Importance of First Aid in Emergency Situations

1. Unit 5 First aid Warming up and reading

2. What happened just now? What will you do in such a situation?

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

4. What is First Aid 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 ________________will save ______ . temporary form of help falls ill gets injured illness injury serious lives first aid quickly

5. a snake bite bleeding a sprained ankle choking a broken arm a bloody nose What situation can you think of that needs first aid? Brainstorm

6. vi.流血;失血vt.给(某人)放血 bleed > bled bled n.血;血统 blood bloody adj.出血的;血染的;血腥的 sprain vt.扭伤 adj.扭伤的 sprained vt. & vi.(使)噎住;(使)窒息 choke

7. Quiz How much do you know about First Aid ?

8. Are you familiar with the following numbers? 110 119 120 Police department Fire department Medical emergency(急救) centre

9. 1. The best way to treat a sprained ankle is to: • Put some ice on your ankle. • Put a heating pad(垫子)around your ankle. • Keep on walking and jumping.

10. 2. 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.)

11. 3. To treat a burn, you should: A. Rub(擦)some butter on it. B. Hold the burnt part under cold running water. C. Put salt on the burnt part.

12. 4. To treat a choke, you should make him /her spit by patting him/her on the back. A. True B. False （吐）

13. 5. To treat a bleeding, you should put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure to reduce the bleeding. A. True B. False

14. 6. 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

15. Look at the picture on the left. What has happened? Pre-reading The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself. Can you guess what will happen to the girl? She will get bad burns. How will her mother deal with the burn?

16. First Aid for Reading Burns

17. bandage an ambulance first-aid-kit

18. 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 purpose of skin _____ the symptoms of burns _____ how we get burns 3 5 1 4 2

19. Scanning Read part1—part4. Then answer the following questions.

20. Part 1 What can skin do for our body ? _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ 1. Protect you against diseases, poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. 2. Keep you warm or cool 3. Prevent you from losing water 4. Give you your sense of touch

21. R Part 2 hot l c H2SO4 CAUSES of burns fire steam iquids e a d i hemicals electricity n radiation g the Sun

22. Part 3Types of burns There are _______ types of burns depending on which _______of the skin are burned. _______________ affect only the _____ layer and should feel better within _______________. ________________ affect both the _____ and the _______ layer. These burns are _______ and take ______________ to heal. ________________ affect all ______ layers and any ______ and ______ under the skin. They are very _______ injuries and the victim must go to ________ at once. three layers top First degree burns a day or two Second degree burns top second serious a few weeks Third degree burns three tissue organs severe hospital

23. different t of burns ypes

24. B A C Read part 4 Characteristics first degree burn Extremely painful Types of burns second degreeburn Mildly swollen Often tissue under them can be seen. third degree burn

25. Types & characteristicsof burns Mildly layer pressed swollen Rough Blisters top second all three Little no tissue charred

26. 1. If you are burned, you must remove clothing even if it is stuck to the burn. 2. We shouldn’t rub the burns. Part5 Treatment True or False: F unless T 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. Never can we F T F sit up

27. How will her mother deal with the burn? 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. Summary of first aid treatment Take off Cool Place Dry Cover Keep higher Get to

28. Life is precious We should care about others , and help people in an emergency. Try our best to give them effective first aid if they are in danger.

29. Homework • 1. Learn the new words by heart. • 2. Read the passage “First aid for burns” • carefully and pay attention to the useful • words and expressions. • 3. Finish Exx.1-2 on page 36.

30. Answer the questions • The cold water stops the burning process, stops the pain and prevents or reduces swelling. • 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? • Because nerves are damaged. • Because this may break any blisters and the wound may get infected. • These affect all three layers of the skin and any tissue and organs under the skin.

31. Words competition choking treatment broken injury bleed temporary ankle degree bandage Symptom Example: k n o c h i g t e m e n t r a t b r e k o n i u j r n y b e l d e e t m r o r p a y k l e a n d g e r e e d a a n b g e s o p m t y m