Cardiac Arrest

English for Emergency Medical Technicians

High Int
Adults

This unit is built around an interaction between two EMTs and a bystander. The EMTs respond to a call where a patient is experiencing cardiac arrest. The bystander explains the situation. This unit includes vocabulary review, listening practice, and comprehension tasks.

Focus

workplace
healthcare
emergencies
interpretive

Vocabulary

CPR
transport
defibrillator
stretcher
collapse
pulse
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