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English for Medicine

Week 1

Tutor: Mg. Julio Valladares

 Welcome to our
English for
Medicine course
(LC2 – A)

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 An emergency medical technician (EMT) is a medical
professional who gives emergency care to people outside
of or on the way to the hospital. They can give basic medical
and first-aid care until a person can get help at a hospital or
other medical facility.

An M.D. after a person’s name always means

they are a medical doctor. In everyday
speech we always talk about going to the doctor.

General practitioners (G.P.s) are primary care physicians. They may see their patients every year for a
“check-up” when healthy. They are usually the first providers of care when patients are ill.

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  So, if we talk about … what is the difference?
 MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
 CT / CAT Scan
A computerized tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT)
scan combines data from several X-rays to produce a detailed image of
structures inside the body.
 PET Scan
Positron emission tomography, also called PET imaging or a PET scan, is a
type of nuclear medicine imaging. Nuclear medicine uses small amounts of
radioactive material called radiotracers. Doctors use nuclear medicine to
diagnose, evaluate, and treat various diseases.
 X-ray

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  Today we are going to talk about…

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  What do you know about Emergency Medicine?
 Emergency Medicine as defined by the International Federation for
Emergency Medicine in 1991 as
 "A field of practice based on the knowledge and skills required for
the prevention, diagnosis and management of acute and urgent
aspects of illness and injury affecting patients of all age groups with
a full spectrum of undifferentiated physical and behavioural
disorders. It further encompasses an understanding of the
development of pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency medical
systems and the skills necessary for this development."

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 In short:
What is emergency medicine?
 Emergency medicine is a medical
specialty that equips physicians with
the knowledge and skills required to
care for patients with very urgent
healthcare needs.

Taken from: https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/About/What-is-emergency-medicine

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  Let’s have a closer view to what this implies:
https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/About/What-is-emergency-medici
ne

How do you feel?

What do you think emergency doctors do?
Emergency physicians work primarily in the emergency department of
public or private hospitals. They assess and treat a wide range of
illnesses, and potentially life or limb threatening conditions. Examples
include: heart attacks, strokes, fractures, asthma attacks, injuries
resulting from car crashes, pregnancy related emergencies and
overdoses.

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  What main medical instruments do you find in an ER?
1)
Bag Valve Mask
Suction Unit
Trauma/Spinal board
Head blocks

2) 3) 4)

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 ECG Monitor with defibrillator
 Incubator
 Ventilator
1)

2) 3)

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  HGT meter
(Heamogulcometer)
 KED
(Kendrick extrication device)

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  A report from an ER doctor:

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 • A bike accident (a child was not wearing his
helmet)

• You are the ER attending

Doctor

• What would be your report?

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