a hospital visit

Question 1

admissions

Answer 1

the place in a hospital where patients are accepted for treatment.

Question 2

Ambulance services

Answer 2

a hospital department that deals with the housing and dispatch of emergency medical personnel and paramedics using emergency vehicles called ambulances.

Question 3

chapel

Answer 3

a room that is used for private church services or prayer

Question 4

Day care centre

Answer 4

place where children are looked after inn the temporary absence of their parents.

Question 5

Dialysis

Answer 5

the process of taking out some of a person’s blood, cleaning it, and returning it to a person’s body.

Question 6

Elevator

Answer 6

an apparatus used to carry people and things to different levels in a building.

Question 7

ER

Answer 7

acronym for emergency room, a hospital room or area where a person goes if they are injured and need to see a doctor or nurse quickly.

Question 8

First floor

Answer 8

the ground floor of a building where the entrance is.

Question 9

floor

Answer 9

a level in a building

Question 10

Gynaecology and obstetrics

Answer 10

unit a department specializing in female reproductive health, pregnancy and birth.

Question 11

ICU

Answer 11

acronym for intensive care unit, an area of a hospital where critically ill patients are cared for.

Question 12

Laboratory

Answer 12

a room with special equipment for performing scientific experiments and tests.

Question 13

Long-term care unit

Answer 13

a hospital unit for seriously ill patients who have to stay in the hospital for a long period of time.

Question 14

Maternity unit

Answer 14

an area in a hospital where women who are giving birth to babies are looked after.

Question 15

Nursery

Answer 15

the room in a hospital where new babies are looked after by nurses.

Question 16

Nursing unit

Answer 16

an area in a hospital where patients with the same needs are grouped together and looked after by nurses trained in that specialty.

Question 17

Occupational therapy unit

Answer 17

the hospital unit that deals with people who have mental or physical problems and who are re-learning how to do simple activities of daily life.

Question 18

Oncology unit

Answer 18

a hospital unit for patients suffering from cancers.

Question 19

Outpatient centre

Answer 19

the hospital department where patients are treated but do not spend the night. They go home the same day.

Question 20

Palliative care unit

Answer 20

the department where patients are treated to reduce the effects or symptoms of a medical condition without curing it.

Question 21

Patient discharge

Answer 21

the hospital department where patients go to complete the paperwork necessary to leave the hospital.

Question 22

Paediatrics unit

Answer 22

the department that deals with the development, care and diseases of babies and children.

Question 23

Physical therapy unit

Answer 23

the department that deals with the treatment of diseases or injuries to the muscles or joints, with massage and exercises, etc.

Question 24

Reception

Answer 24

an area or desk in the hospital where visitors go first after entering.

Question 25

Waiting area

Answer 25

a place whit chairs to sit on where people go when they have to wait for something or someone.

Question 26

X-ray unit

Answer 26

the hospital department where X-rays are performed