Fill in the gaps.

1. His legs were ... from skiing all afternoon.
2. Nurses know how to ... first-aid treatment.
3. The first-time marathon runner was ... from exhaustion and dehydration.
4. The doctor ... painkillers to ease my back pain.
5. Unfortunately, some diseases cannot be ... .
6. Army personnel ... the survivors of the plane crash.
7. Emergency services ... to cope with a large number of casualties after the storm.
8. The authorities are concerned that flood victims might ... water-borne diseases.
9. Emergency aid has ... the lives of millions of people.
10.Only 15 of the 50 passengers ... the plane crash.
11. It was difficult to ... all the victims as there was a shortage of medicine.
12. We ... the authority s as soon as we realized that John was missing.
13. David ... his back while climbing up a cliff face.
14. Doctors had to ... on Paul's knee.
15. I banged my head on a branch and it really ... .
16. Mary's scar is ... slowly.