- Have you ever been in an accident that required you to ride in an ambulance? If yes, what happened? If no, tell us about someone you know who has had to be rushed to a hospital? What happened?
- Have you ever been in injured when driving, playing with friends or playing sports? If yes, what happened? If no, why do you think you have been so fortunate?
- Tell us about a sports person or celebrity that has been in a serious or fatal accident? What happened?
- There are many jobs in the world that are dangerous. Tell us one. Tell us either how people who do this job often get injured or tell us what injuries or ailments people in this job often suffer from?
- What is the worst injury you have ever witnessed?
- Are you accident-prone or accident-averse? Why?
Question 1
Yup, many times. I was an American football player. I dislocated my left hip, broke my right tibia bone and had many concussions. I also had to ride in the ambulance twice in Japan. Once, I was hit by a car on my bicycle.Question 2
Again, yes many times. I was in a really bad car accident when I was 16. My friend was driving a truck and I was sitting on the rear cab of the truck. He rear-ended a lady that was stopped at a traffic light. I flew many meters in the air out of the truck. I luckily landed on soft grass next to the road. I wasn't injured at all, but my friends were badly injured.Question 3
Stevie Ray-Vaughn was a very famous blues guitarist in America. He died tragically in a helicopter crash in the 1990s. Very sad as he was such a talented guitarist and he died very young.Question 4
Firefighter. I was an EMT/Firefighter after I graduated from university. It is an extremely dangerous and stressful job. There are many ways that you can get injured or killed. The number one way is through smoke inhalation if you are trapped in a fire.Question 5
I have witnessed many. When I was an EMT I witnessed many people die. The worst injury that somebody actually survived was a drunk-driver who hit a tree head-on at a high rate of speed. His chest hit the steering wheel and the pressure of the impact pushed his intestines outside of his stomach. This is called evisceration. We had to gather his intestines and put them back in his stomach. The emergency doctors had to wind them back into his body. He survived. Incredible.Question 6
I am accident prone for sure. I have so many scars and bruises from being injured. I'm not the only one in my family. All of my brothers have been to the emergency room many times as well.Tough Vocabulary
| - English - | - Japanese - |
|---|---|
| concussion | 脳震盪 |
| inhalation | 吸入 |
| evisceration | 内臓 |
“The emergency doctors had to wind them back into his body”
Colorful! 😀