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What happened to the boy?
What would you do to help him?
First aid
First Aid for Burns
outline
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Causes
of
burns
Types
of
burns
Character-
istics of
burns
First aid
treatments
First Second Third
Of course, it
is an apple!
hot
cold / cool
painful
Sense of
touch
üIt is where you feel cold, heat or pain.
üIt gives you your sense of touch.
üIt acts as a barrier.
ü
ü
It keeps you warm or cool.
It prevents your body from losing too
much water.
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ü
ü
ü
ü
causes of
burns
sun
fire
hot liquids steam
electricity
chemicals
Types & Characteristics
Which degree burn is it? Why?
A
B
C
______ degree burns
______ degree burns ______ degree burns
Types & Characteristics
Which degree burn is it? Why?
A
______ degree burns
blisters
extremelypainful!
red & swollen
Types & Characteristics
B
______ degree burns
red &mildly
swollen
mildly
painful!
Which degree burn is it? Why?
Types & Characteristics
C
______ degree burns
tissue
Which degree burn is it? Why?
NOT
painful?
Types & Characteristics
______ degree burns
Which degree burn?
First aid treatment
l Why should we put cool water on a burn?
It stops…prevents…reduces…
l If we use cloths to treat a burn, what
should we do?
By putting…squeezing out…placing…
l After treating 2nd or 3rd degree burns,
what else should we do?
Doctor or hospital.
Sam
la bottle of boiling water
lred, swollen
lcovered with blisters
①broke the blisters ②poured icy water
lan hour in the sun
lred and hurt a bit
cool running water
Lily
Mary
lcaught fire
llooked terrible but
didn’t hurt
l charred ③covered with a wet bandage
②placed
butter
①picked off
clothes stuck
to the burn(×)
(×)
(×)
After
First aid treatment
Before
Group discussion
Jim’s mother is going out on business. She
wants to leave a message, telling Jim some safety
tips in case of burns while cooking. Please write
the message for her.
Give correct treatments.
situation1
Group discussion
While doing an experiment in the school lab,
Sophie got burnt by sulphuric acid(硫酸). Her
hand was soon covered with blisters and her
skin became red and watery. List some steps in
treating this chemical burn.
Give correct treatments.
situation2
Group discussion
During the Spring Festival, Xiao Ming was setting
off fireworks when his hand got burnt by a
firecracker. He couldn’t feel the pain even if the
injured area was a bit black. Guess what his father
did to give him first aid.
Give correct treatments.
situation3
situation1
situation2
situation3
Show time!
Group discussion Give correct treatments.
1. Share your first aid treatments for burns
with other groups.
2. Get to know more about first aid from the
newspaper, magazines and the Internet.
Thank you !