ESL, Medicine, Illness, Injury, First-Aid Kit, Vocabulary, Medical vocabulary,

1. MEDICAL CARE
For common ailments & injuries

2. 1. Where do you keep medicine in your home?
2. What kinds of medicine do you have at home?
3. Do you have a First-Aid kit?

4. First-Aid Kit (to treat minor injuries)

5. Here are some common vocabulary
words for medicine & medical
supplies

6. What do take when you have a…
Headache or Migraine?

7. General name: Pain Killer

8. What do take when you have a…
Sore Throat

9. Throat spray
Throat Lozenge

10. What do use when you have a…
cut
scrape
…and you are bleeding?

11. 1.
Antiseptic (hydrogen peroxide, alcohol)
2.
3.
Antiseptic ointment (to prevent wound infections)
Antibacterial Ointment
Band-aid; Bandage; Plaster (UK)

12. Ouch! What tool should you use if you get a
wooden splinter or glass in your skin?

13. You can safely remove splinters with a pair of
TWEEZERS

14. Here are some other items that may be in a “First Aid”
kit:

15. Here are some other items that may be in a “First Aid”
kit:
Latex Gloves
Surgical Mask
Thermometer
Ice Pack/ Compress
Hot Water Bottle

16. What do use when you have a…
Sprained Ankle /
Twisted Ankle

17. You need to wrap your ankle with a bandage

18. What do use when you have red, itchy
eyes?

19. Eye drops

20. What do you take when you have allergies?

21. Antihistamine

22. Sometimes, due to the environment or food – you can
develop an itchy rash! What can you take to stop
the itching?

23. Sometimes, due to the environment or food – you can
develop an itchy rash! What can you take to stop
the itching? Hydrocortisone cream/lotion/tablets

24. When you’ve got a stuffy nose, you can take a
D___________ to release sinus pressure

25. When you’ve got a stuffy nose, you can take a
Decongestant to release sinus pressure

26. There are also N__________ S_________ available,
but people should be careful not to overuse these.

27. There are also Nasal Spray available,
but people should be careful not to overuse these.

28. How can you treat a burn?

29. Gauze
Medical / Surgical Tape

30. This man is going to have heartburn.
What should he take?

31. Antacid
* What’s the difference between the tablet above, and this 

32. What do you take when you have
diarrhea?

33. Anti-Diarrheal medicine

34. What do you take when you have
constipation?

35. A Laxative

36. When it’s hot outside, you should protect yourself
from getting a S_____________

37. When it’s hot outside, you should protect yourself
from getting a SUNBURN

38. To do that, you should use:
S____________

39. To do that, you should use:
Sunscreen / cream / lotion
block

40. But if you do get a sunburn, you can use A_____ V____
to relieve the pain.

41. But if you do get a sunburn, you can use Aloe Vera
to relieve the pain.