English in Urgent Care Medicine – Angličtina v urgentní medicíně

About the Book

English in Urgent Care Medicine is a textbook for medical students and doctors whose mother language is other than English, and who need to perfect their language skills and professional knowledge. The textbook will help the students understand professional texts, communicate with their colleagues in international teams and make themselves understood with English-speaking patients in common emergency situations. The Key to translation is going to help in memorizing the most important useful phrases. The second volume starts with chapters about infectious and communicable diseases, describes assessment and management of behavioural and mental health emergencies, deals with trauma systems and mechanism of injury, thoracic trauma, haemorrhage and shock, burns, facial and head trauma, spinal trauma, abdominal trauma, and musculoskeletal trauma. Following topics are gynaecology and obstetrics, care of the newborn, paediatrics, care of the older persons, abuse and neglect, and patients with long-term health conditions and palliative care The book ends with chapters concerning major incidents, hazardous substances incidents, crime scene awareness and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents.

About the Author

The author has been teaching medical English for more than 15 years. She would like to draw the readers' attention to other materials published to help physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, medical students, paramedics and nurses to learn professional English in an interesting and pleasant way. 1. English for Paramedics - Case studies. Angličtina pro záchranáře – Kazuistiky. Exlibris 2014, 328 p. 2. Dentistry English for Dental practice - Textbook And Exercisebook. Stomatologie - Angličtina pro zubní praxi - učebnice a cvičebnice. Exlibris 2014, 264 p 3. Medical English in Stomatology.1. Praha, Maxdorf 2010. 150 p 4. Medical English in Stomatology. 2. Praha, Maxdorf 2013 256 p.