GRAMMAR Past Simple or Past Continuous?

Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct verb form.

GRAMMAR Instructions

2. Work in pairs. Give three instructions for each emergency case below:

1. a sunburn;

2. a bruise;

3. a frostbite;

4. a cut;

5. an insect sting.

 

 

GRAMMAR Prepositions

3. Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

VOCABULARY Crossword

3. Work in pairs. Complete the crossword sentences with words or phrases from Units 3-4.

	Clues:
	1. Make sure there is no             body in the wound.	1	E
		2	M
	2. Don’t cut the                cord — just lay the baby on the mother’s chest.	3	E
		4	R
	3. An               tape may be useful for holding bandages.	5	G
		6	E
	4. After an initial assessment a triage nurse will decide who is a                  .	7	N
		8	C
			Y
	5. If a patient is          to some medication, it should be written down in his/her patient record.	9
		10	D
	6. If a patient has a cardiac         , a paramedic gives CPR.	11	E
		12	P
	7. A triage nurse makes an           assessment of the patient.
		13	A
		14	R
	8.                the blister with a sterile needle.	15	T
		16	M
	9. Squeeze a main                                      if necessary.	17	E
		18	N
	10. Sterilize the         if necessary.
		19	T
	11. When there is a free          a doctor will see the patient.

VOCABULARY Word combinations

Make up word combinations.

1. waiting 2. marital 3. adhesive 4. closest 5. umbilical 6. cardiac 7. personal

a) arrest b) relative c) details d) cord e) tape f) status g) room

8. antibiotic 9. rubbing 10. respiratory 11. main 12. severe 13. foreign 14. initial

h) system i) body j) bleeding k) alcohol l) artery m) ointment n) assessment

Work in groups. Prepare a conversation on one the topics below.

· the triage nurse and the patient (Imagine that one of you is the triage nurse and the other is the patient. The triage asks the patient questions to fill in the patient record form)

· the hospital receptionist and the journalist (The journalist interviews the hospital receptionist in order to write an article for MedLife journal)

· the flying doctor and the junior student (The junior student is interested in becoming a flying doctor. He/she asks the flying doctor about his job and responsibilities).

Work in groups. Answer the questions.

1. What are the three ways of a patient’s admission to a hospital?

2. What is written in a patient record?

3. What is an outpatient? What is a day patient? What is an inpatient?

4. Why are medical records so important?

5. What kind of information goes on a hospital registration form?

6. Where do patients sit while they wait for treatment? Which patients are seen first?

7. What is A&E department? What are the patients of A&E?

8. What cases are considered as emergencies?

9. What is a triage?

10. Why is working in A&E very stressful?

11. How should you treat a patient with severe bleeding?

12. What is CPR?

13. What does a first aid kit contain?

14. Who is always first at the scene and why?

15. Why are people usually grateful to paramedics?

 

 

VOCABULARY Describing pain

1.
Match the conditions with the types of pain.