Medical Accident Vocabulary

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Fill in the blanks using the vocabulary above. Use the correct tense.

A.  a.   What happened to her?

      b.   She was kneeling down (跪下, arrodillarse, ponerse de rodillas) and filing (把 . . . 归档, archivar) something, and she forgot the top drawer was open.  When she got up, she _________ her head really hard.

      a.   Is she OK?

      b.   Actually, her head is bleeding a little bit.

B.  a.   Where are you taking the toaster?

      b.   To the repairman. When your dad plugged it in this morning, he got _________.

C.  a.   Do have a Band-Aid? (bandage)

      b.   Why?

      a.   Oh, Bob was slicing (=cutting) some vegetables, and he _______ his finger.

D.  a.   Did you hear? Dave’s in the hospital.

      b.   What? No. No one told me.

      a.   Yeah, I guess he was walking home late last night, and he got _________ in the back.

      b.   Oh, my god!

      a.   He’s in critical condition. He might not make it (=live).

           good condition J    stable condition K    serious condition LL   critical condition LLL!!!

E.  a.   I just saw the ambulance driving away. What happened?

      b.   When Jane came home, her mom was unconscious (不自觉, inconsciente) on the floor. She wasn’t breathing. The paramedics came and _____________ CPR. They resuscitated her (=made her start breathing again, 使 . . . 苏 醒), and took her right to the hospital. That’s all I know.

F.   a.   Did you hear the news?

      b.   No. What?

      a.   Joe’s dad got _______ by a car.

      b.   That’s horrible! Is he OK?

      a.   He’s in stable condition in the hospital, but he has several broken bones. It was a hit-and-run* accident. No one got the car’s license. *The driver didn’t stop. He drove away.

G.  a.   Jimmy __________ off his bike again.

      b.   What happened this time?

      a.   He said he was riding down the hill, and he hit a rock.  

      b.   That kid needs to be more careful.

H.  a.   Where’s Mark?

      b.   He’s at home. He hurt his back.

      a.   How?

      b.   He said was walking down the street, and he _________ on some ice and _________ down.

I.   a.   What’s the matter with your foot? You’re limping. (跛行, cojear)

      b.   Oh, I was at beach yesterday, and I __________ on a piece of broken glass.

J.   a.   This isn’t a good place to plug this in. Someone who is walking by might _______ on the cord.

      b.   Yeah, I guess you’re right.

K.  a.   Why is she wearing that thing around her neck?

      b.   The brace? She was in a car accident, and she _________

           her neck. It keeps (阻止, evita que ella) her from moving her head.

L.  a.   Do you have some tweezers?            

      b.   Yeah, I think so. Why?

      a.   I was working out in the garden, and I got a __________ in my finger.