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环球英语 — 170:Health Worker Diaries: Paramedic

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  Voice 1
Thank you for joining us for today’s Spotlight1 program. I’m Liz Waid.
Voice 2
And I’m Rachel Hobson. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
Voice 1
“Working together for health.”
That was the main theme of World Health Day 2006. Every year in April people around the world come together to observe this special day. The World Health Organization, the WHO, leads events for the day. In 2006, the WHO encouraged people to work together to improve public health. But they also wanted people to think about all the work that health workers already do.
Voice 2
The World Health Organization says that health workers are ‘the most valuable resources we have for health.’ But the World Health Organization says that, in 2006, there was also a severe lack of health workers in more than fifty [50] countries.
Voice 1
So the WHO began a new project to show the world how valuable health workers are. This project was called “The Health Worker Diaries.” The WHO invited health workers in different jobs and different places to write about their experiences. Nimrod Gutman is one health worker who wrote back.
Voice 2
Nimrod Gutman is a paramedic in Israel. He is part of a team that answers emergency calls. He performs emergency medical treatments. But he is not a doctor. Nimrod describes the beginning of a normal day.
Voice 3
“My day starts after five in the morning, when I arrive at the station house. I inspect every part of the ambulance emergency vehicle. It contains the most advanced medical equipment and medicines. They are for all kinds of emergency care... And of course, the ambulance has a G.P.S. system. This system communicates with satellites around the earth. It helps us find the quickest way to any place. After making sure the equipment is working and ready, we drive to the standby point. The standby point is a room with a small kitchen where we can make food, a television, three beds and a telephone.”
“Every ambulance team includes a driver, a doctor and a paramedic like me. They stay together at the standby point waiting for calls. In general, there are about four calls a day. And the treatment of each case lasts about an hour and a half.”
Voice 1
Emergency health workers are often the first to answer an emergency call. So, they receive training in many different areas. They must know how to deal with many different situations. So Nimrod must be prepared for any kind of emergency - even a quick birth! That is what this day’s first call is about.
Voice 3
“First thing in the morning we are called to attend to a pregnant2 woman, who is having contractions3. She is beginning to have her baby. When we arrive at her house, her husband answers the door. He has lost most of the color in his face. And he looks ... frightened. His wife is lying on their bed shouting in pain. The baby ... is already crowning4. His head has already appeared.”
“We ask the driver to get the husband out of the room. He is close to fainting. Push! You can do it! Push! The baby comes into the world quickly. We make sure the mother and child are healthy and safe. Then we call the father in to cut the umbilical cord5. The umbilical cord connects the baby to its mother. Now the father has calmed down. And he performs his duty very well! By the time we reach the hospital both parents are in a very happy state. We do not want to leave them, but we say goodbye because another call has come in.”
Voice 2
Often, paramedics are only able to begin a patient’s treatment. They do what they can to help the patient or make a patient comfortable. They may begin to give a patient medicine. Or, they try to reduce a patient’s pain. Then, they bring the patient to the hospital or another doctor for final treatment.
Voice 3
“After leaving the new family at the hospital, we travel to our next call. We reach the home of a sixty [60] year old man with pain and pressure in his chest. He has a far-away look in his eyes. We quickly examine him. The exam shows the man is having a heart attack. We quickly take him to the hospital, and into the surgery6 department. As soon as we reach the parking lot another call comes in.”
“The patient is a thirty [30] year old man. He has been injured through the explosion7 of an oil pipe. He has a wide open hole in his lower abdomen8, near his stomach. When we reach him he is surprisingly calm. Happily we are able to confirm there are no injuries to his internal9 organs. This would have made the wound far more serious. We bandage and cover the wound and get him to the hospital. There, a group of hospital workers is already waiting for him.”
Voice 1
Being an emergency paramedic is difficult work. But Nimrod believes the work he is doing is important. And he believes that his experiences growing up on a kibbutz greatly influenced his opinion of people. A kibbutz is a planned community. Members of the community work closely10 with each other. They often share responsibilities and resources. Nimrod tells about his influences:
Voice 3
“I was born in and grew up on the Kibbutz Lahav. It is not far from Kfer Saba. As a child, my education was centred around socialist11 beliefs. Growing up on the kibbutz made me respect and encourage the idea of fairness and shared labour. Those values inform my everyday work. But I think it was my mother who had the greatest influence on me. She taught me that we are all partners in a shared journey.”
Voice 2
This is a very similar message to World Health Day 2006. We must all work together to improve global public health. And health workers are the leaders in this fight for global health.
Voice 1
Health workers like Nimrod are a valuable resource. And World Health Day 2006 was not the only time for people to think about how important health workers are. Think about how health workers have influenced you. And then give thanks for health workers today!
Voice 2
Much of the information for this program, including Nimrod’s words, came from the WHO’s website. There you can find more Health Worker Diaries. You can find a link to the WHO’s website on our website.
Voice 1
The voices you heard were from the United States and South Africa. Computer users12 can hear more Spotlight programs, read our scripts13, and see our word list on our website at www . Radio . English . net. This program is called “The Health Worker Diaries - Paramedic.” If you have questions or comments about this program you can e-mail us. Our e-mail address is radio @ english . net.
Voice 2
In this program, we have adapted some of Nimrod’s words into Specialized14 English to make them easier to understand. We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program. Goodbye!
 


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1 spotlight 6hBzmk     
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
参考例句:
  • This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
  • The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
2 pregnant IP3xP     
adj.怀孕的,怀胎的
参考例句:
  • She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
  • She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。
3 contractions 322669f84f436ca5d7fcc2d36731876a     
n.收缩( contraction的名词复数 );缩减;缩略词;(分娩时)子宫收缩
参考例句:
  • Contractions are much more common in speech than in writing. 缩略词在口语里比在书写中常见得多。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Muscle contractions are powered by the chemical adenosine triphosphate(ATP ). 肌肉收缩是由化学物质三磷酸腺苷(ATP)提供动力的。 来自辞典例句
4 crowning IvOzCy     
adj.最高的,无比的;至高无上
参考例句:
  • The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city. 大教堂是这座城市至高无上的骄傲。
  • Her crowning glory is her hair. 最使她容貌生辉的是她的头发。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5 cord AoRzq     
n.绳,线;纺织品;小电线;腱
参考例句:
  • I wear a safety cord all the time.我一直带着安全绳索。
  • I pulled the cord,and I felt a strong jerk.拉住绳索,我强烈的恐惧。
6 surgery IH8z9     
n.外科,外科手术;手术室
参考例句:
  • What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束?
  • Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重,需要动外科手术。
7 explosion qmLxG     
n.爆发,发出,爆炸
参考例句:
  • The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.警察就在爆炸的那个时候赶到了。
  • The shock of the explosion was felt far away.爆炸引起的震动很远都可感觉到。
8 abdomen MfXym     
n.腹,下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)
参考例句:
  • How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫?
  • He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。
9 internal x5vxK     
adj.内的,内部的;国内的,内政的
参考例句:
  • He is talking to Tom on the internal telephone.他正在内线电话上与汤姆交谈。
  • We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
10 closely XwNzIh     
adv.紧密地;严密地,密切地
参考例句:
  • We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
  • The two companies are closely tied up with each other.这两家公司之间有密切联系。
11 socialist jwcws     
n.社会主义者;adj.社会主义的
参考例句:
  • China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家,也是一个发展中国家。
  • His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。
12 users 9bc65c2abec141778ffaa729489f3e87     
用户,使用者( user的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The new software will prove a boon to Internet users. 这种新软件将会对互联网用户大有益处。
  • Ramps should be provided for wheelchair users. 应该给轮椅使用者提供坡道。
13 scripts d6c5855a62cf32a4dadbc2831f0f295f     
剧本( script的名词复数 ); 文字; 笔迹; (一种语言的)字母系统
参考例句:
  • Many felt he was prostituting his talents by writing Hollywood scripts. 许多人觉得他给好莱坞写剧本是滥用自己的才华。
  • The scripts had a rather tired plot. 这部陈旧的剧本的情节是非常俗套的。
14 specialized Chuzwe     
adj.专门的,专业化的
参考例句:
  • There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
  • These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
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