1 ]Can you do these tasks on you own?

	Yes	No	Need more practice
Give definition to ‘medical emergency’	1 1	. I	1 !
Speak on the ABC of first aid and its aims		1 1
Describe CPR		j
Speak on shock, its symptoms and treatment	1 :	\|	I !
Tell how to help a victim with poisoning or severe bleeding		1 1
Describe the first aid kit contents		, і

| Give short information on the following issues.

Possible natural and man-made disasters
The most serious emergencies
First aid in different medical emergencies
First aid kit contents

|Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

Have you ever experienced yourself or watched a person with

blisters?
third-degree burns?
severe bleeding?

How to treat them?

Complete each sentence with a word below. Then decide which of these instructions concern the above conditions. Afterwards add some more instructions of your own for each condition.

apply	keep	squeeze
check for	make sure	sterilize
immerse	puncture	swab
immobilize	remove	treat

... a clean, sharp needle with alcohol.
... there is no glass or other foreign body in the wound.
Use the needle to ... the blister.
Don’t ... burnt clothing.
... a main artery if necessary.
... the injured person lying down.
... the injured body part once the bleeding has stopped.
... the person for shock.
Don’t ... severe large burns in cold water.
... signs of circulation.
... with iodine or rubbing alcohol.
... antibiotic ointment and cover with a bandage.

[_4~| Discuss the following medical matters with your groupmates.

Have you or anybody you know ever experienced or witnessed any

disaster or emergency situation? What was it? How did you behave? What were your actions?

Have you ever been in a car accident? Have you ever seen one?

Describe what happened.

What would you do if your child swallowed a bottle of cleaning

fluid?

Have you ever administered first aid to a person who had had an

accident or suddenly become ill? What did you do? Did the patient recover?

Have you ever needed first aid? Tell why, and tell what was done.

What kinds of first aid have you administered to yourself?

Sometimes well-meaning but uninformed people do more harm than good when they try to administer first aid to an accident victim. Give some examples of wrong things to do in various emergency situations.

\ Bit of Humour

He was the only witness to a car accident. The cop asked his name. “John Smith,” he said.

“Give us your real name,” ordered the cop.

“Well,” said the witness, “put me down as William Shakespeare.” “That’s better,” said the cop. “You can’t fool me with that Smith stuff.”

1 ]Can you do these tasks on you own?

| Give short information on the following issues.

|Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.