1. Unit 8 Integrating skills
Dealing with common injuries
仪征市第二中学 徐红梅

2. DEALING WITH COMMON INJURIES

3. What are common injuries?
Common injuries are accidents that easily happen at home. We may not be able to prevent them from happening, but everyone should know what to do if an accident happens.

4. Scanning
How many kinds of common injuries are mentioned in this passage? 4
Do you know their Chinese meaning?
animal bites
burns
cuts
poisoning

5. Task 1
You are a doctor ,tell your classmates how to deal with these 4 common injuries.
Now please finish the following table.

6. Cover it with a piece of dry clean cloth
Common injuries
animal bites
burns
cuts
poisoning
Wash the area of cut
Dry it
Cover it with a piece of dry clean cloth
Stop bleeding
Wash the wound with cold running water.
See a doctor as soon as possible
Cool the area of skin
Wash it under the cold tap
Cover the wound with bandage / clean cloth
See a doctor if necessary
Get him or her to breathe & spit out poison
Call for an ambulance
Search for any poison

7. APPLICATIONS What should you do in the following situations?
1. Your little brother is bitten by a big dog.
2. Your mother burned herself while she was cooking for you.
3. You found your classmate with a knife in his leg.
4. You found a person who has stopped breathing.
First , …
Second, …
Third, …
Finally, …

8. Other common injuries
How to deal with nose bleeding
Stay calm.
Breathe through the mouth, not the nose.
Sit up and bend the head slightly forward.
Pinch捏 both nostrils鼻孔 shut using a thumb and forefinger.
Spit out any blood that collects in the mouth.

9. Sunburns
Cool the burnt area with clean towels dipped 浸 in cool water.
Rest in a cool, quiet room. Find a comfortable position.
Drink plenty of water.
Put sunglasses on and cover sunburned skin when you go in the sun again so you don't get burned more.

10. wash the eye with cool water.
To remove a foreign object 异物 in the eye:
Do not rub揉 the eye.
Wash your hands.
(In order not to make the eyes infected)
Gently take it out
wash the eye with cool water.

11. WRITING
Write a paragraph in which you tell your friends how to give first aid. Choose one of the accidents from the reading passage or from daily life.
What accident
First , …
Second, /Then… …
Finally, …
How (basic steps)
Tips to remember

12. Task 2 Making a first-aid kit
A first-aid kit is a box or bag of useful items and information that may be helpful in case of emergency.
A well-stocked first-aid kit, kept in easy reach, is necessary in every home. It should include:
1. bandage
2. thermometer
3. sharp scissors
4. plastic gloves (at least 2 pairs)
5. your list of emergency
phone numbers …

13. If you want more tips about first aids and ways to deal with common injuries, refer to the following websites.

14. Homework Translation: 1）A:如果我们在家发现有人胳膊严重被切伤或砍伤怎 么办？
B:首先我们必须尽量止住血，然后为他找医生。
不能抬起或动他。
2）我们必须阻止小孩子误食毒药。
3）你作为家长，应确保电线安全的。
4）他丧失知觉了，我们该马上叫救护车吗？

15. Remember to do the homework.
Bye-bye!