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STUDY GUIDE UNIT 1 “THE FIRST RESPONDER”

1. Watch the short video and write a brief summary making special emphasis on the role of the

first responders.

2. Define the following words:

• Ambulance: a vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital, especially
in emergencies.

• Paramedic: a person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are seriously ill with
the aim of stabilizing them before they are taken to hospital.

• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT): are formally certified and trained health professionals
that provide emergency medical services most commonly found working in ambulances.

3. Define the following medical equipment’s.

• Blood pressure apparatus (sphygmomanometer): is a device used to measure blood pressure,

composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a
controlled manner.

• Mechanical ventilator: is a machine that helps a patient breathe (ventilate) when they are having
surgery or cannot breathe on their own due to a critical illness. The patient is connected to the
ventilator with a hollow tube (artificial airway) that goes in their mouth and down into their main
airway or trachea.

• Gurney: a flat table, or a light frame covered with cloth, which has wheels and is used for moving
people who are ill or injured.

• Wheelchair: is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness,
injury, old age-related problems, or disability.

• Pacemaker: is a small, battery-operated device. This device senses when your heart is beating
irregularly or too slowly. It sends a signal to your heart that makes your heart beat at the correct
pace.

• Emergency medicine trolley: is a set of trays/drawers/shelves on wheels used in hospitals for

transportation and dispensing of emergency medication/equipment at site of medical/surgical
emergency for life support protocols potentially to save a patient's life.

• Defibrillator: is a machine that gives your heart an electric shock to re-establish a normal heart
rhythm. It's used in cardiac arrest.
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4. Define what a hospital is. Investigate and write about different types of hospital stating their
main characteristic.

Acute care

Hospital that treats patients in the acute phase of an illness or injury.

Addiction/substance abuse treatment

Hospital that exists solely to provide assessment and treatment of individuals with addictions.

Community (General)

Non-federal, short-term (acute care) hospital where diagnostic and therapeutic services are
available to the public.

Rural Hospital

Hospital that is located outside the U.S. Census-designated Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Urban Hospital

Hospital that is located within the U.S. Census-designated Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Long-Term Care Hospital

Hospital that provides medical and skilled nursing services to patients with long-term illnesses who
are not in an acute phase but require a level of service not available in a nursing home.

Psychiatric Hospital

Hospital that provides diagnostic and treatment services to patients with mental and/or emotional
disorders.

Rehabilitation Hospital

Hospital that provides medical, health-related, social, and/or vocational services to disabled
individuals to help them attain their maximum functional capacity.

Teaching Hospital

Hospital that has an accredited medical residency-training program and usually has affiliation with
a medical school.

5. Write your opinion about how the emergency medical services (911) work in our country.