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Poisoning Try Your Bits

A poison is a very dangerous substance. A person can How to treat steam burns?
lose his life.
In case of poisoning :
Ÿ Try to make the victim vomit.
Ÿ Give the first aid quickly.
Ÿ Rush the victim to a doctor.

Let’s
Revise

Ÿ Most of the accidents occur due to our carelessness.
Ÿ We should try to avoid accidents by following safety rules.
Ÿ Different kinds of injuries need different kinds of first-aid.
Ÿ Sprain is the twisting and swelling up of joints, such as the ankle get twisted and swell up.
Ÿ Burn can be caused by chemicals and fire.
Ÿ Fires can be very destructive.
Ÿ Poison can make fatal. A person can lose his life.

Points to Remember

Safety : the condition of being protected from danger,
risk or injury.
First aid : First help given to an injured person

E XE R C I S E

A. Tick (ü) the correct answer.
1. We should not play with toys/sharp blades and knives.
2. Tourniquet is used in case of deep cut/burn.
3. Patient of nose bleeding should breathe through nose/mouth.
4. Animal/Insect bite can cause rabies.

B. Complete the sentences.
1. Always use zebra crossing while crossing .......................... .
2. We should not play with fire or ........................... .
3. The immediate help given to an injured person before the doctor arrives is called
.......................... .
4. Burn can cause by ............................and ...................... .

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