What if you hurt your skin or a pet claws （抓） you by mistake？ （1）

Accidents

Accidents

（accident） happen to everyone.Small wounds（傷口） need to be taken good care of.（2）

Luckily

Luckily

（lucky），you can manage（成功應(yīng)付） most of them without visiting a hospital；that's why it's（3）

a

a

good idea to have basic first-aid supplies at home.
   The （4）

first

first

（one） thing to do is to stop any bleeding（流血） at once.Small cuts usually close up on （5）

their

their

（they） own.If not，cover（遮蓋） the wound with a clean cloth.Then press gently on it until the bleeding （6）

stops

stops

（stop）.This could take a few seconds or minutes.
   Next，it's important to wash the wound to protect it from infection（感染）.（7）

Use

Use

（use） warm water to gently clean the area.After that，dry the area.
   Then，cover the wound （8）

with

with

a bandage or other types of clean covers，but don't make it too tight.
   Finally，be kind to your wound.Try not （9）

to hit

to hit

（hit） it.Change the bandage when it gets wet （10）

or

or

dirty.After a scab（痂） forms，throw away the bandage so the wound will heal up.