B1 - Ambulance tour

Ambulance tour

The necessary equipment in an ambulance

Warm-up

Have you ever been inside an ambulance or seen one up close? What do you know about the equipment and tools they use in an ambulance?

Video

Let's watch a video and find out more the equipment in an ambulance.

Take notes. Remember to turn off the music in the background for better quality of the video.

VOCABULARY

compartment

entire

rig

c-collars

life preservers

advanced airway

decent acceleration

back boards

fire extinguisher

splints

gear

cabinet

striker stair chair

supply with

inline o2 tank

cot

infusion

cardiac arrest

shoulder harnesses

needles

saline

blood pressure cuffs

gauge

patient restraints

pelvic binder

emesis bags

spit hoods

miscellaneous items

portable suction

micro/macro drips

supine position

biohazard

essential abbreviations

ET tubes

CPAP

RFID

EKG monitor

NARC Box

CAD

CPR

COPD

IV

EMT

CHF

VST

SAM

NPA

ALS

OPA

BLS

PPE

Your idiom for today:

piece by piece

Your idiom for today:

in the nick of time

Let's check what you remember

What are some of the advanced airway tools mentioned in the ambulance?

What is the capacity of the ambulance's EKG monitor?

How does the ambulance ensure the safety of pediatric patients during transportation?

What is stored in the trauma cabinet?

Why are there cameras in the ambulance, according to the material?

How does the ambulance crew prepare for potential COVID-19 contamination?

Let's check your vocabulary

1. They used a _______ to secure the patient's neck and spine after the accident.

2. To ensure safety, the ambulance is equipped with _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to put out fires.

3. The ambulance team needs to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a variety of medical supplies for different emergencies.

4. When transferring a patient from the ambulance to the hospital, they use a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to easily navigate stairs.

5. The ______ position is commonly used when assessing patients in the ambulance.

Cool down

How important do you think it is for emergency medical professionals to have well-organised equipment and supplies in their ambulances? Why?

Thank you

They have a decontamination process to ensure that virus traces are killed and ensure safety for both patients and staff. They just leave some stuff lying in a certain place to make sure everything is dead.

The cameras (“nanny cams”) are used to monitor vehicle behaviour, such as when you're going too fast, too slow, making turns, hitting bumps.

rig= a truck consisting of two or more parts that bend where they are joined so that the vehicle can turn corners more easily advanced airway decent acceleration cabinet inline o2 tank entire life preservers fire extinguisher gear supply with compartment c-collars back boards splints striker stair chair

samochód ciężarowy składający się z dwóch lub więcej części, które wyginają się w miejscu połączenia, aby pojazd mógł łatwiej pokonywać zakręty zaawansowane drogi oddechowe przyzwoite przyspieszenie szafka wbudowany zbiornik o2 całość środki ochrony życia gaśnica sprzęt zasilanie z przedział kołnierze c deski na plecy szyny krzesełko schodowe

3. supply with

4. striker stair chair

1. c-collar

The ambulance has a pediatric bag with all the necessary equipment for pediatric patients, as well as a special built-in car seat.

In stages, gradually He took the clock apart piece by piece. Let's go over your exam paper, piece by piece.

Needles, some hot and cold packs, saline rinses, SAM splint, a SAM pelvic binder, some 4x4 pads, gloves and miscellaneous items

Some of the mentioned tools include NPA's, OPA's, ET tubes, side stream capnography, nasogastric tubes, and suction catheters.

2. fire extinguishers

cardiac arrest saline patient restraints spit hoods micro/macro drips supine position infusion needles gauge emesis bags portable suction cot shoulder harnesses blood pressure cuffs pelvic binder miscellaneous items biohazard

zatrzymanie akcji serca sól fizjologiczna urządzenia do krępowania pacjentów kaptury przeciwodpryskowe kroplówki mikro/makro pozycja na wznak infuzja igły wskaźnik worki na wymioty przenośny ssak łóżeczko uprzęże naramienne mankiety do pomiaru ciśnienia krwi miednica różne przedmioty zagrożenie biologiczne

supine

CPAP=continuous positive airway pressure: a treatment for conditions such as some respiratory diseases and sleep apnoea, consisting of a mask attached to a device, that helps keep a person's airways (= the passages through which they breathe) open so that air can flow to the lungs: CAD =abbreviation for coronary artery disease: a condition in which arteries in the heart that supply blood to the heart muscles, become blocked IV=intravenous Venous sinus thromboses (VST) ALS=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a serious disease that affects the nerve cells and causes the muscles to become weaker and smaller BLS=Basic Life Support RFID=Radio frequency identification: a system for remotely storing and retrieving data. RFID tags can serve to identify and track medications. NARC Box COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CHF=congestive heart failure NPA=nasopharyngeal airway OPA=An oropharyngeal airway ET tubes=endotracheal tube EKG monitor=electrocardiogram monitor CPR=cardiopulmonary resuscitation EMT=emergency medical technician SAM=Severe acute malnutrition PPE= personal protective equipment

This idiom means doing something just in time to prevent a disaster or problem. For example, "The paramedics arrived in the nick of time to save the accident victim."

The EKG monitor has the capability to perform 408 EKGs.