MATCH THE UNDERLINED WORDS WITH THE DEFINITIONS BELOW

We’ve had a bad year in my family this year. First of all, my grandad was rushed into hospital by ambulance with pains in his chest. He
had suffered a heart attack and was put on a life-support machine to keep his heart beating. In the end, he needed a transplant. The
operation took more than ten hours. He was then in intensive care for four weeks before being allowed home. He’s much better now,
although he’ll be on medication for the rest of his life.

Soon after that, my cousin was in a serious car crash. The first person on the scene had done some first aid and knew you shouldn’t
move an injured person. Thank goodness they didn’t – it turned out that Tom had broken his back and later needed major surgery to
put it right. First of all, however, he needed a blood transfusion since he’d lost so much blood. He’s still in plaster, and likely to be so for
some time to come.

All about the same time, I developed a rash on my face. It turned out that I was allergic to the soap I was using. The doctor
gave me some cream to rub on my face every evening and a prescription for antibiotics. I had to take a dose of three pills
twice a day, but this did the trick and my skin is now clear.

1. Cutting a body open in order to repair it

2. A substance you rub into your skin as a medical treatment
3. Special vehicle used to take ill or injured people to hospital
4. A protective covering for a broken bone
5. Medical operation in which a part of someone’s body is put into another person’s body -
6. Continuous treatment for patients who are very ill
7. basic medical treatment given to someone as soon as they are hurt
8. reacting badly to something
9. measured amount of medication
10. process in which blood given by other people is put into another person’s body

Read the symptoms and name the illnesses

1. ____________________ occurs when the body begins to overheat, especially when it loses more fluids through
sweating. It usually happens after long periods of strenuous activity in a hot environment.
2. ____________________ occurs when the body’s core temperature (i.e., the temperature of the heart, lungs, and
brain) drops to 35°C or lower. It becomes a life-threatening condition when the core temperature drops below 28°C
(82.4°F).
3. Any animal that has teeth, whether domesticated (e.g., pets or livestock) or wild, can be the source of this kind of
wound. Most ____________________ carry a high risk of infection, so they should be monitored closely in the
hours and days after the incident.
4. ____________________ may be caused by the following: forceful nose blowing, high blood pressure, dry weather
conditions, and trauma to the nose or head.
5. _________________ may seem like a common cold with a runny nose, sneezing and sore throat but colds usually
develop slowly. Common signs and symptoms include: fever, aching muscles, headache, cough, sore throat,
weakness.
Name all the body parts you know.

Match the two columns and fill in the blanks with the phrases.

1. flexibility evacuation
2. back injury
3. field meals
4. casualty dressing
5. fast exercises
6. military rations
7. vegetable-only pulse

1. Here are some stretching exercises that doctors from the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons believe to be
a good general set of ______________________________ for young athletes.
2. The Massachusetts __________________________ had in addition to the British ration, 225 grams sugar and 82
centiliters of rum per week.
3. Team Andersen recently completed a Joint ________________________ training event at Andersen South.
4. A ________________________ can be applied to any wound which is bleeding heavily.
5. About 80 percent of adults experience low _________________________ at some point in their lifetimes.

Circle the right answer
1. He got that .......... on his forehead when he
ran into an open cupboard door after dark a few
days ago.
a) fracture b) bruise c) bite d) blister
2. Mary was .......... by a wasp while she was
picking some fruit.
a) bitten b) eaten c) stung d) wounded
3. I fell off my bike when I was five and I still
have a .......... on my knee.
a) freckle b) scar c) whole d) scratch
4. If you go on long walks in uncomfortable
shoes, you must expect to
get .......... .
a) blisters b) bruises c) scars d) scratches
5. I have a ........... on my leg where you hit me.
a) blister b) wound c) whole d) bruise
6. My son is ill so I must go home and look
.......... him.
a) about b) after c) for d) towards
7. Which of the following things can be
“contagious” ?
a) ache b) sprain c) bruise d) flu
8. What should you take if you get a
“prescription”?
a) a virus b) a home remedies c) medicine
d) a plaster
9. Which of the following words best describes a
‘pill’?
a) small, solid and round b) round
c) small and bitter d) sweet and bitter
10. Which of the following things can a “home
remedy” do?
a) help you to feel better b) help you to run
faster c) make you afraid d) reduce morning
sickness
11. In which of the following situations should
you use a bandage?
a) when you can’t eat well b) when you can’t
sleep c) when you cut your finger d) when
need to relax
12. Pain is a __________________ discomfort
that is difficult to ignore.
a) mild b) sharp c) real d) continuous
13. Ache is a _____________discomfort that
unpleasant but not strong.
a) mild b) sharp c) real d) continuous
14. The arch of your _____ is the curved section
at the ice bottom in the middle.
a) step b) foot c) teeth d) leg
15. ______ can be used to hold dressings in
place.
a) Bandages b) Casts c) Clips d) ropes
16. Bandages and dressings are both used in
______ management.
a) cut b) wound c) burn d) hurt
17. ____ bandages are useful to provide ongoing
pressure on wounds such as fractured ribs, and
swollen joints.
a) hard b) soft c) flexibility d) elastic
18. MRE stands for
a) Meal, Ready-to-Eat b) Measles, Ready-to-Eat
c) Military, Ready-to-Eat d) Meal, Ready-to-be
consumed
19. _____ is a sealed plastic or foil container
used for packaging food or drink.
a) tank b) box c) nutrition bag d) pouch
20. Tom __________ his ankle.
a) burnt b) cut c) sprained d) misplaced