Урок для медицинских учреждений по теме "Fainting"

Тема урока: Fainting.

1. Good morning! I’m glad to see you, tell me please:

• Who is on duty today?

• Who is absent today?

• What is the day today?

• What is the date today?

• How’s the weather like?

• Did you sleep well?

• Are you ready for work?

1. Read the text :

The causes of fainting may be different: strong emotions (fright or joy), want of food, fatigue, or pain.

In fainting a person loses consciousness. Blood doesn’t get to the brain. The face of the person gets very pale before the fainting and sweat appears on his forehead. He feels dizzy and weak. The person falls unconscious. His breath is shallow. His pulse is weak and slow.

If you help the person in fainting you must:

• lay the person flat on his back

• raise his feet a little

• loose his dress

• cover him warmly

• sprinkle cold water in his face

• give ammonia water to breath

1. Translate the text and answer the questions:

• What are the causes of fainting?

• What are the symptoms of fainting?

• What’s the first aid?

1. Translate the expressions:

• the cause of fainting

• the want of food

• the face gets pale

• the sweat appears

• he feels dizzy

• he falls unconscious

• the shallow breath

• the weak pulse

• the slow pulse

1. Translate the part of sentence in English.

• The cause of fainting может быть разной.

• In fainting the person теряет сознание.

• Blood doesn’t поступает к мозгу.

• Лицо человека становится бледным before fainting.

• Give the person подышать нашатырным спиртом.

1. Words:

• fainting – обморок

• cause – причина

• emotion – душевное волнение

• fraight – испуг

• joy – радость

• fatigue – усталость

• lose consciousness – терять сознание

• brain – мозг

• sweat – пот

• feel dizzy – чувствовать головокружение

• loose – ослабить

• cover – накрыть

• sprinkle – брызгать.

1. Make the conclusion: what are the factors of the fainting and how can we help the person in the fainting.