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First Aid & Emergency Situations

2nd & 3rd Conditionals · First Aid Vocabulary

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2nd Conditional — imaginary or unlikely situation (If + Past Simple → would + bare infinitive)
3rd Conditional — something that did NOT happen (If + Past Perfect → would have + past participle)

Exercise 1: Choose the Correct Form

Choose the correct conditional form to complete each sentence.

1.If I _____ how to perform CPR, I would act immediately in an emergency.

a) knew
b) know
c) had known

2.If she _____ the tourniquet more quickly, the bleeding would have stopped sooner.

a) applies
b) applied
c) had applied

3.He _____ the ambulance if he had realised how serious the injury was.

a) would call
b) would have called
c) will call

4.If more people took first aid courses, fewer lives _____ in emergencies.

a) die
b) would die
c) would have died

5.If the paramedics _____ ten minutes later, the patient would not have survived.

a) arrived
b) arrive
c) had arrived

6.What _____ if you found someone unconscious on the street right now?

a) do you do
b) would you do
c) would you have done

7.If I _____ in a first aid course earlier, I would feel much more confident now.

a) participated
b) participate
c) had participated

8.If the victim _____ not been treated immediately, the outcome would have been far worse.

a) has
b) had
c) would have

Exercise 2: Match the Term to Its Definition

Click a first aid term on the left, then click its definition on the right.

Term

1. Tourniquet
2. CPR
3. Recovery position
4. Triage
5. Defibrillator
6. Apply pressure
7. Hypothermia
8. Anaphylaxis

Definition

a. A tight band applied to a limb to stop severe bleeding
b. Compressions to keep blood flowing and restart the heart
c. Stable side position to keep an unconscious person's airway clear
d. Prioritizing patients by severity in an emergency
e. Device that delivers an electric shock to restart a stopped heart
f. Press firmly on a wound to slow or stop bleeding
g. Dangerous drop in body temperature
h. A severe, life-threatening allergic reaction

Exercise 3: Choose the Correct Term

Select the first aid term that best completes each sentence.

1.The bleeding wouldn't stop, so she tied a _____ around his upper arm.

a) defibrillator
b) tourniquet
c) precaution

2.When someone's heart stops, trained bystanders can keep them alive by performing _____.

a) triage
b) recovery position
c) CPR

3.After the crash, she remained completely still and did not respond to anyone — she was _____.

a) hypothermic
b) unconscious
c) in triage

4.At the scene of the explosion, paramedics quickly assessed who needed help most urgently — this process is called _____.

a) CPR
b) triage
c) stabilizing

5.He fell into an icy river, and doctors warned he was developing _____, as his body temperature had dropped dangerously.

a) anaphylaxis
b) defibrillation
c) hypothermia

6.Minutes after eating a peanut, she struggled to breathe and went into _____ shock.

a) anaphylactic
b) hypothermic
c) cardiac

Exercise 4: What Does the Conditional Tell Us?

Identify what each conditional sentence implies about reality.

1."If I knew first aid, I would act immediately." — What does this tell us?

a) They know first aid
b) They don't know first aid
c) They recently learned it

2."If she had applied the tourniquet sooner, he would have survived." — What does this tell us?

a) She applied it and he survived
b) She applied it sooner
c) She didn't apply it in time — and he didn't survive

3."If more hospitals were properly staffed, fewer patients would wait."

a) 3rd conditional — hospitals were once well-staffed
b) 2nd conditional — hospitals are not currently well-staffed
c) 1st conditional — hospitals might be well-staffed

4."If the paramedics had arrived ten minutes later, the patient would have died." — What does this tell us?

a) The patient died
b) The paramedics arrived late
c) The paramedics arrived on time — the patient survived

5."If you found someone choking next to you, what would you do?"

a) 2nd conditional — imagining a hypothetical present situation
b) 3rd conditional — referring to the past
c) 1st conditional — a real future possibility

6."If I had taken a first aid course as a child, I would feel much more confident today." — What does this tell us?

a) They took a course and feel confident
b) They took a course but lack confidence
c) They didn't take a course — and they wish they had