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8TH LEVEL UNIT 3 EMERGENCY ROOM

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  • The part of a hospital the provides continuous treatment for patients who are seriously ill
    INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ( ICU)
  •  The use of X-rays to make three-dimensional images 
    COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
  • A pain you feel inside your head
    HEADACHE
  • A smooth oily substance that is rubbed on the skin for medicinal purposes or as a cosmetic.
    OINTMENT
  • you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat.
    CHOKING
  • a very sharp knife that is used for cutting through skin and flesh during an operation
    SCALPEL
  • A sudden change in the blood supply to a part of the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability to move particular parts of the body
    STROKE
  • A system for producing electronic pictures of the organs inside a person's body, using radio waves and a strong magnetic field
    MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
  • A medical doctor, especially one who has general skill and is not a surgeon.
    PHYSICIAN
  • a method used to keep someone alive in a medical emergency, in which you blow into the person's mouth then press on his or her chest and then repeat the process
    CPR (CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION)
  • The treatment of injuries or diseases in people or animals by cutting open the body and removing or repairing the damaged part
    SURGERY
  • A lot of small red spots on the skin
    RASH
  • A measure of the pressure at which the blood flows through the body
    BLOOD PRESSURE
  • The last stage of pregnancy from the time when the muscles of the womb start to push the baby out of the body until the baby appears.
    LABOR
  •  A very sudden attack of an illness in which someone becomes unconscious or develops violent movements
    SEIZURE
  • A medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast.
    FEVER
  • A common infectious illness that causes fever and headache
    FLU
  • Loose clothes worn by doctors and nurses in a hospital.
    SCRUBS