V. In hospital. 1. Translate the underlined words.
1. Has he had the results of his X-ray?
2. He gave me an injection.
3. I needed four stitches.
4. I'll just put a bandage on it.
5. It won't leave much of a scar.
6. You'll need an anaesthetic.
7. They were all suffering from shock.
8. We were in the same ward.
9. The treatment will last for a month.
2. Hospital departments. Match the departments with the ideas a-f below:
casualty 4. intensive care
children's ward 5. maternity ward
operating theatre 6. outpatients' department
a. She's just had her first baby. d. Our ten-year-old has a very high temperature.
b. She cut her arm badly. e. I had to go for a check-up.
c. He's having his operation. f. She's very ill. She needs constant attention.
Another name for the Casualty Department is A and E (accident and emergency).
3. When you come out of hospital. Match these descriptions with the pictures:
1. His leg's in plaster. 5. His ankle's bandaged up.
2. His arm's in a sling. 6. He had to have stitches.
3. He's walking on crutches 7. He's in a wheelchair.
4. He needs a walking stick. 8. He can't walk without a zimmer.
4 In and around a hospital. Match these words with the pictures: ambulance, nurse, surgeon, paramedic, patient, stretcher
5. Treatment. Use the correct form of the verbs below. You will need to use some of them more than once: put, need, do, have, leave, give.
1. I'm going into hospital next month. I've got to ____ an operation on my knee.
2. I couldn't feel a thing. They ____ me an injection first.
3. It's quite a long operation so we'll have to ____ you a general anaesthetic.
4. They'll probably want to ____ some X-rays to see if you've broken anything.
5. Your ankle's badly sprained, so I'm going to ____ a bandage on it.
6. It's quite a deep wound. I think it's going to ____ stitches.
7. I'm a bit worried about having stitches. Do you think it'll ____ a scar?
8. I injured my knee skiing a few months ago. I was hoping that resting it would be enough, but it looks as if it might ____ surgery.
6. An emergency. Complete the following newspaper report with the correct form of these verbs: rush, treat, injure, fight.
Serious incident
A zoo keeper was very seriously ____ today when he was attacked by a tiger at Whitesnade zoo in Yorkshire. Martin Kelly was attacked as he fed the animal in front of several visitors. He was ____ to hospital in York where doctors are ____ to save his life. Two elderly women who witnessed the whole attack were ____ for shock.
Go back and underline the whole expressions.
7. Good and bad news. Look at the following sentences about people's medical condition and decide whether the news is good (g) or bad (b):
It's nothing serious.
The victim is in a critical condition.
She's in a stable condition.
We expect him to a make a full recovery.
I'm afraid there's nothing more we can do.
Her condition has deteriorated overnight.
She suffered only minor injuries.
She's in a coma.
If you are gravely ill, it is very serious.