General precaution.

• Know local dangers - Become familiar with hazards common to your area, i.e., floods, tornadoes, severe winter storms, etc.

• Know home hazards - Learn to check for possible hazards in your home and take all reasonable precautions. Plan an escape route from each room and ensure each is clear of obstacles. Post emergency phone numbers near your telephone.

• First aid - Develop your skills to respond to emergencies and accidents. Take courses in First Aid, Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), etc.

• Emergency kit - Have an emergency kit in your home. A list of suggested items to include in your kit is located at the back of this booklet.

• Buddy system - If you live alone or have disabilities, it’s a good idea to have a neighbour, friend or relative to act as your “buddy.” Their role is to alert you to any impending danger and to know your capabilities. You and your buddy should keep in touch regularly. You may also want to have a back-up buddy, in case your first buddy is unavailable.

• Self-assessment - Only you know what you can and can’t do, and what your needs are. You may make an emergency list. Keep it in a safe and readily accessible place in the event of an emergency.

How do you know what is or is not an emergency?

If the emergency is life threatening – call 01, 03. This is a free call from any phone, including pay phones. Even non-activated cell phones, provided they have power, can be used to reach 911 or 112. Or you must dial 030 (MTS, MEGAFON) /003 (BEELINE) .

• If the emergency is not life threatening, do not call 911. When deciding between calling 911 and driving or taking a taxi to the emergency department, ask yourself the following questions:

• Could the victim’s condition worsen and become life-threatening on the way to the hospital?

• Could moving the victim require the skills or equipment of paramedics or emergency medical technicians?

• Would distance or traffic conditions cause a delay in getting the victim to the hospital?

• If you suspect a spinal injury, do not move the victim. Call 911 and wait for help to arrive.

Exercises

1. Vocabulary

1. Translate from English into Russian.

Good conditions; I have an emergency kit; I have an emergency list; I have emergency phone numbers; I have a big household; to keep in touch with your buddy; a safe place; life-threatening; I saw a transport incident; severe weather is a hazard; flood is our local danger; home hazards; hazards common to your area; victim’s condition; to be in a hospital; to phone to a hospital.

2. Unscramble the words.

Consonants:

Mrgnc, Frst d, Fld, Dsstr sttn, scp rt, Gnrl, Hsptl, Prmdc, Rdl ccssbl, Slf-ssssmnt, thrtnng

Vowels:

Aie, aaiiy, ea o oae, oiio, iaiiy, aa, oueo, uia aie, eauio, eee eae, ao iie

3. Match the words from the column one with the words from the column two. Translate the word combinations.

1. back-up

2. buddy

3. cardio-pulmonary

4. cell

5. clear of

6. disaster

7. emergency

8. emergency

9. emergency

10. emergency medical

11. emergency phone

12. emergency

13. escape

14. industrial

15. keep in

16. local

17. pandemic

18. readily

19. self-

20. severe

21. spinal

22. to be

23. transport

24. utility

1. system

2. list

3. situation

4. danger

5. flu

6. technicians

7. buddy

8. assessment

9. weather

10. resuscitation (CPR)

11. touch

12. obstacles

13. injury

14. incident

15. phones

16. accessible

17. prepared

18. numbers

19. cuts

20. accident

21. department

22. situation

23. route

24. kit

4. Odd one out.

1. An accident, means of transport, an incident, an emergency, a victim

2. A fire, a hospital, a flood, a paramedic flu

3. Hazardous, clear of obstacles, safe, reasonable

4. First aid, emergency medical technicians, a paramedic, an escape route.

2. Text

1. Answer the questions.

Think, what is this text about?

How to prepare to an emergency?

What to do in a disaster situation?

2. What emergency situations can you name?

Let’s watch an educational film made in GB. You will watch the movie and discuss the risks we have got.

Video “General Emergency Preparedness Pt 1”

3. Read the text.

4. Translate the text.

5. Agree or disagree.

1. There are a lot of disaster situations, so it is best to be prepared and know what to do in the event of an emergency.

2. There are no steps you can take yourself within your household or community.

3. To know local danger means to develop your skills to respond to emergencies and accidents, take courses in First Aid, Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), etc.

4. Buddy is a person to alert you impeding danger and to know your capabilities.

5. If your cell-phone is non-activated but has power – call 911 or 112.

6. Keep your emergency list in a safe and hard accessible place.

7. Call 911 or 112 in any case.

8. Do not take a taxi or drive to a hospital if you suspect a spinal injury of a victim.

9. Call 911 or112 if victim’s condition is life-threatening.

10. If your first buddy is unavailable you may have a “back-u buddy”.

6. Complete the sentences.

1. … to help you be better prepared in the event of an incident that affects you or your community.

2. … floods, tornadoes, severe winter storms, etc.

3. Plan an escape route from each room …

4. Take courses in First Aid, …

5. … become life-threatening on the way to the hospital?

7. Answer the questions.

1. What disaster situations can you name?

2. Name steps of general precautions.

3. What questions must you ask between calling 911 and driving to the emergency department?

4. What should you do in a case of a spinal injury?

5. Should you call 911 if the emergency is not life-threatening?

8. Give the definition to:

“Self-assessment”, “First aid”, “Know home hazards”, “Emergency kit”, “Buddy system”, “Know local dangers”.

9. Name the definition.

1. Only you know what you can and can’t do, and what your needs are. You may make an emergency list. Keep it in a safe and readily accessible place in the event of an emergency.

2. Become familiar with hazards common to your area, i.e., floods, tornadoes, severe winter storms, etc.

3. If you live alone or have disabilities, it’s a good idea to have a neighbour, friend or relative to act as your “buddy.” Their role is to alert you to any impending danger and to know your capabilities. You and your buddy should keep in touch regularly. You may also want to have a back-up buddy, in case your first buddy is unavailable.

4. Learn to check for possible hazards in your home and take all reasonable precautions. Plan an escape route from each room and ensure each is clear of obstacles. Post emergency phone numbers near your telephone.

5. Have an emergency kit in your home. A list of suggested items to include in your kit is located at the back of this booklet.

6. Develop your skills to respond to emergencies and accidents. Take courses in First Aid, Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), etc.