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An Accident at Work Session Francisca

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Reading activity

I.- Read this text about an accident and answer the questions below.

AN ACCIDENT AT WORK

Andrea Jones works in a computer assembly factory; she is in her twenties. Her 25th
birthday is on July 10th.
Today she wakes up very early because it is a very important day.
People are ready to celebrate national holidays in her company. The company is in
Sacramento, California.
Her boss asks her to finish the last computer of the week by 12p.m. She is very nervous
because one of her colleagues is sick in bed and cannot go to work and help her assemble
the computer.
She does not remember to wear safety shoes, and she also forgets to wear an apron.
Suddenly, there is a power cut, and everybody is worried because Andrea is lying on the
floor and an ambulance horn is on.
Her boss calls Marcus Jones and asks him to go to the local hospital. Today is July 4th and
Andrea wakes up in the hospital and tells the nurse she is ok.
But the nurse tells her that she has several burns on her hands and fingers. The nurse
realizes that Andrea is in pain.
She is about to administer Diclofenac analgesic but she reads Andrea’s admission papers
and she decides to administer Lidocaine.

Questions

1.-What’s the woman’s name?


Andrea Jones
2.- Where does she work?
computer assembly factory
3.- What type of accident does she have?
She electrocuted and the accident was serious.
4.- What injuries does she have?
several burns on her hands and fingers.
5.- Is she allergic to any medicines?
She is allergic to diclofenac
6.-Write 5 safety instructions you would give her to prevent accidents work
Use his safety shoes, and to wear an apron.
Notice where you walk.
Wear safety gloves.
Keep up the electricity.
Stay away from the electricity source.
FILLING A PATIENT RECORD

II.-Answer the questions providing III.- Complete the exercise below using the words from
complete sentences. the box.

marital status - per -DOB - gender - GP (general


practitioner) - family history -contact no. - Reason for
QUESTIONS TO GET PERSONAL
admission - Allergies - next of kin – n/a
DETAILS FROM A PATIENT.

1 What’s his surname?


__It is Grady__________________
2 What’s his first name?
His first name is Jim
3 What’s his date of birth?
His date of bird is 2nd march, 1950
4 What’s his job or occupation?
His not job is retired Find words and abbreviations in the patient record with
5 Is he married? these meanings.

He not married is a widower 1 job __occupation______

6 Who is his next of kin? 2 bad reactions. For example, to certain medications.

__ his son___ __Allergies________________________

7 What’s his contact number? 3 family doctor ____GP______________________

O7765432178 4 closest relative ___next of kin___

8 Does he smoke? 5 the amount of something you eat, drink, etc. regularly.

He not smoke __in take______________________

9 Does he drink alcohol? 6 date of birth ___DOB____

He drinks 30 units per week ___ 7 male/female ____Gender____


8 past illnesses and injuries ____reason for admission__
9 married/single / divorced/ widowed ___marital status_
10 not applicable (= not a question for this patient)
__n/a___
11 in each ( day, week, etc) __per__
12 number ___contact no.____

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