Unit 9. A first-aid course

Unit 9
A FIRST - AID COURSE
Read
Match these words with their meanings
NEW WORDS
2- shock (n):
3- burn (n):
4- minimize (v):
5- elevate (v):
6- sterile (adj):
1- fainting (n):
choáng
chỗ bỏng, vết bỏng
giảm tối thiểu
nâng lên
vô trùng
cơn ngất
First-aid
- Leave the patient lying flat.
- Don’t force him/her to sit or stand.
- Elevate the patient’s feet, or lower his/her head below the level of the heart.
- Don’t let the victim get cold.
-Give the victim a cup of tea when he/she revives.
Fainting
Shock
Burns
- Don’t overheat the victim with blankets or coats.
- Don’t give the victim any food or drink.
- Don’t give the victim drug or alcohol.
- Cool the burn immediately so as to minimize tissue damage.
- Put the affected part under a running cold tap ( if possible)
- Ease pain with ice or cold water packs.
- Cover the burned with a thick sterile dressing.
Fainting: True or False
- Let him/ her sit or stand.
F
Give the victim a cup of tea when
he/ she revives.
T
- Let the victim get cold.
F
Shock: True or False
- Don’t give the victim blankets or coats.
T
- Give the victim drug or alcohol.
F
- Don’t give the victim any food or drink.
T
Burns: True or False
- Don’t ease pain with ice
Cover the burned area with a thick
sterile dressing.
Put the affected part under a running
cold tap.
F
T
T
Answer the questions
What do you do when you meet a faint person?
What do you do when you meet a person who is shocked?
What about the burnt person?
a) Why do you leave the patient lying flat when he/ she is fainting?
b) Why don’t you force him/ her to sit or stand when he/ she is fainting?
c) Why do you give the victim a cup of tea when he/ she revives?
d) Why do you use ice or cold water packs when someone has burns?
e) Why don’t you give the victim any food or drink when he/ she gets shock?
Answer the following questions with one of the suggestions below
1. Ease pain
2. Make him / her recover quickly,
3. Let the bleed flow easily,
4. Make him / her conscious,
5. Avoid fainting or getting dizzy
HOMEWORK
1. Write up the instructions of doing first-aid.
2. Do homework in workbook Ex 2,3( Unit 9)
3. Prepare “Write” :
Past, present and future simple tenses.
Format of a thank-you note.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION