Global View - Learning About First Aid (C0199)

A:

Hey Joe! Where have you been these past few days?

B:

I've been busy with a first aid course that I started about a week ago at the Red Cross.

A:

Cool! I've always wanted to do something like that! Have you learned anything useful?

B:

For sure! I mean we've learned how to apply pressure to stop bleeding, how to check for a pulse, and even how to apply CPR!

A:

Have you treated any real emergencies?

B:

Well, they took us along with some paramedics. There was this guy who fell off his motorcycle and suffered a concussion as well as a couple of compound fractures. His wounds were pretty serious so they had to rush him to the hospital. It was intense!

A:

I can imagine! I tend to faint when I see blood, so I think I won't be taking up a course like that anytime soon!

Key Vocabulary

treat

to cure an illness by medical means

concussion

a jarring of the brain

tend to

To be disposed or inclined towards something

rush

move or act swiftly

take up

begin with

Supplementary Vocabulary

A strip of material such as gauze used to protect, immobilize, compress, or support a wound or injured body part.

a hard shell usually made of gauze and plaster, used to immobilize an injured body part

A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.

anaesthetic

a medication that causes loss of sensation

ambulance

a vehicle for pre-hospital treatment and transportation of sick or injured people

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