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FIRST AID 急救FOR BURNS  The skin is an essential 必要的part of your body and is its largest organ器官. Your skin acts as起。。作用 a barrier屏障 against disease, toxins毒素, and the suns rays光线. It also helps control your body temperature, prevents阻止 your body from losing too much water, warns you when things are too hot or cold, and gives you your sense of touch触觉. As you can imagine, getting burnt can lead to导致 very serious injuries. The first and most important step in the treatment of burns is giving first aid急救. CAUSES OF BURNS 原因You can get burnt by a variety of 各种各样的things: hot liquids灼热的液体, steam蒸汽, fire,radiation辐射, the sun, electricity电, acids酸性化学物质, or other chemicals.TYPES OF BURNS 类型Burns are divided into被分成。。。 three types, depending on根据 the depth 深度of skin damage损伤. divide 分成。。。 damage/injure/harm/destroy摧毁/ruin毁灭*First-degree burns一度烧伤：These affect only the top few millimetres毫米 of the skin. These burns are not serious. Examples include mild微小的；温和的 sunburn and burns （caused by other minor微小的 household家庭 incidents事故过去分词短语作后置定语）.*Second-degree burns： These go below the top layer层 of the skin. They are serious and take花费 a few weeks to get better. Examples include burns （caused by hot liquids）.*Third-degree burns： These affect every layer of the skin, and sometimes the tissue组织 under it. Examples include burns （caused by electric shocks触电）, burning clothes, or petrol汽油 fires. These burns cause very severe 严重的internal内部的 injuries and the victim伤者 must go to the hospital at once立刻.CHARACTERISTICS OF BURNS 特点First-degree burnsdry, red, and mildly swollen肿胀的mildly painfulturn变得 white when pressed Second-degree burnsred and swollen,blisters水泡: watery surface表面渗液extremely painful water n。-watery adj. Third-degree burnsblack and whiteswollen, the tissue underneath在。。。下 can often be seenlittle or no pain if nerves神经 are damaged: may be painful around the edges of 边缘the burnFIRST-AID TREATMENT 治疗方法1.Place burns under