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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