first%20aid

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Unit 8
first aid
Designed and produced by Wu
Peng, Friendship Middle School of Guangan
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accidents
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If someone is badly hurt in a traffic accident,
You should. / You mustnt ..
Dos (Y)
Donts (N)
1. leave the person where she\ he is ( )
5. let the person get up ( )
Y
N
6. tell the person to stay still ( )
2. move the person ( )
N
Y
3. telephone for help ( )
7. carry the person away ( )
Y
N
4. tell the person not to worry ( )
Y
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If someone is badly hurt in a traffic accident,
You should/ mustnt ..
Dos
Donts
leave the person where she/he is
move the person
carry the person
telephone for help
tell the person not to worry
let the person get up
tell the person to stay still
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Before the doctor comes , what is the most
important ?
What is First Aid
First aid is ___ _______ __ giving _______ ____
to a person before a doctor can be found.
the science of
medical care
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Fast- reading
Which outline is used in the passage ?
Whats the topic of the paragraphs ?
When we have checked the DR ABC we should give
the first aid that is needed and call an
ambulance.
Para.1
Para.2
First aid is very important
Para.3-4
The most important is to stay calm.
When we have to think fast,we must remember DR
ABC to give first aid.
Para.5-6
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complete the table
Skimming
Letter Represent Meaning
D
R
A
B
C
Danger
The accident scene is no longer dangerous.
To know that he/she is conscious and can breathe.
Response
To make sure a persons airway is open and it is
easy to breathe.
Airway
Check that the person can breath, if he is not
breathing, using mouth-to-mouth method.
Breathing
Make sure the persons blood is circulating by
looking for color, coughing and eye movement.
Circulation
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Scanning
What is the recovery position
Roll __________________________________
_______.
the person onto one side. Keep the leg straight
Place___________________________________
_____________.
the hand of the persons upper arm under his or
her chin
Bend_________________________________
____________.
the persons leg so that he or she will not roll
over
Why should we put the wounded people in the
recovery position?
Because airway is clear and its easy to breathe
in this way.
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Comprehension

1. By saying Seconds count in an emergency, the
   writer means ________.

• time is very important
• you can count numbers by the second
• time is life
• to be calm down, in an emergency, just say
• numbers by the second

• 2. What should you do if you want to do first aid
  correctly?
• Learn with a teacher.
• Remember the letters DR ABC
• Stay calm
• All of the above

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3. According to the passage, people in the
accident___. A. can be helped by anyone whod
like to do so B. should be waken up as soon
as possible C. should be put in the recovery
position when having been given first aid
D. can be given first aid even without checking
the DR ABC
4. Which of the following sentences best
expresses the main idea of the passage?
A. DR ABC should be remembered B. Remembering
the letters DR ABC is enough for first aid
C. Why first aid is important and what the
letters DR ABC stand for in an
emergency D. What the letters DR ABC mean
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• 5. In the passage., the author seems to be
  _________.
• explaining the meaning of the letters DR ABC
• telling us the importance of the first aid
• giving some basic information about first aid
• showing the importance of DR ABC

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Listening
True or false

• We can do nothing but call an ambulance
• or the police when someone is hurt.

False
2. If you dont know about first aid, never try
to revive the wounded person.
True
3. We can check blood circulating only by
looking for eye movement.
False
True
4. If the person is not breathing , we must
start her breathing in five minutes.
5. If a person is bleeding, make sure that the
airway is clear and it is easy to breathe.
False
False
6. When the accident happens, go to save the
wounded people immediately.
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Listen to the text and fill in blankets with
proper words according to the text.
To give first aid correctly, you can use the
letters _______ to help you to remember the
things you need to do. First we should make sure
that the _______scene is no longer_________. Then
we can ask the person ______ questions to see if
he/she is ________ and can breathe. We must make
sure the persons ______ is open and its easy to
breathe by gently ______the persons head back
silently. If the person is not breathing, we must
try to start his/her________ at once within five
minutes, or he/she may die. At last, we can look
for color,________, and eye movement to see if
the persons blood is_________. We can also put a
finger on the persons wrist or neck to check
his/her_____. If the person is bleeding, we
should ______the wound with a clean piece of
_____and _____on the wound to stop the bleeding.
DRABC
accident
dangerous
simple
conscious
airway
tipping
breathing
coughing
circulating
pulse
cover
press
cloth
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Post-reading
Look at the pictures on Page60. Use what you
have learnt from the text to explain what the
people are doing in the pictures.
Picture 1
The man is gently tipping the persons head back
to make sure that his airway is open and it is
easy to breathe.
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Picture 2
If a person is not breathing, we can use the
mouth-to-mouth way to start his/her breathing.
And this must be done within five minutes.
Picture 3
If a person is bleeding, we should cover the
wound with a clean piece of cloth and press on
the wound to stop the bleeding.
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Situations measures
1.If the person is not breathing,
A.You mustnt move him.
You must get help.
B. You must try to start his her breathing at
once.
2.If the person is bleeding badly,
C. You must try to stop the bleeding.


3. If the person loses one third of his blood
D.You should hold up the part of the body which
is bleeding
4.If someone is badly hurt
E.Open the mouth and take the food out at the
back of the mouth if any.

5.If the person can breathe weakly