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16.04.2021 00:01 •  Английский язык

Basic first aid Techniques
In a medical emergency, always call for assistance
first. The following are basic steps to take to help
an injury victim before medical help arrives.
Assess the victim's condition. Give him or her
plenty of space. Prevent shock by elevating the
legs and covering the victim.
Apply pressure to lacerations or other open
wounds to stop bleeding. If bleeding has stopped,
wounds should be cleaned and wrapped in a
bandage. Cool minor burns with running water.
If the victim's pulse or breathing has stopped,
CPR or rescue breathing can be performed. Be
sure to clear the victim's airway before rescue
breathing is carried out.

Get ready!
1) Before you read the passage, talk about
these questions.
1 What are some injuries that first aid can help?
2 What are some common first aid techniques?

Reading
2) Read the first aid guide. Then, mark the
following statements as true (T) or false (F).
1 Bleeding wounds should be wrapped with a
bandage.
2 Use running water to cool burns.
3 Rescue breathing can clear a victim's airway.

3 Match the words (1-6) with
the definitions (A-F).
1 shock
2 burn
3 pulse
4 rescue breathing
5 laceration
6 CPR
A a normal, regular heartbeat that can be felt
when an artery is pressed
B a first aid procedure involving chest compression
and artificial breathing
C an open injury caused by a hard impact to soft
body tissue
D a medical emergency in which the circulatory
system cannot provide oxygen to the body
E a first aid procedure involving providing air for
someone who has stopped breathing, but still
has a heartbeat
F a physical injury that can be caused by heat

Vocabulary
4) Fill in the blanks with the correct words
and phrases from the word bank.
wound
first aid
bandage
pressure
1 The doctor will need to
assess
the
victim's condition.
2 I am trained in basic
techniques.
3 Apply
the bleeding.
to the injury to stop
4 Wash the injury and wrap a(n)
around it.
5 The nurse used stitches to close the