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3 Hospital admissions

Scrub up HOSPITAL
1 Work in pairs. These patients have arrived in hospital WAITING
and arc waiting in rcception.Discusswhyyou think
each onc is there.
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2 Glisten tothe patients describe their problem, and 1 Takeaseatinthe _

decide which one is speaJdng. 2 The first nurse you meet will be a specialist called
1 3 S~ _
2 _ 4 _
3 This nurse will make of your problem..
J Dcddetheorder, l-S,in which the patientsshouldbe 4 Thishelpsdeddewhois> _
seen. 5 A patient with a condition will sce a
doctor immediately.
6 A nurse will get personal ddails from you and fiU in
Vocabulary a hospital form.
The admissions procedure 7 When there is a free a doctor will see
1 Complete the sentences with the words below. you.
a triage nurse treatment E The doctor will decide on the, _
an initial assessment a priority 2 HaW! you ever been admitted tohospitaH Do you have
life-threatening waiting room any stories of unusual hospital admissions? Describe
registration cubicle exactly what happened.
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e describing the hospital admission procedure
.describing what happened
e Past Simple v Past Continuous
• filling in a patient record card
ewritinga summary ofa patient

It's my job Vocabulary

1 Work in pairs. Discuss the question. Patient record
What are the main responsibilities of a hospital 1 Which SCrub up patient is recorded on this form?
receptionist?
Z Read about Cannen and answer the questions.
1 What qualities does Carmen need in her job? PATIENT RECORD
2 How do medical staff cause Carmen problems?
3 What does she know about medicine? Surname Grady First name Jim
008 2.3",.5"'O"---_-'G"e"-nO"d"er'--_-'M""---"F__
Occupation retired
Carmen Doman Marital status widowed
I'm a hospital receptionist. Ifyou need to find Next of k~;n"__ __'s~o~n"__ _
somebody, or ifyou need to know anything about the Contact no. 07765 432178
hospital- ask me. If you want new paper towels, or you Smoking intake nja
need to speak toa surgron-askme.
Alcohol intake 30 units per week_
I often meet people when they are frightened, angry, or
drunk, so it's important to be diplomatic and strong. I Reason for admission snake bite
often need to reassure people, so it's important to be "M",ed"",;ca",,1"h;"'s"lo"ryL_ _--'h"""'g"'h'-b"l"o""od press lire
calm.
AlIergies, D"'o"D=e _
My normal work is to grect and assist patients when
GP Dr Parkinson,
they arrive, make appOintments for patients, record
patients' information, and organize and file patient
Central Su T'geT'y
records. I also keep the accounts. You need to be very
organized to dothis job.
2 Find words and abbreviations in the patient record
Of course, Ihave to operate a computer, a fax machine, with these meanings.
and other office equipment, but I also have to know
job occupation
first aid,and understand medical terminology and
abbreviations. My biggest problems are with the 2 bad reactions. for example to
handwriting of medical staff. It certain medications
wastes a lot of time when [don't 3 family doctor
understand reports and forms
4 closest relative
because of handwriting or
abbreviations. S the amount of something you eat,
drink, etc. regularly
Ibelieve that without me
and the other receptionists 6 dateofbirth
the whole hospital would 7 male I female
come to a stop. 8 past illnesses and injuries
9 married I single I divorced I widowed
10 notapplicable(= not a question
for this patient)
11 in each (day, week, etc.)
12 number
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R~ar(h shows that hospital admissions increase when

there is a full moon, and in the two days following a World
Cupdefeal.

Listening 4 married?
A patient record form 5 smoke~

6 doyousmokea ?
1 (;l Listen to the nurse get personal details from a
patient. As you listen, complete the fonn. 7 allergicto' _
8 Do any ofyour family' _
from any of the following ... ?
PATIENT RECORD
Surname Speaking
First name 1 Student As work together in pairs. Student Bs work
Gender M F together in pairs. You are going to play the role of a
DOB patient admitted to hospital. Invent the following
details.
Place of bIrth
• full name • date and placeofbirth
Occupation
• allergies • smoking and alcohol intake
Marital status • occupation • marital status
Next of kin • nextofkin • reason for admission
Contact no. • family history • mcdicalhistory
Smoking intake Z Student A- you are the nurse. Ask Student B, the
Alcohol intake patient, questions to complete the patient record
below.
Reason for admission
Family hi5tOry J Now change roles.
mental illness I turberculosls
diabetes , HIVlAIDS PATIENT RECORD
Surname
First name
Gender M F
DOB
Place of birth
Occupation
Marital status
Next of kin
Contact no.
Smoking intake
1 (;lUsten again and complete these questions that the Alcohol intake
nurse asks. Reason for admission
1 What you? Medical history
2 dateofbirth? Family hIstory
3 youbom~
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Inoneyearin theUK, 10,733 people

wt'rl!' admitted to hospital be<:ause of
accidents with 1Odt' and tighb.

• Language spot 2 Write at least three sentences about these people.

Past Simple v Past Continuous inventing details about what happened tothem
• We use the Past Simple to talk about things which
happened in the past.
Ifelt terrible when Igot home last night
rslipped on ice and hurt my knee.
Some verbs have a regular Past Simple, ending in .€d.
ask-asked arrive-arrived
• The Past Simple ofsome verbs is irregular.
go-\IoIf'nt rome-came take-took
Find examples ofthe Past Simple in the listening
script for Scrub upon pollS. Write the base form for
each one.
EXAMPLE had (have)
When we are teUing a story, we often use a verb in
the Past Continuous to give a background to what
happened.
I was riding my bike. A cat ran In front ofme and I
felloff.
She cut herfinger when she was preparingfood.
Underline examples of the Past Continuous in the
Ustcning script fO!' Scrub upon p.12S.
» Go to Grammu reference p.117
1 Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in
the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses. Decide the
order ofthe verbs first
When he was worki@,hebrokehisann.
(break. work)
2 My soo a firework when it _
and his hand. (explode, hold, burn)
3 1 ofthecar.Mydad the
door and my fingers. (get out, break,
dose)
4 My mum _ _-,---_in the bathroom. She
_ _ _ _ and her head. (hit.fall.
get dressed)
5 l to music, when suddenly 1
_____ a whistling in my car and 1 _
J Describe an accident that happened to you. What were
deaf. (hear. go, listen)
you doing and what happened?
6 I inthepark,andaman ffic
and me. (punch, chase. run)