Лекция: VI. Ask and answer for a young parent and a pediatrician giving his

advice. (Make it a chain)

Parent: Should I do anything about ..(the stairs?) Doctor: You should put a barrier before the stairs.

VII. Give a talk to young parents having toddlers at home on their infants’ safety. Use should and should not in your recommendations.

ELECTRIC SHOCK

Electric shock results from touching an exposed electric wire or from defective plugs and electric appliances like kettles, heaters, refrigerators and so on. If the shock is a serious one, the child may stop breathing and become unconscious.

First the child's contact with the electric current should be broken. While doing this remember that water and metal are conductors of electricity. Break the contact by using a dry wooden stick to remove the wire off the child. Or you can push the child away from the wire. Do this while standing on a dry surface. Do not touch the child or the electric wire with bare hands as they conduct the electric current, too.

If the child has stopped breathing, artificial respiration should be started immediately while someone else rushes for medical aid. If the heart is not beating, a second person must do the cardiac massage. Keep up both till the child starts breathing and the heartbeats return. Take the child to the hospital as soon as possible, or send for a doctor if that is quicker.

Words to be remembered:

result from/result in — возникать от/приводить к

touch — прикасаться

electric wire — электрический провод

break (broke, broken) — ломать, рвать

bare (hands) — голый (голыми руками)

breathing = respiration — дыхание

dry — сухой

wooden — деревянный

stick — палка

remove — удалить

while — в то время как