Prepare for a home first aid kit

山東 李全忠

為了在突發情況下能及時進行急救，每個家庭都應該準備一個急救箱。 急救箱的準備并不復雜，一起來看看本文中的建議吧！

Emergencies can happen anytime, so being prepared for a home first aid kit (急救箱) is important for your family. Having a proper one in your home is an easy but necessary part of good emergency preparation.

Pick a good container

One good choice is a large transparent plastic container, which makes it easy to see the materials inside. Lunchboxes are also another good choice. Basically, if it's big enough, and at least somewhat water resistant, it can make a good container. Regardless of your container choice, it should be easy to recognize,so write “FIRST AID” on it with a marker.

Teach your family about the kit

For younger children who shouldn't use the items in the kit, teach them where it's located, so they could show a visitor, relative or babysitter. For older children and adults, instruct them on how to use the items in it. Use a first aid instruction booklet for guidance and place a booklet in the kit for reference.

Keep your kit up-to-date

No one wants to fetch a first aid kit and find the bandage box empty or the pain relievers expired(過期的). Keep track of supply amounts and expiration dates regularly. Create a checklist in the kit.Record every item on a sheet of paper and keep it in the kit. Besides, record the amounts of the items and expiration dates next to the listed items on the checklist that you include in your kit. In this way,anyone who wants to reach the kit can immediately know what it includes and doesn't include. Also,they can be clear whether the items can be used.

Reading Check

1. What does the underlined word “transparent” mean in paragraph 2?

A. Large. B. Advanced.

C. Clear. D. Modern.

2. What should young children know about the home first aid kit?

A. Its shape. B. The function of it.

C. Its location. D. Items in it.

3. What's the purpose of checking the home first aid kit regularly?

A. To make it clean and tidy.

B. To make sure it's available.

C. To be familiar with the items.

D. To learn to deal with emergencies.

Language Study

Fill in the blanks with proper forms of words or phrases in the box.

put one's hands on ambulance make a difference pressure treat bandage

1. It ________________whether you will do that or not.

2. Men and women must be ________________equally in education and employment.

3. Though there were many people there, they couldn't ________________any useful tools.

4. Many of the farmers are living under ________________.

5. Someone was injured in the accident and we called an ________________.

6. I found his injured arm wrapped in ________________.

主題應用·語庫構建

Ⅰ. 熱詞積累

aid 幫助

injury 損傷

choke 哽噎；（使）窒息

burn 燒傷；燙傷

swollen 腫起的

relieve 減輕；緩解

barrier 屏障

poison 毒藥

squeeze 擠壓

tight 緊的

treat 治療

cure 治愈

bandage 繃帶

apply 敷

blister 水皰

bruise 擦傷

urgent 緊急的

organ 器官

radiation 輻射

layer 層

victim 受害者；患者

ease 減輕

wrap 包；裹

needle 注射針

sprain 扭傷（關節）

ankle 踝關節

wrist 手腕

skin 皮膚

throat 喉嚨

bleed 流血

panic 恐慌

scream 尖叫

delay 耽擱；推遲

damp 潮濕的

minor 輕微的

painful 令人疼痛的

infectious 傳染性的

ambulance 救護車

ward 病房

drowning 溺水

vital sign 生命體征

electric shock 電擊；觸電

fall ill 生病

right now/away 馬上

at once 立刻

in place 在適當的位置

out of shape 身體不好

put one's hands on 找到

rush sb to the hospital 匆忙把某人送往醫院

over and over again 反復；多次

help sb to one's feet 幫助某人站起身來

sense of touch 觸覺

Ⅱ. 美句背誦

1. The burn was so severe that the skin was red and swollen.

燒傷是如此嚴重，以至于皮膚又紅又腫。

2. I managed to keep calm, quickly recalling what I had learned in the first-aid class.

我設法保持鎮靜，快速回想我在急救課上所學到的知識。

3. I placed his feet under the cool running water right away to ease the pain.

我立即把他的腳放到清涼的流水下，以減輕疼痛。

4. Afterwards, I called a taxi and rushed him to the hospital where he received further treatment.

然后，我打電話叫了一輛出租車把他送往醫院接受進一步的治療。

5. Only then did I realize how important and practical a basic knowledge of first aid was.

直到那時我才意識到基本的急救知識是多么重要和實用。

6. Your home can be a dangerous place, but by making it safer, you can prevent many accidents.

你的家可能是一個危險的地方，但通過讓它變得更安全，你可以防止很多意外發生。

7. People may slip when the floor is wet, so make sure the floor is kept dry.

當地板潮濕的時候，人們可能會滑倒，因此，務必保持地面干燥。

8. Have a telephone near the bed, especially when you're feeling ill.

床邊要有一部電話，尤其是當你感覺到不舒服的時候。

9. If there is a fire, your first priority is getting everyone out of the house safely, and then calling for help.

如果發生火災，你的首要任務是讓每個人安全地離開房子，然后呼救。

10. Never go back into a burning building to save your things.

永遠不要回到著火的建筑里去拯救你的東西。

11. When cooking, do not let oil touch the fire or other sources of heat.

烹飪時，不要讓油接觸火或其他熱源。

12. Being curious, children may stick their fingers or objects into dangerous places and end up suffering from electric shocks or getting burnt.

由于好奇，孩子們可能會把他們的手指或物品插到危險的地方，最終遭受電擊或燒傷。

Ⅲ. 主題寫作

上周日下午，你和你的朋友在河邊散步時，聽到河中有人在喊救命。 于是你們迅速地救起了他，并對他實施了必要的急救措施。 請你就這件事寫一篇短文， 向學校英文報Youth投稿，內容包括：

1. 描述事故發生的過程；

2. 實施急救的過程（讓他平躺，實施口對口人工呼吸，聯系救護車和他的家人）；

3. 強調掌握一定急救知識的重要性。

注意：

1. 詞數80左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。