Unit5FirstAidFirstAidforBurnsTheskinisanessentialpartofyourbodyandis________(it)largestorgan.Yourskin_________(act)as______barrieragainstdisease,toxins,andthesun’srays.Italsohelpscontrolyourbodytemperature,preventsyourbody_______losingtoomuchwater,warnsyou__________thingsaretoohotorcold,andgivesyouyoursenseoftouch.Asyoucanimagine,________(get)burntcanleadtoveryseriousinjuries.Thefirstandmostimportantstepinthetreatmentofburnsis______(give)firstaid.CAUSESOFBURNSYoucangetburnt_______avarietyofthings:hot________(liquid),steam,fire,radiation,thesun,electricity,acids,_____otherchemicals.TYPESOFBURNSBurnsare_______(divide)intothreetypes,dependingonthedepthofskindamage.?First-degreeburnsTheseaffectonlythetopfewmillimetresofskin.Theseburnsarenotserious.Examplesincludemildsunburnandburns_______(cause)byotherminorhouseholdincidents.?Second-degreeburnsThesegobelowthetoplayeroftheskin.Theyareseriousandtakeafewweeks_________(get)better.Examplesincludeburnscaused_______hotliquids.?Third-degreeburnsTheseaffecteverylayeroftheskin,andsometimesthetissueunderit.Examplesincludeburnscausedbyelectricshocks,__________(burn)clothes,orpetrolfires.Theseburnscauseverysevereinternal_________(injury)andthevictimmustgotothehospitalatonce.CHARACTERISTICSOFBURNSFirst-degreeburns?dry,red,andmildlyswollen?mildly__________(pain)?turnwhite_______pressedSecond-degreeburns?redandswollen;blisters;waterysurface?___________(extreme)painfulThird-degreeburns?black______white?swollen;thetissueunderneathcanoften_______(see)?littleornopainifnerves_____________(damage);maybepainfularoundtheedgesoftheburnFIRST-AIDTREATMENT1Placeburnsundercool__________(run)water,especiallywithinthefirsttenminutes.Thecoolwaterstopstheburningprocessandreducesthepainandswelling.2Drytheburntarea__________(gentle)withacleancloth.3Removeanyclothesusingscissorsifnecessary,unlessyouseethefabricstickingtotheburntskin.4Covertheburntareawithaloosecleancloth.________(apply)oilontheinjuredareasisabadidea,asitwillkeeptheheatinthewoundsandmaycauseinfection.5Ifburnsareontheface,makesurethevictimcanstillbreathe.6Ifthevictimissufferingfromsecondorthird-degreeburns,thereis_____urgentneedtotakehim/hertothehospitalatonce.UsingLanguageShareyourstoryaboutprovidingfirstaidChenWei,ahighschoolstudentinBeijing,hadhisdinner1.______(interrupt)whenheheardsomeonescreamingfromanothertable.Afellowdinerattherestaurant,ZhangTao,waschoking2.______somesteak.Hewasnowholdinghisthroatwithhisface3._______(turn)red,whilehisdesperatefriendswereslappinghimontheback.Chenwastednotime.HegotupandrantoZhang'stableatonce.WiththehelpofZhang'sfriends,hewasabletohelpZhangtohis4.______(foot).Then,standingbehindZhang,ChendidtheHeimlichmanoeuvre.Thefoodwas5._______(instant)forcedout,andZhangbegantobreatheagain.Tenminuteslater,anambulancearrived.ThedoctorscheckedZhangandmadesurethathewasfine.Theysuggestedheeatmoreslowlyandtake6._______(small)bitesbeforetheyleft.Chokingvictimsusuallyhaveonlyaboutfourminutesbeforetheycollapseandsometimesdie,7._______(leave)notimeforanambulancetoarrive.Tosolvethisproblem,in1974,anAmericandoctor,HenryHeimlich,createdtheHeimlichmanoeuvre,savingthousandsoflivesaroundtheworld.DoingtheHeimlichmanoeuvreisquick,8.___________(practically),andeasy.Itissoeasy,infact,thatalmostanyonecanlearnhow.9.________youseesomeonechoking,firstcalltheemergencyservices.Then,makesurethevictimisreallychoking:Achokingpersoncannotspeak.Slappingthevictim'sbackwilloftenforceouttheobstruction.Ifthisdoesnotwork,youcanperformtheHeimlichmanoeuvrebystandingbehindhimandwrappingyourarmsaroundhiswaist.Make10.______fistwithonehandandplaceitintheupperpartofhisstomach.Grabbingyourfistwithyourotherhandtightly,pushupandintohisstomachinonemotion.Continuedoingthisuntiltheobstructionisforcedout.DoingtheHeimlichmanoeuvreonasmallchildisnot11._____(recommend),asyoumayhurthim.Instead,laythechildfacedownonyourlapwiththeheadlowerthantherestofhisbody,andthengivefirmslapstohisupperback12.______hecanbreatheagain.Withchokingvictims,everyminutecounts.Youcannotjuststandbyanddonothing.13.______(Lucky),Chenhadlearnthowtogivefirstaidinschool.SeeingZ