THE SOLDIER’S LIFE: FIRST AID

Do you know words?

• Casualties
• Bleeding
• Trauma
• Battlefield medicine
• Field surgery
• Front lines
• To promote recovery
• Field dressing
• Wounds
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Match the words

1. Casualties а. військово-польова хірургія
2. Bleeding b. лінія фронту
3. Trauma с. сприяти відновленню
4. Battlefield medicine d. ранений
5. Field surgery е. кровотеча
6. Front lines f. травма
7. To promote recovery g. польова хірургія
8. Field dressing h.перев’язувальний матеріал для ран
9. Wounds j. серцево-легенева реанімація
10. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation i. рани

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Keys

• 1.d
• 2.e
• 3.f
• 4.a
• 5.g
• 6.b
• 7.c
• 8.h
• 9.i
• 10.j

THE SOLDIER’S LIFE : FIRST AID

• Medics give first aid to casualties until further medical help is available.
• Battlefield medicine, or field surgery, gives trauma care to soldiers on the front lines.
• The goals are to preserve life, to prevent more harm, and to promote recovery.
• Medics carry mobile medical kits to aid them with treatment. In addition, each soldier has a field dressing that can be applied to wounds immediately.
• The “ABCs” are first aid basics. They stand for Airway, Breathing, and Circulation.
• Medics first make sure that the airway is clear. They then ensure that the patient is breathing, and that there is a heartbeat. If not, medics must provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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Comprehension

• 1 Read and choose the correct answers.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a purpose of first aid and field surgery?

A To develop new life-saving techniques

B To help soldiers recover from wounds

C To keep soldiers alive in the field

D To prevent further injury to casualties

• 2 If a soldier receives a bleeding wound in battle , a medic should immediately ...

A Take the soldier to a field hospital

B Give the soldier a mobile medical kit

C Apply a field dressing to the wound

D Use cardiopulmonary resuscitation

• 3 Which of the following is NOT an important step in the ABCs of first aid?

A Clearing the casualty's airway

B Keeping the casualty's heart beating

C Cleaning the casualty's wounds

D Making sure that the casualty is breathing

Vocabulary

• Choose the correct definition for each given word or phrase.

1.Casualty

A A piece of a medical kit

B A soldier who is wounded in battle

C A type of medical care  

2. Field dressing

A The first step of first aid

B A type of battle injury

C A bandage carried by soldiers  

3. Circulation

A A movement of blood

B Proper breathing

C The use of CPR  

4. Trauma

A A soldier trained in medicine

B A device used to treat wounds

C A serious bodily injury

Medics first make sure:

• the airway is clear.�the patient is breathing�there is a heartbeat�If not, medics must provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

IFAK

Study the labelled illustration. � Then talk about what a �medical kit contains.

Key

1 Nasopharyngeal airway

2 Examination gloves

3 Field dressing

4 Gauze package

5 Gauze

6 Tournquet

7 Surgical tape

8 Bandage

9 Adhesive tape

10 Chest pad

11 Lip balm

1) Tourniquet as means of stopping bleeding

used only on the limbs;

2) There are 4 main effective overlay points

(maximum high at the extremities and perpendicular to

limbs);

3) In tourniquets, we control that the gate and

the fixation elements did not interfere with

evacuation.

!!! Аlways record place and time of tourniquet overlay.

After 2 (two) hours the tourniquet can be removed only by doctor.

1)Турнікет як засіб зупинки кровотечі

використовується тільки на кінцівках;

2)Є 4 головних ефективних точки

накладення турнікету (максимально високо

на кінцівках та перпендикулярно до

кінцівки);

3) В турнікетах контролюємо, щоб вороток та

елементи фіксації не заважали при

евакуації.

!!! Завжди фіксуємо місце та час накладання турнікету.

Після 2 (двох) годин турнікет має право зняти

тільки медик.

Tourniquet overlay technique

1. Throw the loop on 2. Tighten the loop.

the limb.�3. Tighten the lever (3-4 turns). 4. Secure the tail of the belt.