Unit5 First aid
The help given to someone who suddenly falls ill or gets injured before a doctor can be found is called
First Aid
First–aid-kit
ambulance
drowned
Can you guess what will happen to the girl?
How will her mother deal with the burn?
What has happened?
The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself.
She will get badly burned.
• Cool the area of skin;
• Wash it under the cold running water.
• Cover the wound with bandage/clean cloth.
• See a doctor if necessary.
READING
First Aid
for burns
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 functions of skin
_____ the symptoms of burns
_____ how we get burned
3
5
1
4
2
the top layer
the second layer
the third layer
tissue under
the skin
nerve
Careful reading
Para. 1 the functions of the skin
The three ______of the skin
layers
The skin is the largest ______,and is also ________
organ
essential
What can skin do for our body ?
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1.Protect you against diseases,
poisons and the sun’s harmful rays.
2.Keep you warm or cool.
3.Prevent you from losing water.
5.Give you sense of touch.
4. You can feel cold, heat or pain.
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steam
radiation
iquids
hemicals
fire
Sun
Part 2 Causes of burns
electricity
Types & characteristics of burns
layer
top
second
all
three
swollen
Rough
tissue
Mildly
Little
no
pressed
Blisters
charred
Part 3&4
According to the form above, label these pictures with first degree burns, second degree burns and third degree burns.
first degree burns
second degree burns
third degree burns
1. If you are burned, you must remove clothing
even if it is stuck to the burn

2. We shouldn’t rub the burns.
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Treatment
True or False:
3. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments on
burns to stop the infection.

4. We should make sure the bandage won’t
stick to the skin when it is used.

5. If burns are on the face, we should make
the victim lie down.
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sit up
F
unless
Para. 5
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
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 running water.
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If you travel someplace, the hotel you live in catches fire, What should you do?
First, get familiar with the surroundings as soon as you reach a public place.
Second, if a fire breaks out, please stay calm and don’t try to save the things in the room.
Third, use stairs instead of the lift
What’s more, don’t try jumping down from the building easily
Besides, slowly open the door after feeling it first
Moreover, cover your nose and mouth with a piece of wet towel; crawl along the walls to the exit
Homework
Find out important phrases and difficult sentences in the passage, and try to make sentences with them.

Goodbye
Thank you
Important Numbers
120

119

110
Emergency medical service
Fire department
Police department