MEDICAL CAREFor common ailments & injuries

1. Where do you keep medicine in your home?

2. What kinds of medicine do you have at home?

3. Do you have a First-Aid kit?

First-Aid Kit (to treat minor injuries)

Here are some common vocabulary

words for medicine & medical

supplies

What do take when you have a…

Headache or Migraine?

General name: Pain Killer

What do take when you have a…

Sore Throat

Throat spray

Throat Lozenge

What do use when you have a…

cut

scrape

…and you are bleeding?

1.

Antiseptic (hydrogen peroxide, alcohol)

2.

3.

Antiseptic ointment (to prevent wound infections)

Antibacterial Ointment

Band-aid; Bandage; Plaster (UK)

Ouch! What tool should you use if you get a

wooden splinter or glass in your skin?

You can safely remove splinters with a pair of

TWEEZERS

Here are some other items that may be in a “First Aid”

kit:

Here are some other items that may be in a “First Aid”

kit:

Latex Gloves

Surgical Mask

Thermometer

Ice Pack/ Compress

Hot Water Bottle

What do use when you have a…

Sprained Ankle /

Twisted Ankle

You need to wrap your ankle with a bandage

What do use when you have red, itchy

eyes?

Eye drops

What do you take when you have allergies?

Antihistamine

Sometimes, due to the environment or food – you can

develop an itchy rash! What can you take to stop

the itching?

Sometimes, due to the environment or food – you can

develop an itchy rash! What can you take to stop

the itching? Hydrocortisone cream/lotion/tablets

When you’ve got a stuffy nose, you can take a

D___________ to release sinus pressure

When you’ve got a stuffy nose, you can take a

Decongestant to release sinus pressure

There are also N__________ S_________ available,

but people should be careful not to overuse these.

There are also Nasal Spray available,

but people should be careful not to overuse these.

How can you treat a burn?

Gauze

Medical / Surgical Tape

This man is going to have heartburn.

What should he take?

Antacid

* What’s the difference between the tablet above, and this

What do you take when you have

diarrhea?

Anti-Diarrheal medicine

What do you take when you have

constipation?

A Laxative

When it’s hot outside, you should protect yourself

from getting a S_____________

When it’s hot outside, you should protect yourself

from getting a SUNBURN

To do that, you should use:

S____________

To do that, you should use:

Sunscreen / cream / lotion

block

But if you do get a sunburn, you can use A_____ V____

to relieve the pain.

But if you do get a sunburn, you can use Aloe Vera

to relieve the pain.