Upward Bound: First year. Воробьева М.Г - 71 стр.

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1. You’re out walking and you get bitten in the leg by a
poisonous snake.
2. You’re preparing food in the kitchen when you accidentally
cut yourself deeply on the hand.
3. Someone in your family knocks a pan of boiling water off
the cooker. The water goes over his/her arm.
4. You find an elderly relative lying on the floor. She tells you
that she thinks she’s had a heart attack.
Discuss your answers in pairs. Prepare to report them to the class.
B. Read the texts and check your answers.
a) SNAKE BITE. Movement helps the poison to spread, so try not
to walk about: if possible, send someone else to get a doctor.
Meanwhile, tie something (e.g. a handkerchief) fairly tightly above
the bite, to stop the poison spreading. If you have a sharp knife,
make a cut and suck out as much of the poison as you can.
b) CUT WRIST. If possible get someone to call a doctor right away.
Meanwhile, try to stop the bleeding: close the wound and apply
pressure with your other hand (or get someone else to), until
bleeding begins to stop. This may be some minutes. Any bandages
should be applied tightly: if blood soaks through the bandage, don’t
remove it — just add another bandage on top.
c) BOILING WATER. Reduce the heat as quickly as possible by
putting the arm in cold water or under a cold tap for at least 10
minutes. Remove anything tight such as jewelry, and cover the
burn with a clean smooth cloth to avoid infection. Then take the
person to hospital.
d) HEART ATTACK. If the patient is conscious, place her in a half-
sitting position, with her head and shoulders supported with pillows
or cushions, and with another cushion placed under her knees.
Then call a doctor or an ambulance. Loosen clothing around the
neck, chest and waist. Do not give the patient anything to eat or
drink, and do not allow her to move unnecessarily.
HOME READING
Ex. 1. Look through the words. Give their Russian equivalents.
1. use a knuckle 4. culprits 7. taking 10. immune cells
a supplement

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