《ESL Podcast 567 – Visiting a Patient in the Hospital》.pdfVIP

English as a Second Language Podcast ESL Podcast 567 – Visiting a Patient in the Hospital GLOSSARY in time – before something ends or before something is no longer a possibility; with time to spare * Fredy accidentally slept in, but he hurried and got to work just in time, arriving a few seconds before 8:00. visiting hours – the periods of time when people are allowed to see and speak with patients at a hospital, because during the other periods of time the patients must be left alone with the doctors and nurses * I’m sorry, but visiting hours have ended for the day. You can come back tomorrow at 1:00. emergency ward – the part of a hospital that deals with patients who have very serious problems that need immediate attention * Doctors don’t like it when people go to the emergency room when they have just a mild cold. intensive care unit (ICU) – the part of a hospital that deals with patients who have very serious problems and could die, and are in a condition that requires constant monitoring and care * Aunt Marge is in the ICU and the doctors don’t know whether she’ll live or die. life support – machines that keep a person alive by making oxygen flow through one’s lungs and by making one’s heart beat * Grandma is working with a lawyer to make sure that doctors never put her on life support. She would prefer a natural death. the prime of (one’s) life – in the best years of one’s life, when one has good health and things are going well * Hedwig is 34 years old and should be in the prime of her life, but her depression is making her miserable. to collapse – to suddenly fall down because one feels very weak or loses consciousness (the ability to think and be aware of where one is) * Teri went running when it was 104º outside, and she collapsed due to the extreme heat and dehydration.