Writing

1. Giving directions
Use the map of a hospital and continue the email to explain how to get from the
main entrance of the hospital to the Department of Coronary Care.

Hepatology

CAR Coronary Care

corridor
PARK

Reception Obstetrics Ear Nose

& Throat

MAIN
ENTRANCE corridor corridor

Ward
Ward

CITY HOSPITAL
Ground floor
corridor

Dear Mrs Contadino,

Regarding your outpatient’s appointment on 2nd February at 10.15.

Below are instructions to get to the Department of Coronary Care. Park in the hospital car
park which is at the front of the hospital. Go to the main entrance and then go straight in
the corridor past the departements of obstetrics and ear nose & throats. In the end of the
corridor, you should turn left until you see departement of coronary care. It’s in your left
side.
2. Writing instructions
Read this set of first aid instructions for bruises.

How to treat bruises

• Apply ice to the bruise to reduce swelling.
• Raise the bruised area so that it is higher than the heart. This reduces internal bleeding.
• Get medical advice if the bruise doesn’t get any better after 24 hours.

Write first aid instructions for non-medical people for the treatment and care of cuts and
grazes.
Include information about:
• cleaning and hygiene
• how to stop bleeding
• antiseptics
• dressings
• what to do if the bleeding does not stop

How to treat of cuts and grazes

 wash and dry your hands thoroughly

 If the cut is to your hand or arm, raise it above your head to help reduce the flow of blood.
 If the injury is to a lower limb, lie down and raise the affected area above the level of your
heart.
 clean the wound under drinking-quality running tap water
 avoid using antiseptic as it may damage the skin and slow healing
 pat the area dry with a clean towel
 apply a sterile adhesive dressing, such as a plaster
 Go to your nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department as soon as possible if the
bleeding doesn’t stop
 Grammar

1. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. (I’m answer on the question)
1. Surgeons performing operations.
2. I’m a midwife, I’m delivering babies.
3. The paramedic is unavailable. He’s responding to an emergency.
4. Are you taking the patient to surgery?
5. I’m doing a night shift this week.
6. Walk into the doors at the end of the corridor.
7. Turn left after Pathology.
8. Patients trough into Surgery.
9. The Pharmacy is the second door on the right.
10. The car park is in front the main entrance.
11. Go straight at the towards the stairs.
12. Your ward is next to Physiotherapy.
13. The patient is arrived at 9.45 p.m. last night.
14. Wedidn’t call an ambulance, because it wasn’t necessary.
15. A fracture is least serious serious than a break.
16. My rash is more itchy today than yesterday.
17. Do kidney stones hurt more than childbirth?
18. You look much better today?
19. A migraine is the most severe headache you can have.
20. Operations are most successful these days than before.
21. Do you can move your fingers?
22. Has he been like this for a long time?
23. Is the swelling going down?
24. You won’t try to move, will you?
25. How long have you been waiting for your appointment?

1. Match department names 1-6 with parts of the body a-f.

Department name Parts of the body
1 Coronary Care a tonsils
2 Gynaecology b cervix
3 Obstetrics c bowel
4 Gastroenterology d heart
5 ENT e kidneys
6 Nephrology f placenta
Answer :

1D

2B

3F

4C

5A

6E
Writing an admission summary
Read the example summary of an admission and use the information in the box to
write a similar summary.
Example Summary
Jim Grady is a 58-year-old man. He is a retired farmer. His wife is dead and his son is his next of kin.
Mr Grady was bitten by a snake while walking with his dog, and admitted to hospital as a day patient.
He has a medical history of high blood pressure and he smokes 20 cigarettes per day.

Patient admission information

Surname :  Ghazi
First name :  Mariam
Reason for admission : Fever
Age : 6 months Gender : F
Next of kin :  Father Mohammed
Medical history :  Cough at 6 weeks, breathing difficulties at 2 months
Family history :  Asthma and allergies

Answer :
Mariam Ghazi is a 6 month old baby. His father is her next of kin. she admitted to hospital because she feel fever.
Mariam Ghazy was coughted at 6 weeks, breathing difficulties at 2 months. She has history of asthma and allergies.
she has no medical history.