First Aid
Warming up and reading
Q: What accidents will we meet in our daily life?
traffic accident
drowning
bleeding
animal bite
cuts
burns
Nowadays there are a lot of accidents in our daily life. What would you do in such situations?
1. The best way to treat a hurt ankle is to:
Put an ice pack on your ankle.
Put a heating pad(垫子)around your ankle.
Keep on walking and jumping.
treat a hurt ankle
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.)
3. You should wait at least five minutes before touching somebody who has been struck by lightening, or you might get a shock (打击).
A. True
B. False
The human body does not store electricity, so it is perfectly safe to touch someone who has been struck by lightning. You cannot be electrocuted when administering first aid or CPR to a lightning-strike victim.
4. To treat a choke, you should make him /her spit by patting him/her on the back.
A. True
B. False
5. If someone is having a heart attack, you should first:
A. Call 120
B. Perform CPR (心肺复苏)
What is first aid?
First aid is a kind of_______ given to someone who suddenly _______ or gets _________ before a doctor can be found. Often the _____ or ______ is not_______, but there are other times when giving _____________
can __________ .
help
falls ill
injured
illness
injury
serious
first aid quickly
save lives
Can you guess what will happen to the girl?
How will her mother deal with the burn?
Look at the picture on the left. What has happened?
The girl has pulled boiling water onto herself.
She will get bad burns.
Pre-reading
Cool the area of skin; wash it under the cold running water.
Cover the wound with bandage/clean cloth.
See a doctor if necessary.
Please predict what will be talked about in the reading part.
Part 1

A.How we get burns

B.The functions of skin

C.What to do if someone
gets burned.

D.The symptoms of burns

E.The three types of burns
Skim the subtitle and the text and match main idea with each part
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Task 1
Skip the text to guess the meanings of words by the context and match with the pictures.
poison(part 1)____
tissue(part 3) ____
radiation(part 2) ____
swollen(part 4) ____
blister(part 4) ____
jewellery(part 5) ____
bandage(part 5)____
squeeze…out____
(part 5)
A
A
B
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
C
D
E
F
G
H
Scan Part 1 and 2 to answer two questions
Listen to the tape of Part 3 and 4 and fill in the blank.
There are _______ types of burns depending on which
_______ are burned.
First degree burns affect only the _____ layer and should
feel better within _______________.
Second degree burns affect both the _____ and the_______
layer. These burns are _______ and take______________ to heal.
Third degree burns affect all ______ layers and any ______
and ______ under the skin. They are very_______ injuries
and the victim must go to a ________at once.
three
layers
top
a day or two
top
second
serious
a few weeks
three
tissue
organs
hospital
severe
Task 2
First degree burns
Second degree burns
Third degree burns
Extremely
painful
Mildly swollen
Tissue under
them often
can be seen
According to the form above, label these pictures with first, second and third degree burns.
Task 3
1. ________ clothing and jewelry 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.
First aid treatment (7 steps)
Take off
Cool
Place
Dry
Cover
Keep
higher
Get
to
Act out
Your friend, Sam knocked over a kettle full of boiling water onto his left arm. His arm became red, swollen and covered with blisters. Sam broke the blisters and poured icy water from the fridge onto the skin.

Do you think what he did is right or wrong, why? What would you do to help him?
Different group is expected to:
1.Choose the number you like. Each number represents different video of first aid.
2. Watch carefully and take notes as quickly as possible.
3. Cooperate with your group members to act it out. One student should speak aside the first aid treatment.
More first aid
Life is precious!
First aid can save people’s lives.
As Kofi Annan said “each contribution – no matter how small– can help make a difference.”

Roses given, fragrance in hand.