PART 1. READING
Exercise 1. Answer the questions.
1. What is the medical emergency?
2. What are the basic steps in giving first aid?
3. What are the main obstetric emergencies?
Exercise 2. Describe the meaning of the statement: "The first aid saves many lives".
Exercise 3. Read the text and say if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Every person who is dealing with an accident or emergency situation should call for medical help.
2. First aid is the immediate assistance provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives.
3. Pregnancy can sometimes present life-threatening health problems for a mother and her baby.
4. An obstetric emergency may arise at any time during pregnancy.
5. The management of obstetric emergencies is usually the responsibility of community obstetricians.
6. The first principles of dealing with obstetric emergencies are the same as for any emergency, but in obstetrics there are two patients; the fetus is very vulnerable to maternal hypoxia.
7. Obstetric emergencies cause damage and death to mothers and babies.
8. Every pregnant woman should immediately seek for medical help if something unusual happens.
ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCY PART 1
A medical emergency is an acute injury or illness. It poses and immediate threat to a person?s life and health. Sometimes it is called a situation risking ?life or limb?. Any response to an emergency medical situation depends on the
situation, the casualty and the availability of resources and the location of the emergency or an accident. Every person who is dealing with an accident or emergency situation should follow several steps in giving the first aid. First aid is the immediate assistance provided to a sick or injured person until professional help arrives.