Thursday 29 May 2014

REPORTING AN EMERGENCY: HEART ATTACK

Dispatcher: Hello the emergency number , how can I help you.
Caller: My... my dad has suffered a heart attack
D: Ok , help him to sit down
C: ok  Done
D: Now , ask him if he has a pain in his chest.
C: Dad , do you have a pain in your chest? Yes
D: Don't leave him alone, stay by his side until the ambulance gets there. 
C: Ok good
D: What's your name?
C: Sarah
D: ok Sara , where are you?
C: We are at home , the address is Sesame Street, number 141
D: Perfect , Sarah. How old are you?
C: I'm ten . Excuse me , my dad is hardly breathing, what can I do?
D: Don't worry Sarah , speak to him , the ambulance is near there . In a few minutes you will be helped
C: Ok.. that's all. Dad are you ok? He is still breathing but the pain is getting harder.
D: Just stay with him . Don't leave him alone and try to calm him down. 
C: The ambulance has just arrived . Thank you

At the doctor: I've got a terrible stomachache

Doctor:
Good morning. Please have a seat here. What´s the problem?
Paul Ryefield:
I have a terrible stomachache.
D:
Do you have diarrhea?
P:
Yes, I do.
D:
Do you have any other symptoms?
P:
Yes, I feel sick.
D:
You mean you feel nauseous?
P:
That´s right. I feel like vomiting. And right now I feel dizzy, too.
D:
When did the symptoms start?
P:
This morning. Yesterday evening I ate something raw.
D:
All right. Please take off your clothes to the waist and lie down there. ... Just tell me if it hurts when I do this.
P:
It doesn´t hurt. ... Ouch. It hurts there.
D:
Okay. Let´s hope it´s just indigestion, but we´ll need to run some diagnostic tests to be sure. We´ll run a blood test and we´ll also need a urine sample.
P:
Can you give me something for the time being?
D:
Yes, I´ll give you a prescription for indigestion tablets.