Slideshow for the background and Vocabulary of U4: A& E of Nursing 1. Done by Abeer BaFageiah & Nujood Khaled of G9 -2nd Term-1432

1. U:4A&E=Accidents and emergencies

2. Background: What kind of cases come to A&E departments ??!

3. 1-victims of road traffic accidents.

4. 2-Violent crimes .

5. 3-Accidents at home

6. 4-suicide attempts .

7. 5- self-harming .

8. 6-Contact with toxic chemicals & radiation .

9. 7- burns .

10. 8- near drowning .

11. 9- hypothermia .

12. *** A&E departments also fill up with people who should not really be there-people with minor injuries like sprains (sudden or severe twisting of a joint) , cuts , grazes (scratches) .

13. Q: When is an accident an emergency ??!!..

14. 1- Overdose or poisoning .

15. A & E 2- loss of consciousness .

16. 3- Chest pain lasting fifteen minutes or more . A&E

17. 4- Heavy blood loss . A&E

18. A&E 5- SUSPECTED BROKEN BONES .

19. A& 6- difficulty breathing . E

20. There are established procedures for dealing with casualties of major incidents such as (terrorist attacks) . **** The first thing is what is called … iage

21. >>triage>> A process to detedrmine who is a priority and needs to be treated immediately, and who can wait . A&E

22. One method is to color patients like this: colors

23. - Blue= . Patients who are severely injured and will die

24. - Red= Patients who need immediate surgery or other life-saving action .

25. - yellow= Patients who are stable but who will need hospital care .

26. - green= Patients who will need to see a doctor, but not immediately .

27. - white= Patients who only require first aid and home care .

28. VOCABULARY : (n) (v) (adj)

29. Cardiac arrest Nouns : trauma defibrillator Umbilical cord :

30. Cardiac arrest : . It happens if the heart stops working Then we must use ……

31. an electric machine make the heart work again when it stopped . Defibrillator: Do you know how it works? Or where should we put it when you use?

32. First: we hold paddles . Then : put it in the patient's chest like this … One in the north-west of the heart and the other in the south-east

33. Umbilical cord : The tube that connects the baby to his mother .

34. When the state of great unhappiness in the emotions… It called ….. Trauma

35. Verbs : Diagnose : Influence : Sterilize : Immerse : Puncture : Immobilize : Squeeze :

36. Immerse : To put something in to a liquid .

37. Immobilize : To make something stable = not moving .

38. Puncture : To make small holes in something by something sharp .

39. Squeeze : To press something hard for a purpose .

40. Sterilize : To make something completely free of germ & bacteria .

41. Influence : To have an affect on something = affect . *such as Colors’ affect on our lives & minds

42. Diagnose : To know and find out what is wrong with the patient .

43. Adj Abdominal : Respiratory : Gastrointestinal : Emotional :

44. Abdominal : Something related to the region that is under the chest .

45. Something related to the breathing . Respiratory :

46. Gastrointestinal : Something related to the organs that are responsible for food .

47. Emotional : Connected with the emotions .

48. By : NjoodKhaled & AbeerBaFageiah