U:4A&E=Accidents and

emergencies

Background:

What kind of cases come to A&E departments ??!

1-victims of road traffic accidents.

2-Violent crimes .

3-Accidents at home

4-suicide attempts .

5- self-harming .

6-Contact with toxic

chemicals &

radiation .

7- burns .

8- near drowning .

9- hypothermia .

*** A&E departments also fill up with people who should not really be there-people with minor injuries like sprains (sudden or severe twisting of a joint) , cuts , grazes (scratches) .

Q: When is an accident an emergency ??!!..

1- Overdose or poisoning .

2- loss of consciousness .

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3- Chest pain lasting fifteen minutes or more .

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4- Heavy blood loss .A

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5- SUSPECTED BROKEN BONES .

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6- difficulty breathing .A&

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There are established procedures for dealing with casualties of major incidents such as (terrorist attacks) .

****The first thing is what is called …

iage

>>triage>>

A process to detedrmine who is a priority and needs to be treated immediately, and who can wait .

One method is to color patients like this:

colors

- Blue=

. Patients who are severely injured and will die

- Red=Patients who need immediate surgery or other life-saving action .

- yellow=

Patients who are stable but who will need hospital care .

- green=

Patients who will need to see a doctor, but not immediately .

- white=

Patients who only require first aid and home care .

(n)(v) (adj)

Cardiac arrest :. It happens if the heart stops working

Then we must use ……

an electric machine make the heart work again when it stopped .

Defibrillator:

Do you know how it works? Or where should we put it when you use?

First:we hold paddles .

put it in the patient's chest like this …

Then :

One in the north-west of the heart and the other in the south-east

Umbilical cord :

The tube that connects the baby to his mother .

When the state of great unhappiness in the emotions… It called ….. Trauma

Verbs :

Immerse :

Immobilize :

Puncture :

Squeeze :

Sterilize :Influence :

Diagnose :

Immerse :To put something in to a liquid .

Immobilize :

To make something stable = not moving .

Puncture :To make small holes

in something by something sharp .

Squeeze :

To press something hard for a purpose .

Sterilize :To make something completely free of germ & bacteria .

Influence :

To have an affect on something = affect .

*such as Colors’ affect on our lives & minds

Diagnose :To know and find out what is wrong with the patient .

Abdominal :

Respiratory :

Gastrointestinal :

Emotional :

Abdominal : Something related to the region that is under the chest .

Respiratory : Something related to the breathing .

Gastrointestinal :Something related to the organs that are responsible for food .

Emotional : Connected with the emotions .

By :

AbeerBaFageiah

&NjoodKhaled