主题：[学习]医学英语短文学习（第一期）

医学英语 passage one

A Five-year-old Boy Saved His Friend
  A 5-year-old boy in the American State of Massachusetts was playing with a young friend. Suddenly the friend stopped breathing. A piece of candy was stuck in her throat. The boy remembered a television program where the same thing happened. He also remembered what people on the television program did to help the person who had stopped breathing. The boy quickly used the same technique on his friend. The candy flew out of the girl' s throat. She started breathing again. The young boy had saved his friend's life.
   The simple technique used by the boy is called Heimlich maneuver. It was developed by an American doctor Henry Heimlich. The Heimlich maneuver can be done in several different ways.  If a choked victim is sitting or standing, you should stand directly behind him, put your arms around the victim's waist. Make one of your hands into the shape of a bowl and place it on the top part of the stomach below the ribs. Next, put one hand over the other and push upward sharply, repeat the technique until his object is released.
  If the victim is on the floor and not awake, roll on his back. Place the bottom of one hand over the upper part of the stomach. Put the other hand over it and push quickly with an upward movement. Repeat this until the object is released.
   First aid is a kind of medical care. It is given to a victim of an accident or sudden sickness before trained medical help can arrive. First aid techniques often are very simple. They can be taught to people of all ages and learning them is important. Knowing how to treat someone in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death.
单词:
save挽救
Massachusetts麻萨诸塞州
breathe呼吸
stick粘住, 粘贴
Heimlich maneuver海姆利克氏操作法(腹部冲压法)
choke.窒息,阻塞
rib肋骨