Listening – Luyện Part 2 – Bài Thực Hành Số 10

Questions 18-20:
Choose THREE answers from the list and write the correct letter, A—G, next to the questions.

Which THREE pieces of advice does the first-aid officer say are most important?
A. Have proper equipment
B. Give regular first-aid training
C. Have a safety officer
D. Instil safe behaviour
E. Put posters on walls
F. Have safety meetings
G. Have first-aid boxes
Your answer:

Hello, everyone. Now, you know why I’m here. You all work in a factory, and in this environment, there always 1 a significant possibility of accidents happening, in which case, first aid will be necessary. What is 2 ? It is the 3 of emergency on-site care when an injury occurs, and it is 4 for everyone to know, if only simply, the steps which must be followed.

There are, of course, minor 5 which may happen, not needing further medical care beyond the 6 of the first-aider, but you can never be sure, thus the following steps must always he followed. These can be 7 to the words. ‘Dr ABC”— in other words. D — R— A —B—C . The ‘D’ stands for “danger“, and that’s the first issue to keep in mind. When an accident happens, immediately 8 that the environment is safe — that, for example, nothing else will fall or break or cause accidents. If you, the first-aider, are also injured, the problem is even 9 . The ‘R’ stands for “respond‘. You must then ascertain the best response. Once all the danger has been 10 , and the distress calls sent out, the appropriate action is, obviously, to help the injured party.

Alright, that leads to ‘A’, which stands for “airway”. In order to stay alive, all people need to have an open airway to allow breathing. A 11 person will automatically clear their own airway, but if 12 , this may not happen. The brain is stopped or 13 from properly directing the body and, obviously, in the worst case, death can result, for this reason, the injured person is normally put into the ‘recovery’ position — placed on the side, tilling the head back, and ensuring that there are no 14  in the mouth. To free any such blockages, the back can be slapped, or the chest 15 , allowing anything to be spat out. Now that the airway is free, cheek for ‘B’ or ‘breathing’. If breathing is not happening, or is irregular, the fust-aider may have to assist with what is technically known as cardiopulmonary 16 , or more commonly. C P R. This involves breathing for the patient, through 17 contact, while periodically massaging the heart through compression to the chest. This 18 allows blood, and oxygen, to flow around the body, keeping the patient alive, hopefully until medics, such as doctors, advanced first-aiders, or 19 staff, arrive.

Now, it’s certainly good to have know ledge of emergency first aid. but. obviously, the best situation is simply not to have accidents occur in the first place, for that, you need to be aware of 20 issues, but just saying “be aware’ does not usually achieve much. It is more important to have an appointed person whose job is to ensure awareness and work-safety. Safely 21 would obviously be part of their job, whereby’they can make sure, for example, that the first-aid boxes are fully 22 . Another idea is to put posters on the walls, but. interestingly, research has proven that these lend to he 23 , becoming just part of the wallpaper—seen, but not put into practice. It is much better if everyone is just 24 to not be reckless, that is,to not rush into situations without thinking about the possibility of accidents, and instilling this mindset is part of the job of the safety officer. Some other suggestions are ongoing first-aid training, and ‘no accident’ reward or star systems. These have had some success, but nothing beats a regular meeting, say, once a month, in which the subject of safety is brought to the attention of everyone, and any outstanding issues related to this are 25 discussed.