Q : What accidents will we meet in our daily life?

Q: What accidents will we meet in our daily life? bleeding drowning traffic accident

cuts burns animal bite

What should you do for these accidents ? call 120 send for a doctor before doctor’s coming , give some first aids timely

Unit 5 First aid Warming up & Speaking

First Aid first kind of help First aid is the ______________ 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 ________ . falls ill gets injured injury illness serious first aid quickly one’s life

！But …. According to Chinese Communication Ministry, 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 important for the victims(受害者）, and necessary for us to learn about.

Quiz : First Aid Knowledge • Which person would you help first? • Li Yan who has cut her foot on glass • Xue Jin whose nose is bleeding • Gao Yuan who is on the ground not breathing • Wang Feng who has broken her arm 2. What should you do if you find a person who has stopped breathing ? • Run and find help . • Try to start his/her breathing .

3. 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 4. What is the most serious type of burn? A. first degree B. third degree C. second degree D. all burns are serious

5. A friend took a hot pan off the fire with her bare hands. Her fingers are red and blistered and extremely painful. What should you do for her? A. tell her to put her fingers in her mouth B. take her to the doctor C. put butter on her fingers and wrap then in bandages D. put her burned fingers under cool water

6. How would you stop severe bleeding? • cover the wound with plastic • wash the wound • C. do nothing as the bleeding will stop by itself • D. put a bandage over the wound and then press on it

7. A friend is choking on a piece of food and is coughing badly. What should you do? A. nothing B. have her lie down and rest C. carry out rescue breathing (人工呼吸） D. slap her four or five times on her back 8. If a friend has a nosebleed, what should she do? A. pinch her nose and jump up and down B. lie down and pinch her nose C. sit down and bend her head forward and pinch her nose D. sit down and bend her head backward and pinch her nose

9. What should you do if you find a person with a knife in his / her back ? A Leave the knife in B Pull the knife out 10. In a medical emergency what telephone number would you call? A. 110 B. 114 C. 120 D. 119

Discussing and learning • How To Stop Bleeding first you have to … then … next… lay …down raise… apply pressure to …. put bandage (绷带) on…

How To Stop Bleeding • First --- • Second --- • Third --- lay the persondown, with the head slightly lower than the leg . raise (举起)the person's legs above the level of the heart to reducethe blood flow. put a bandage on the wound and apply pressure (用力压) to reduce the bleeding. lay …down the head lower than … raise the leg reduce put a bandage apply pressure to ….

How to Treat Sprained Ankle sit down… raise … reduce swelling put bandage around… apply ice pack to reduce…

How To Treat Sprained Ankle • First --- • Second --- • Third --- have the victim sit down and raisethe foot. put a bandage around the foot and ankle. put an ice pack on the ankle to reduce the swelling.

Group work What has happened? What kind of first aid should you give in the following situations?

Useful Words & Expressions snake bite:lay down / squeeze out venom(毒液) / bandage … cuts:stop bleeding / press the wound / wash /dry / … bloody nose:sit down / tilt(使倾斜/翘起) headforward slightly/pinch(捏/掐) the nose… burns:cool / wash / cold water/ cover with… First you have to … Then … Next … You should (not)… You must (never)… Make sure that… Never… Please don’t…

keep calm / lay down slowly / wash the wound / cut the wound and squeeze the venom out press the wound to stop bleeding / wash the area of the cut / dry it and cover it with dry clean cloth sit down / tilt the head forward slightly / pinch the nose cool the area of skin at once , put dry clean cloth over the area of the burn

Don’t forget to phone 120 and 110 when it is necessary!

Talking Suppose your neighbour was standing on a table in the kitchen and was reaching up to the top cupboard and she fell. She hit her head badly. You are ringing the emergency number. Please work in pairs to make a telephone conversation and perform it.

An example: An Emergency Call Mrs Grant (G) is ringing the emergency number. Her daughter has had an accident in the kitchen and is unconscious. The operator (O) always remains calm and speaks in moderately(适度地) slow, measured tones.

O:Emergency. Can I help you? G:You’ve got to help me --- my daughter’s had an accident. I don’t know what to do. O:Now calm down. Tell me your name and phone number --- slowly. G:Ummm … Sarah Grant. Oh, you’ve got to send an ambulance now. O:Yes, I will. Now take a deep breath and tell me your phone number. G:Yes, yes … 6161 9486. O:Good. Now tell me what’s happened. G:Well, my daughter was standing on a table in the

kitchen and was reaching up to the top cupboard and she fell. Now she’s on the floor. Her leg looks strange --- maybe it’s broken. And she hit her head --- she’s unconscious. I’ve shouted at her but she won’t wake up. Oh, please hurry. O:Yes, we will … G:Oh thank you, thank you. Goodbye … O:[interrupts] No, no, don’t hang up --- we need your address. G:Oh sorry, I’m just so worried. It’s 12 Loft Street, East Horton. O:Right. The ambulance is on its way. G:Thanks so much. Goodbye. O:Goodbye.

First aid is very useful and necessary in our daily life. Giving first aid quickly will save one’s life.

Home work Making a first-aid kit A 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:

Q : What accidents will we meet in our daily life?