Accidents in the home

In the UK, about 2.8 million people every year seek treatment at an Accident and Emergency department after an accident in the home. More than 3,000 people die every year as a result of home accidents, and the total cost of home accident injuries has been estimated at £25 billion per year.

Research shows that most home accidents occur in the following categories:

a. falls

b. poisoning

c. fires

d. DIY accidents (do-it-yourself)

e. choking

f. packaging accidents

g. burns and scalds

h. garden accidents

i. drowning

Which of the categories in the text do these home accidents belong to?

   

Lucy Mann left a candle burning when she went to bed.

                          

Two-year-old Toby Smith fell into a neighbour's swimming pool.

                              

76-year-old Eric Baker slipped on a wet bathroom floor.

                          

One-year-old Ben Brown put a small toy in his mouth and it lodged in his throat.

                          

Justine Singh cut his hand badly while opening a tin of peaches.

                          

Ten-year-old Jason Gold swallowed some of his father's medicine.

                          

82-year-old Iris Watts dropped a pan of boiling water on her foot.

                          

Nick Young suffered cuts, bruises, and a broken arm when he was putting up some shelves in his home.

                          

Lee Fenton was hit by a falling tree which he was cutting down.

                                   

 

Join these word combinations used in the text.

a. resources

b. cost

c. services

d. guidelines

e. campaigns

f. safety

g. total

h. simple

i. limited

j. advice

k. emergency

l. leaflets

Many of these accidents could be prevented by following simple guidelines. With this in mind, the government produces a range of safety campaigns and advice leaflets to warn people about dangers around the home. This would clearly reduce the load on Accident and Emergency departments and emergency services, such as police, fire and ambulance, allowing them to use their limited resources for other work.

 

Тема 9.7. Preparing for the Worldskills Championships. Oral Speech Practice / Подготовка к чемпионату WorldSkills. Практика устной речи

Level А

Listening

Instructions

 

 

Put these pictures in a logical order. Describe what is happening in each one.

 

1.          

2.          

3.          

4.          

5.          

Listen to the student nurse receiving instructions from a paramedic, and check your order.

Listen again. Underline the correct option in italics.

TAPESCRIPT

INSTRUCTIONS

 

Paramedic:	Roger, Oscar Lima Charlie, we're with the patient now. Possible cardiac arrest. Stand by, over. Nurse, check his pulse.
Nurse:	There's no pulse.
Paramedic:	OK.
Nurse:	He's not breathing.
Paramedic:	It is cardiac arrest. Give him CPR. I'll talk you through it, OK?
Nurse:	OK.
Paramedic:	Give him mouth-to-mouth first. Support his head. That's it, lift it back. Right, hold his nose closed, then open his mouth and breathe strongly into it. Give two full breaths into his mouth. OK?
Nurse:	Right.
Paramedic:	Let his chest fall again. Nothing?
Nurse:	Nothing.
Paramedic:	Turn his head. That's right. Put your hand on his chest. Now put your other hand on top of your first hand. OK?
Nurse:	OK.
Paramedic:	Push down a little... and release... Do it again. One... two... three... four.
Nurse:	How many times should I do it?
Paramedic:	Repeat the procedure fifteen times... OK. Check his pulse again. Anything?
Nurse:	No. Still no pulse.
Paramedic:	OK. Don't wait. Use the AED. Set it at a charge of two hundred.
Nurse:	Right. It's two hundred.
Paramedic:	Apply the pads to his chest.
Nurse:	Where do I put them?
Paramedic:	Put one above the heart and one below. Stand clear of his body. Make sure you don't touch him. Call 'everybody clear' and then press the buttons and hold for two seconds. OK?
Nurse:	OK. Everybody clear!
Paramedic:	Check his pulse again.
Nurse:	Nothing.
Paramedic:	Are you sure?
Nurse:	Yes. There's no pulse.
Paramedic:	OK- repeat the procedure. Same charge - two hundred.
Nurse:	Right. Everybody clear! Ah hah! There's a pulse.
Paramedic:	Good. Well done. Now set up an IV and give him Lidocaine.
Nurse:	How much shall I give him?
Paramedic:	One hundred mil over two minutes.

 

EXAMPLE: The patient has had a stroke / a cardiac arrest.

 

1. The nurse gives two / three breaths into the patient's mouth.

2. The paramedic counts up to three / four after each push down on the chest.

3. The nurse pushes down on the chest fifteen / sixteen times.

4. They set the charge on the defibrillator at 100 / 200.

5. The nurse applies the pads on each side of / above and below the heart.

6. The patient starts to respond after the first / second charge from the defibrillator.

7. The patient is given Lidocaine /Atropine.

8. The dosage is 200 ml over one minute /100 ml over two minutes.