

Why is First Aid important?

First aid, if it is quickly and correctly given, can save a person’s life.

Questions 1. If someone has had an accident and still can breathe, what should we do?

2. What’s the best way to save a person who is not breathing?

3. What should we do to stop bleeding?

4. How many common injuries are mentioned here?

Open the mouth and make sure that there is no food at the back of the mouth.

To use the mouth-to-mouth way.

Press a handkerchief onto the bleeding point and hold it there.

Three

You are a doctor ,tell your classmates

how to deal with these

3 common injuries.

Now please finish the following table.

Common injuries

animal bites

burns cuts

Wash the wound with cold running water.

See a doctor as soon as possible

Cool the area of skin

Wash it under the cold tap

Cover the wound with bandage / clean cloth

See a doctor if necessary

Wash the area of cut

Dry it

Cover it with a piece of dry clean cloth

Stop bleeding

nose bleeding

If the foreign object is under the upper lid 眼睑 , look down and pull the upper lid away from the eyeball by gently grabbing the eyelashes 睫毛 .

. Bend the victim's head slightly forward to help blood come out the front of the nose. Pinch the nostrils shut using your thumb and forefinger..

sunburns

object 异物 in the eye

broken bones

Do not move the patient. send for an ambulance at once, treat for shock if necessaryCool the burnt area with clean towels dipped 浸 in cool water. Rest in a cool, quiet room. Find a comfortable position.

Drink plenty of water

What should you do in

the following situations?

First , …

Second, …

Third, …

Finally, …

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2

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Making a first-aid kitA first-aid kit is a box or bag of useful items and information that may be helpful in case of emergency. A well-stocked 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)

•basic drugs

•alcohol

•your list of emergency phone numbers…

merbromin disinfector

First aid is a matter of life and death

Write a paragraph in which you tell the reader how to give first aid.Choose one of the accident scenes above. Try to use these words first, then, after and finally.

1. Review what we learned in this period.

2. Write a composition on how to give first aid.