--- title: Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns», a lesson of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: A bruise is bleeding under the skin from tiny broken blood vessels; cold, wrapped in a cloth, makes the vessels narrower, so th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/) [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/) / Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and bu… # Bruises, head bumps, nosebleeds and burns Lesson 84 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school: 19 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/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/0/) — A bruise is bleeding under the skin from tiny broken blood vessels; cold, wrapped in a cloth, makes the vessels narrower, so there is less swelling and pain. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/1/) — The brain is soft and sits inside the hard skull; after a hard knock it can be hurt even if you feel fine at first, so an adult needs to know and watch you. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/2/) — For a nosebleed you lean forward, not back, and pinch the soft part of your nose; for a burn you cool it under cool running water for 20 minutes. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/3/) — A girl in Perth touches a hot oven tray; she runs her hand under the cool tap for 20 minutes, tells her mum, and does not pop the blister that forms later. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/4/) — Put a cold pack wrapped in a cloth on a bruise for a few minutes, because cold reduces swelling and pain. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/5/) — Never put ice straight on bare skin, because it can damage the skin. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/6/) — After a hard bump on the head, tell an adult even if you feel fine, because a head injury needs watching. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/7/) — Feeling sleepy, sick, dizzy or confused after a head bump can be a sign of concussion (a brain injury from a knock), so you need a doctor straight away. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/8/) — For a nosebleed, sit down, lean forward and pinch the soft part of your nose for about 10 minutes, breathing through your mouth. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/9/) — Do not tilt your head back in a nosebleed, because blood runs down your throat and can make you sick. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/10/) — A nosebleed that will not stop after 20 minutes, or that came after a big knock, needs medical help. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/11/) — After a nosebleed, do not blow or pick your nose for a while, so the clot can heal. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/13/) — Never put butter, toothpaste or ice on a burn, because they can make it worse or cause infection. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/14/) — Do not pop a blister from a burn, because it protects the skin underneath from infection. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/15/) — A big burn, or a burn on the face or hands, needs an adult to call for medical help. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/16/) — A boy in Manchester put butter on a burn from the kettle; it kept the heat in and the burn got worse, and at the hospital the nurse said cool running water would have helped. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/17/) — A girl in Texas hit her head hard falling off a trampoline and said she was fine; later she was sleepy and sick, and doctors found a concussion. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/18/) — A burn should be cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes; butter, ice and creams make it worse. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/84-bruises-bumps-nosebleeds-and-burns/19/) — After a hard knock to the head, being very sleepy, being sick or having a bad headache are signs to see a doctor at once. - ← previous: [Doctors, cuts and grazes](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/83-doctors-cuts-and-grazes/) - next →: [Splinters, stings, allergies and asthma](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/85-splinters-stings-and-allergies/) - ↑ back to [Everyday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/)