Paramedic Jet Suit Tested in UK

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Exercise 1
Vocabulary
paramedic
Noun
ˌpærəˈmedɪk
a person whose job is to provide emergency medical care to a patient before they reach
a hospital
The paramedics arrived at the scene only five minutes after the 911 call was
made.
simulate
Verb
ˈsɪmjuleɪt
to imitate conditions that exist in real life, usually for research
Scientists used the latest technology to simulate conditions on Mars.
relatively
Adverb
ˈrelətɪvli
in comparison with something else
Despite the rain this week, this has been a relatively dry spring.
ease
Verb
iːz
to make or become less difficult, painful, etc.
One more person on our team would greatly ease our workload.
suffering
Noun
sɛfrɪŋ
the state of experiencing pain or difficulty
The war brought suffering to people in the country.
Exercise 2
Article
Paramedic Jet Suit Tested in UK Mountains
Paramedics flying in jet suits to help injured people may soon become a reality
in the UK's Lake District.

In a September 8 test flight organized by the Great North Air Ambulance

Service (GNAAS) and jet suit maker Gravity Industries, it was shown that a jet
suit could allow a paramedic to quickly reach an injured person in places where
helicopters may not be able to safely land.
Richard Browning, founder and chief test pilot of Gravity, was able to fly from
the bottom of a valley to a simulated accident site on a mountain path in just 90
seconds. It would normally take about 25 minutes to travel the same distance
on foot.

Andy Mawson, director of operations and a paramedic at GNAAS, thought the

Lake District would be a good place to use the jet suit because dozens of
visitors need help every month within the relatively small but difficult-to-access
area. About 15 million people visit the region each year.

Mawson said he didn't know how well the jet suit would work for his
paramedics, but after seeing the test said it was "quite honestly, awesome."  He
added that, while helicopters would still be an important part of GNAAS' work,
in some cases the jet suit would let paramedics reach patients much more
quickly.

"In many cases this would ease the patient's suffering.  In some cases, it would
save their lives," Mawson said.

Browning started building his first suit in 2016, and it took about eight months
to complete. Each suit costs about $440,000 and can fly up to about 3,600
meters high, at speeds of over 130 kilometers per hour.