Unit 5
First aid
Reading
高二人教新课标版必修五
First aid for burns
What is first aid?
Why is it important?
First aid is a temporary form of help given to
someone who falls ill suddenly or gets injured
before a doctor can be found. Often the illness
or injury is not serious, but there are other
times when giving first aid can save lives.
1. The best way to treat a hurt ankle is to__________.
A. put an ice pack on your ankle
B. put a heating pad(垫子)around your ankle
C. keep on walking and jumping
2. If you get a nosebleed, gently let your head back to stop the bleeding.
A. True. B. False.
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
4.How to treat a broken arm?
A. Move the patient immediately.
B. Keep the arm still using a bandage.
C. Move the arm to test the flexibility.
5. If you are bitten by a snake you should _______.
A. wash the venom (毒液) off the skin.
B. stand up at once.
C. lay down , and then apply pressure to the bitten part with your hands.
1. The best way to treat a hurt ankle is to
__________.
A. put an ice pack on your ankle
B. put a heating pad(垫子)around your
ankle
C. keep on walking and jumping
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. 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
4.How to treat a broken
arm?
A. Move the patient immediately.
B. Keep the arm still using a bandage.
C. Move the arm to test the flexibility.
(灵活性)
A. True.
B. False.
5. If you are bitten by a snake you
should lay the person down , keep
him still , and then apply pressure to
the bitten part with your hands.
Assessment of results
All correct: Congratulations! You have
a good knowledge of first aid. You may
become a first aid expert in the near
future.
3~4 You have some knowledge of first
aid, but you should work harder and
learn more about it.
0~1: It seems that you are not
interested in first aid. If an emergency
happens to the people around you, you
will have some trouble in helping them.
Pre-reading
What will happen to the girl and what first
aid should be done to her?
Part 1
A.Causes of burns
B.The functions of skin
C.First aid treatment
D.Characteristics of burns
E.Types of burns
Skim the text and match main idea with each part
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Scan the text to finish the comprehension
1. What is your body’s largest organ ?
A. The head B. The skin C. The leg
2. How many layers does the skin have?
A. One B. Two C. Three
3. How many types of burns are there altogether?
A. One B. Two C. Three
4. What are characteristics of first degree burns ?
A. Black and white and charred
B. Rough , red and swollen
C. Dry , red and mildly swollen
5. When someone is burned, what should be done first?
A. Remove clothing
B. Dry the burned area gently
C. Cool burns immediately
the top layer
the second layer
the third layer tissue
under the skin
nerve
How many layers does the skin have ?
It keeps you _____ or _____.
It prevents your body ____ ____ ____.
It is where you feel ____,____or____.
It gives you your _____ ____ _____
warm cool
from losing water
sense of touch
cold painheat
Part 1:What are functions of
skin?
steam
fire
the sun electricity chemicals
hot liquids
radiation
Part 2: What are the causes of burns?
Part 3 & 4: What are types and characteristics
of burns?
Types Characteristics
First
degree
burns
Affect
the top
_____
of the
skin.
Dry, red
and
mildly
_____
_____
painful
Turn
white
when
______.
Types Characteristics
Second
degree
burns
affect
both the
_______
_______
layer of
the skin.
_____,
red and
swollen
extreme
-ly
painful
_____
watery
surface
Third
degree
burns
affect
_____
layers of
the skin.
swollen;
tissue
can be
seen.
______
_____
pain
_______
______
and
charred
Part 3 & 4: What are types and characteristics
of burns?
Types Characteristics
First
degree
burns
Affect
the top
_____
of the
skin.
Dry, red
and
mildly
_____
_____
painful
Turn
white
when
______.pressed
Mildly
layer
swollen
Types Characteristics
Second
degree
burns
affect
both the
_______
_______
layer of
the skin.
_____,
red and
swollen
extreme
-ly
painful
_____
watery
surface
Third
degree
burns
affect
_____
layers of
the skin.
swollen;
tissue
can be
seen.
______
_____
pain
_______
______
and
charred
top and
the second
all three
rough
little or
no
blisters
black and
white
Second degree
burn
First degree
burn
Third degree
burn
Read Part 5 and find 6 steps about first aid for burns
clean wet cloths
With bandagevictim to
hospital
clothing burns
burned area
Remove Cool Place
DryCover Get
Read and decide whether the first aid treatment is
Right (R) or Wrong (W).
1. When someone is burned, you should place
some ice on his wound.
2. The function of cool water is to prevent and
reduce swelling.
3. We shouldn’t break the blisters, or they will
make the wound infected.
4. Sometimes, we can put oil or ointments on
burns to stop the infection.
5. If burns are on the face, we should make the
victim sit up.
W
R
R
W
R
1. Remove clothing using scissors if necessary
2. Cool burns with cool not icy water for10 minutes
3. Place cool, clean, wet cloths on burns
4. Dry the burned area gently
5. Cover the burned area with a dry, clean bandage
6. Get the victim to the hospital if serious
Practise 6 steps about first aid for burns
Remove
Cool
Place
Dry
Cover
Get
• The function of skin
• The cause, the types and the characteristics of
burns
• First aid treatment
• First aid can save people’s lives. We should
learn first aid treatment and help the people
around us when necessary.
• 1) Practice reading the text.
• 2) Do the exercises on page 35-36.