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Lesson 19: Heart attack
angina
chest pain
CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation
crash trolley
crushing pain
defibrillator
emergency number
heart attack
heel of the hand
myocardial infarction
paramedic
radiates
 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical terms:
Myocardial infarction is the medical term for a heart attack.
myo -   muscle + cardio – heart
Cardiopulmonary means ‘heart and lungs’
cardio - heart + pulmono -  lungs

 

Activity 1: Match the terms on the left with their meanings on the right.
 

  1. angina

  1. device which delivers an electric shock to restart the heart
     

  1. resuscitation

  1. person who is trained in emergency treatment
     

  1. crash trolley

  1. chest pain
     

  1. defibrillator

  1. spread out in a circular way from the centre
     

  1. paramedic

  1. bring a person back to life
     

  1. radiate

  1. trolley which has all the equipment used during an emergency e.g. heart attack

 

 

Activity 2:  Label the picture of the heart during a heart attack.
       coronary artery                       muscle damage          aorta               left ventricle
       blockage in the artery            coronary vein              right atrium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read the text then answer the questions.

Each coronary artery supplies blood to a region of heart muscle. The amount of damage to the heart muscle depends on the

size of the area supplied by the blocked artery. The time between the heart attack and treatment is also very important.


The heart muscle starts to heal soon after the heart attack. It usually takes about eight weeks. As the heart muscle heals, a scar

will form in the damaged area. Unfortunately, the new scar tissue does not contract in the same way that healthy heart muscle

contracts.

Because of this the heart does not pump as well after a heart attack. The amount of lost pumping ability depends on the size

and location of the scar.

 

 

Activity 3: Answer the questions.
1. The heart muscle receives blood from the __________________.
a   coronary vein
b  coronary artery
c  aorta
 

2. Each artery in the heart supplies a certain area of ______________.
a  heart muscle
b  blood vessel
c   veins

3.Heart muscle can take up to _________ to heal.
a  2 days
b  a year
c  8 weeks

4. The scarred area of heart muscle ____________.
a  does not work as well as other heart muscle
b  works like other heart muscle
c  is dead tissue

 

Activity 4: Listen and put the number phrases in the information about CPR.

two fingers        one second      5 – 6cm        two rescue breaths       30 chest compressions       two breaths
 

A. Place your hands on the centre of the person's chest and, with the heel of your hand, press down by (1) ____________ at a steady rate, slightly faster than one compression a second.
 

B. After every (2) ______________ , give (3) _________________.
 

C. Tilt the casualty's head gently and lift the chin up with (4) ______________. Pinch the person’s nose. Seal your mouth over their mouth and blow steadily and firmly into their mouth.
Check that their chest rises. Give (5) __________________________________, each over (6) __________________.
 

D. Continue with cycles of 30 chest compressions and two rescue breaths until they begin to recover or emergency help arrives.


Activity 5: Watch the video on  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c6Ox76gSCk.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the notes in order:

1. ask for help
2. start compressions
3. give two breaths
4. call ambulance
5. get defibrillator
6. clear patient’s airway
7. paramedic arrives
8. husband having heart attack
 

Activity 6: Match the beginnings and endings.

  1. My husband is                                                                

  1. so he’s safe.

  1. Call an ambulance and

  1. two breaths right now.

  1. Clear the area

  1. the defibrillator for me.

  1. I’m going to clear

  1. start compressions.

  1. I’m going to give him

  1. until the paramedics arrive.

  1. I’m going to

  1. having a heart attack!

  1. I need you to get

  1. his airway first.

  1. I’m going to keep going with the compressions

  1. tell them where we are.


 

Activity 7: Write a dialogue using the sentences from activity 6 and any others you would like to put in. Record it as your homework.

Activity 8: Make a patient information leaflet about what to do if a person has a heart attack e.g. in a shopping centre or at railway station.

 

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