--- title: First aid, medicine and the sun — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «First aid, medicine and the sun», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Small injuries need simple, correct care: a cut is cleaned and covered, a bruise gets something cold, and a burn goes under cool running --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/) / First aid, medicine and the sun # First aid, medicine and the sun Lesson 210 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 20 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/0/) — Small injuries need simple, correct care: a cut is cleaned and covered, a bruise gets something cold, and a burn goes under cool running water for 20 minutes. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/1/) — Some things must always be told to an adult, even when you feel fine: a hard bump on the head, a burn, sunburn. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/2/) — Medicine is chosen by adults and doctors: aspirin is not given to children under 16 unless a doctor says so, because it can cause a rare but serious illness called Reye's syndrome. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/3/) — A boy in Arizona touches a hot oven door; he holds his hand under cool running water for 20 minutes and calls his dad, because cooling stops the burn going deeper. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/4/) — The sun can burn skin even on a nice day, so sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, broad-spectrum, goes on about 20 minutes before going out. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/6/) — Aspirin should not be given to children under 16 unless a doctor says, because it can cause Reye's syndrome. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/7/) — In hospital you can ask questions and tell the nurses how you feel; they are there to help you get better. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/8/) — A small cut is washed with clean water, pressed with a clean cloth to stop bleeding, and covered with a plaster or bandage. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/9/) — Cleaning a cut stops infection, and covering it keeps dirt out. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/10/) — A bruise gets a cold pack wrapped in a cloth for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/11/) — After a hard bump on the head you tell an adult even if you feel fine, because a head injury needs watching. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/12/) — A burn is cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes and an adult is told, because cooling stops the burn going deeper. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/13/) — With hay fever, you tell a parent, keep windows closed on high-pollen days and wash your face after being outside. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/14/) — Sunscreen of SPF 30 or more, broad-spectrum, goes on about 20 minutes before going out in summer sun. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/15/) — Sunburn damages skin and raises the risk of skin cancer later. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/16/) — If you get sunburnt, you get out of the sun, cool the skin with a cool shower, drink water and tell an adult. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/17/) — A girl in Queensland spent a whole day at the beach without sunscreen or a hat; her skin blistered, she had a fever, and she could not sleep for the pain. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/18/) — A toddler in the USA found his grandmother's pills in her handbag and swallowed some thinking they were sweets; he was rushed to hospital and had to stay overnight. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/19/) — Sunburn in childhood raises the risk of skin cancer later in life. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/210-first-aid-medicine-and-sun/20/) — Medicines are a leading cause of poisoning in young children, so all pills must be kept up and away and given only by an adult. - ← previous: [Sharing, sleep and safe food](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/209-sharing-sleep-and-safe-food/) - next →: [Growing, seeing and hearing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/211-growing-seeing-and-hearing/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)