STARTS WITH
A red, itchy area on the skin →
rash
Pain in your throat when swallowing →
sore throat
To take medicine that stops pain →
painkiller
A small bubble of skin with liquid inside →
blister
Liquid medicine you put in your nose →
nose drops
The feeling that everything around you is spinning →
dizzy
The feeling that you might vomit →
be sick / vomit
To put stitches in a wound →
have stitches
To hurt yourself with a knife or sharp object →
cut oneself
To go into a horizontal position to rest →
lie down
To lose consciousness for a short time →
faint / pass out
Pain in the body →
ache all over
To swallow something the wrong way so you can’t breathe →
choke
To stretch or tear a leg/ankle →
sprain
To feel continuous pain in a part of your body →
ache
To regain consciousness after fainting →
come round
When a part of your body becomes larger than normal (e.g., after injury) →
swollen
To fall down because you are ill or weak →
faint / pass out
Not conscious (e.g., after an accident) →
unconscious
To force food or liquid from your stomach out through your mouth →
throw up / vomit
To have a medical condition where blood pressure is dangerously high →
high blood pressure
To lose blood from a cut or wound →
bleed
To get better after an illness or difficult experience →
get over
Illness caused by eating spoiled food →
food poisoning
To manage and become healthy again after an illness →
get over