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Unit1单元时事拓展阅读
阅读提示：15岁的米切尔用自己所学的急救知识在关键时刻挽救了父亲的生命……
Ayoungfirstaidherowasabletosavehisfather’slife，thankstotheRedCrossfirstaidtraininghehadreceived.
Fifteen-year-oldMitchellHolmes,fromSouthampton,didnotpanicwhenhisdadsuddenlyfelldownbecauseofaheartattack.Instead,rememberingthetraininghehadreceived,theyoungmanimmediatelystartedtogivehisstrickenfathercardiopulmonaryresuscitation(CPR)(心肺复苏）treatment，whichhelpedtokeephimaliveuntiltheambulancearrived.
Mitchellsaid，“WhenIsawwhatwashappening,instincttookover.SinceI’dtakentwoRedCrossfirstaidcourses,Iknewwhattodo.IgavemydadCPRtreatmentuntiltheambulancearrivedandtheparamedics(护理人员)tookover.TheysaiditmusthavebeenadifficultthingbutIdidn’tfeelscaredatthetime—IjustknewwhatIhadtodo.”
Followingtheyounghero’sswiftaction,hisfatherJeffrey(48)hadaheartoperationandhassincemadeafullrecovery.
Recognizinghisbravery,ateacheratMitchell’sschoolnominatedhimtoattendtheceremonyoftheBritishRedCross’HumanitarianCitizenAwards,whichwilltakeplaceinLondononNovember17.
Theannualawardshonourtheactionsofyoungpeopleaged25andunderwhohavemadeadifferencetosomeone’slifeortheircommunities.