Answer — Exercise 1

1

1. From a fall, being hit by sb, or knocking against sth, leaving you with a blue, brown, or purple mark
2. As an allergic reaction to sth, or with certain children's illnesses, such as measles. It is an area of red spots on the skin.
3. From walking a long way in uncomfortable shoes, or from wearing shoes that are too tight. It is a swelling on the skin filled with liquid.
4. From a drug that has an unwanted bad effect

2

1. A plaster
2. Stitches
3. For a bacterial infection, you might be given antibiotics. For a viral infection (e.g. a cold, flu), there is often no treatment, except for throat sweets and painkillers.
4. An icepack, followed by a tight bandage and putting your foot up
5. Usually an X-ray followed by a plaster cast. If the break is serious, possibly surgery under anaesthetic to insert metal plates or rods.

3

1. Sneezing, coughing, a runny nose, a sore throat
2. As for a cold, but also with a temperature / fever, and general aches and pains
3. Vomiting / Being sick, diarrhoea
4. Chest pain, arm pain, fast or irregular heartbeat, sweating, dizziness
5. Speech difficulty, weakness or loss of feeling in one arm, loss of feeling in one side of the face

4

1. You might faint.
2. You might have an allergic reaction, get a rash, or your hand might swell up.
3. You might get hypothermia.

5

1. For any non-emergency medical problem (GP = General Practitioner, i.e. a doctor who deals with general medical problems that don't require a specialist)
2. Because you have a medical problem that requires advice or treatment from a doctor who is an expert in that field.
3. If you need to have an operation. A surgeon is a doctor who performs operations.
4. If you need diagnosis, advice, or treatment for a mental health condition