Unit 10 Critical Care

What does ICU mean?

ICU means The Intensive Care Unit 重症监护室

What kind of patients will be treated in the ICU?

Patients with serious health problems 1

Patients who just have had major surgeries 2

What kind of equipment can you see in ICU?

Can you translate the words into English?

心电图呼吸机鼻胃管床边监测血压监护仪除颤器

ECGRespiratorNG tubeBedside monitorBlood pressure monitordefibrillator

心电图 ECG

呼吸机 Respirator

鼻胃管 NG tube

床边监测仪 Bedside monitor

除颤器 defibrillator

Do you think you are a suitable nurse to work in the ICU? Why or

why not?

An experience in the ICU

Passage

I don’t remember the details, but I awoke to find

myself in the hospital.

detail n. 细节，详情 What I need is the details of the patient’s history. in detail 详细地 The doctor explained the operation to the patient

in detail.go into detail(s) 叙述详情 Let’s go into details of the contract before signing.

让我们在签字之前详细地研究一下合同。

I don’t remember the details, but I awoke to

find myself in the hospital.

awake 1. vt. & vi. 醒，唤醒awake, awaked, awaked / awake, awoke, awokenWalk quietly in order not to awake the child.He awoke to find he was late. 2. adj. 醒着的The baby is awake.wake v. （常与 up 连用）The child woke up at nine.

Because I had had a heart attack, I was sent to the ICU.

heart attack 心脏病发 heart disease 心脏病 attack n. / v. 攻击，打击I am afraid he cannot face the attack of his failure.He attacked Smith madly.

The first thing I recall is waking up to find an irritating tube in my throat and the

sound of people all around me.

recall vt. 回忆起，回想起 Afterwards he couldn't recall what they had talked

about.

The first thing I recall is waking up to find an irritating tube in my throat and the

sound of people all around me.

irritating adj. 令人讨厌的，烦人的 irritating substance 刺激性物质 irritating smog 刺激性烟雾 irritate v. 激怒，刺激 The noise of the children irritated her while she

was taking a nap.

I had machines connected to my chest, tubes in my arms, and a breathing tube in my

mouth.

connect v. 与…连接 （与 to 连用） The bridge connects the village to the outside world. connection n.

The sport meeting plays the role as a connection between the two countries.

I couldn't talk. I looked up and there was a nurse, right by my side. I felt safe when I saw her.

right

1. adv. 直接地，就 , 正正 The book is right under the table. 书就在桌子下边。 right by my side 就在我的旁边 2. n. 右边 The girl on the right is my sister. 3. n. 权力 You haven’t got the right to come here. 4. adj. 好的 He is all right. Don’t worry.

I felt especially safe when the same nurse cared for me. She seemed to know what I

needed or when I was in trouble.

care for / look after / take care of 关怀，照顾

Maybe the machines told her, but she’d come before I called.

The machines means all those equipments and monitors that you can find in an ICU.

I liked the nurses not only because they were right there, but also because I felt they cared

about me and they liked their work.

not only…. but also…. 不仅… 而且… She is not only a good nurse, but also a good

friend.

What I didn't like about the ICU was the noise.

我不喜欢重症监护室的噪音。 what 引导主语从句。 What I saw was not this book.

我看到的不是这本书。

I also didn't like the way they answered the call button. Someone at the desk would answer, but I wanted someone who would be there just for me.

我也不喜欢他们回复按铃的方式。 they answered the call button 是定语从句，修饰 the

way.

He couldn't forget the way he was rescued from the fire.

Read the passage and choose the best answers for the following questions.

1.The patient was in _____ when he awoke. A hospital B his office C a surgical ward2. The patient was sent to the hospital because he

___. A didn't remember the details B had a shock C had a heart attack3. Was the patient being given a transfusion when he

awoke? _____ A Yes B No C We don’t know

A

C

A

Task

Read the passage and choose the best answers for the following questions.

4 The patient liked the nurses because _____. A they were there to take care of him B they liked their own work C both A and B5 What kind of noise in the ICU didn't the patient

like? _____ A Noise of people around him. B Noise of medical equipment. C Noise of medical workers.

C

B

Task

Fill in blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary.

1. Someone has set the car _________ off

2. _________ the speakers to the record player and plug it in.

3. She has a(n) __________ habit of interrupting everything you say.

4. We need to discuss a few _______ before you start.

5. I don’t ____________ ever meeting her.

alarm

Connect

irritating

details

recall

Task

Put the following sentences in order according to the passage.

1. The writer talked about something which should be changed in the hospital

2. The writer talked about his opinion about the nurses in ICU

3. The writer talked about what he found after he awoke in the hospital.

The correct order is _________ 3-2-1

Task

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