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englishclub.com a 1 2 3 4 b health accidents and emergencies 5 6 7 8 englishclub.com ask your partner the following questions have you ever been to hospital have you ever been in an ambulance have you ever broken any bones how have you ever burnt yourself how how do you feel at the sight of blood what s your blood group how do you feel about having injections are you allergic to any drugs e.g penicillin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 c fill the gaps below with the following words sprain first aid kit crutches plaster sling plaster cast bruise faint stitches scar blood donor a is a mark on your skin often a white line where the skin healed after a deep cut a is a box which contains medical equipment which is useful in an emergency if you break a bone in your leg the doctor sets the leg in a which stays on for about six weeks if you cut yourself you put a on the cut to protect it a is someone who donates some of their own blood to help people who have lost too much blood if you have a deep cut a doctor needs to close it with if you hurt your arm or shoulder you may need to rest your arm in a you when you lose consciousness because your brain isn t getting enough oxygen a is a mark on your skin which appears after bumping against something hard the skin changes colour from blue or purple to red and yellow over a few days you your wrist or ankle when you twist it too far you use a pair of to help you walk if you have hurt one of your legs or feet ask your partner the following questions 7 do you have any scars how did you get them 8 have you ever had a cut which needed stitches how many stitches did you have 9 have you ever needed crutches why how long did you need them for 10 have you ever worn a plaster cast why what happened did your friends write on it 11 do you bruise easily how long does it take for your bruises to heal usually 12 when you need to take a plaster off do you pull it slowly or rip it off quickly 1 have you ever sprained your wrist how did you wear a sling 2 do you have a first-aid kit at home or in the car have you ever given anyone first aid 3 can you name four things usually found in a first aid kit 4 would you like to be a trained first aider 5 are you a blood donor would you like to give blood why not 6 have you ever fainted or felt faint why what happened d e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 f discuss the difference between the words in each group below pain hurt injure ache treat cure heal choose the correct word in the sentences below what would you do if you had a sudden pain/ache 9 when you have a cold or flu what in your abdomen medication do you take to treat/cure it on a scale of 1 to 10 how much does it hurt/ache 10 in your opinion how likely is it that scientists when you are being given an injection in your arm will find a treatment/cure for the common if you stay on your feet all day in comfortable cold shoes do your feet hurt/ache in the evening 11 to what extent do you agree that sometimes have you ever stepped on something sharp and the treatment/cure is worse than the hurt/injured your foot when where disease have you ever worn shoes which were too tight 12 if you have a small cut on your hand do you and hurt/injured your feet go to the doctor or wait for it to heal/cure by have you ever hurt/injured someone emotionally itself what would you do to help people who had been 13 do you believe that alternative therapies hurt/injured in an accident such as acupuncture can heal/cure do you think paramedics should deal with the addiction to alcohol nicotine etc hurt/injured at the scene of the incident or just 14 do you believe that some people have stabilise the patient and take them to hospital healing/curing hands ask your partner the questions in e englishclub.com © liz regan 2009 englishclub.com

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