Complete each sentence with a verb from the list, and then listen again to check

 

check hold repeat stand give  press setup support give  put

 

 

1.                         him CPR.

2.                         him mouth-to-mouth first.

3.                         his head.

4. Right,                        his nose closed, then …

5.                         your hand on his chest.

6.                         clear of his body.

7. … then                      the buttons and hold for two seconds.

8.                         his pulse again.

9. OK -                the procedure.

10. Well done. Now                  an IV and give ….

 

Level B

SCRUB UP

 

 

Label the equipment that goes into the ambulance.

 

a. cardiac monitor

b. defibrillator

c. oxygen regulator

d. drug box

e. ramp

f. stretcher

g. suction unit

h. ambulance chair

i. bag-valve mask

j. IV pump

k. bags of blood

l. oxygen cylinders

 

Explain to a partner what each item of equipment is for.

        

EXAMPLE: A cardiac monitor shows what the heart is doing.

 

 

An elderly man has collapsed in a supermarket and an ambulance is sent out. Discuss which items of equipment will probably be needed.

 

You arrive at an accident in an ambulance with a driver and find four seriously ill people who all need to go to hospital. There are no other ambulances available and there is only room for three people in your ambulance. Discuss what you should do.

Listening

An emergency call

 

1. Work in pairs. Discuss what questions an emergency operator asks when a call comes through and in what order the questions are asked.

 

2. Listen to an emergency ambulance call-out. Compare your answers to 1 with what you hear.

 

3. Listen again and complete this record of the telephone call.

 

CITY HOSPITAL Emergency call log   Time of call: 01.26 hours Code number: (I = non-serious, 4 = emergency)                        Caller's number: __                          2 Caller's name: _______               3 Location of incident _                            4 Type of incident: (put a tick ˅) 5   □  Fall from height □  RTA (Road Traffic Accident) □  Public transport accident □  Fire □  Assault □  Self-harm (accidental and intentional) □  Illness unknown □  Obstetric   INFORMATION ABOUT VICTIMS Number of injured:__ 6 Extent of injuries: Patient 1                              7 Patient 2                         8                                                 Toxic or inflammatory materials involved in incident                                                                                          9

 

 

Discuss what an emergency is and what isn't. (Think of examples of when someone should call for an ambulance and when they should not.)

 

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