A HOSPITAL err left a dying man on the wrong ward f two days asdeep vein thrombosis (DVT) ravaged his body, an inquest heard. Stephen MelvinNewbold suffered massive brain damage when a blood clot fmed in his veins.Now his families are considering legal action against Yk Hospital, sayingthat his death was “untimely unnecessary”.
Mr Newbold, a 52-year-old maintenance wker, went to Yk Hospitalon November 3 complaining of a swollen right foot. He should have been sent toa surgical ward he would have been treated with1 Fragmin, a drug whichcounters the effects of DVT. However, hospital staff wrongly admitted him to2an thopedic ward, he stayed f two days, befe finally beingtransferred to the care of a consultant vascular surgeon. Twenty-four hourslater, on November 6, docts decided they would have to operate to remove hisleg below the knee.
The operation went ahead on November 10, but two days later MrNewbold suffered a cardiac arrest. A scan revealed he had had a pulmonaryembolism, a condition related to DVT. Mr Newbold suffered brain damage diedin the hospital on November 16.
Giving evidence, the surgeon said he could not explain why MrNewbold had been admitted to an thopedic ward it was not policy toadminister Fragmin. He did not know why his medical team had not given MrNewbold the drug later.
Yk coner Donald Coverdale said, “From November 3until the day of the operation, no Fragmin was given to Mr Newbold. If he hadbeen admitted to a consultant vascular surgeon’s care from day one,it is clear that Fragmin would have been prescribed. Fragmin reduces the riskof DVT, but does not eliminate it. It is impossible to say whether Mr Newboldwould have suffered this DVT if he had received the Fragmin.” He recded averdict of death by misadventure.
Kim Daniells, Mr Newbold’s family’s lawyer,said, “The family hope that the hospital will learn from the errs, that no other families will have to suffer in the future.”
A spokeswoman f Yk Hospital’s NHS Trust said, “We wouldlike to extend our sincere sympathies to the family of Stephen Newbold duringthis difficult time.”
詞匯：
ward n.病房
vein n.血管
thrombosis n.血栓
clot n.凝塊
maintenance n.維修，維護
Fragmin n.法安明(又名片段化蛋白)
staff n.員工;職工
consultant n.顧問，咨詢，會診醫(yī)師
surgeon n.心血管外科顧問
knee n.膝蓋
embolism n.栓塞;栓塞形成
verdict n.裁決
misadventure n.災難，不幸遭遇，意外事故
sympathy n.同情
注釋：
1.be treated with...被用......藥物進行治療
2.be admitted to...被收容至，被移送至(本文中是“被送至病房”)
練習：
1.The patient was admitted with an injured foot.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
2.The patient was admitted to the surgical ward.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
3.The patient did not get the crect medication.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
4.The patient died befe he could be operated on.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
5.The patient died of brain damage.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
6.It was decided that the patient’s death had been anaccident.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
7.Mr Newbold’s family’s lawyer was not qualified.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
答案與題解：
1.A 從文中第二段的第一句話可以看出，病人是因為感覺右腳脹痛而去醫(yī)院的(a swollen right foot)，而從文章第二段的第三行最后一句話(However, hospital staff...)可以看出他是被醫(yī)院容留住院了，只不過是去錯了病房。
2.B 從文章第二段第三行最后一句話可以看出，病人起初并未被直接送至外科病房，而是被送去了骨科病房，從第二段第四行整句話可以看出，病人在骨科病房被觀察了兩日后才被轉(zhuǎn)送進行心血管診斷。
3.A 本題答題線索有兩點，首先在文章第二段的第二行第二句話中提到了病人本應該被給予法安明這種藥物進行治療的，should have done有“本應做卻沒有做”的意思，后面第三句話中however這個轉(zhuǎn)折詞也進一步說明了這一點。其次是從第四、五段中對法安明這種藥物進行介紹時可看出，病人并沒有及時被給予正確的藥物治療。
4.B 文章第三段進行了介紹，即手術(shù)是11月10號進行的，而本段最后一句話說明病人在11月16號因大腦創(chuàng)傷而死亡，故不正確。
5.A 文章第三段中最后一句話說明了在飽受腦創(chuàng)傷折磨后，病人于11月16號在醫(yī)院中死亡。
6.B 從文章的第一段第一句話就可以判斷出，病人是由于醫(yī)院的失誤而致死的(a hospital err left a dying man...)，并非意外致死。
7.C 文章中的第六段講到，Newbold一家的律師轉(zhuǎn)達了其希望醫(yī)院從這次事故中汲取教訓，從而使更多其他家庭免遭類似的不幸,但是并沒有說起律師不合格這樣的信息。
Mr Newbold, a 52-year-old maintenance wker, went to Yk Hospitalon November 3 complaining of a swollen right foot. He should have been sent toa surgical ward he would have been treated with1 Fragmin, a drug whichcounters the effects of DVT. However, hospital staff wrongly admitted him to2an thopedic ward, he stayed f two days, befe finally beingtransferred to the care of a consultant vascular surgeon. Twenty-four hourslater, on November 6, docts decided they would have to operate to remove hisleg below the knee.
The operation went ahead on November 10, but two days later MrNewbold suffered a cardiac arrest. A scan revealed he had had a pulmonaryembolism, a condition related to DVT. Mr Newbold suffered brain damage diedin the hospital on November 16.
Giving evidence, the surgeon said he could not explain why MrNewbold had been admitted to an thopedic ward it was not policy toadminister Fragmin. He did not know why his medical team had not given MrNewbold the drug later.
Yk coner Donald Coverdale said, “From November 3until the day of the operation, no Fragmin was given to Mr Newbold. If he hadbeen admitted to a consultant vascular surgeon’s care from day one,it is clear that Fragmin would have been prescribed. Fragmin reduces the riskof DVT, but does not eliminate it. It is impossible to say whether Mr Newboldwould have suffered this DVT if he had received the Fragmin.” He recded averdict of death by misadventure.
Kim Daniells, Mr Newbold’s family’s lawyer,said, “The family hope that the hospital will learn from the errs, that no other families will have to suffer in the future.”
A spokeswoman f Yk Hospital’s NHS Trust said, “We wouldlike to extend our sincere sympathies to the family of Stephen Newbold duringthis difficult time.”
詞匯：
ward n.病房
vein n.血管
thrombosis n.血栓
clot n.凝塊
maintenance n.維修，維護
Fragmin n.法安明(又名片段化蛋白)
staff n.員工;職工
consultant n.顧問，咨詢，會診醫(yī)師
surgeon n.心血管外科顧問
knee n.膝蓋
embolism n.栓塞;栓塞形成
verdict n.裁決
misadventure n.災難，不幸遭遇，意外事故
sympathy n.同情
注釋：
1.be treated with...被用......藥物進行治療
2.be admitted to...被收容至，被移送至(本文中是“被送至病房”)
練習：
1.The patient was admitted with an injured foot.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
2.The patient was admitted to the surgical ward.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
3.The patient did not get the crect medication.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
4.The patient died befe he could be operated on.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
5.The patient died of brain damage.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
6.It was decided that the patient’s death had been anaccident.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
7.Mr Newbold’s family’s lawyer was not qualified.
ARight BWrong CNot Mentioned
答案與題解：
1.A 從文中第二段的第一句話可以看出，病人是因為感覺右腳脹痛而去醫(yī)院的(a swollen right foot)，而從文章第二段的第三行最后一句話(However, hospital staff...)可以看出他是被醫(yī)院容留住院了，只不過是去錯了病房。
2.B 從文章第二段第三行最后一句話可以看出，病人起初并未被直接送至外科病房，而是被送去了骨科病房，從第二段第四行整句話可以看出，病人在骨科病房被觀察了兩日后才被轉(zhuǎn)送進行心血管診斷。
3.A 本題答題線索有兩點，首先在文章第二段的第二行第二句話中提到了病人本應該被給予法安明這種藥物進行治療的，should have done有“本應做卻沒有做”的意思，后面第三句話中however這個轉(zhuǎn)折詞也進一步說明了這一點。其次是從第四、五段中對法安明這種藥物進行介紹時可看出，病人并沒有及時被給予正確的藥物治療。
4.B 文章第三段進行了介紹，即手術(shù)是11月10號進行的，而本段最后一句話說明病人在11月16號因大腦創(chuàng)傷而死亡，故不正確。
5.A 文章第三段中最后一句話說明了在飽受腦創(chuàng)傷折磨后，病人于11月16號在醫(yī)院中死亡。
6.B 從文章的第一段第一句話就可以判斷出，病人是由于醫(yī)院的失誤而致死的(a hospital err left a dying man...)，并非意外致死。
7.C 文章中的第六段講到，Newbold一家的律師轉(zhuǎn)達了其希望醫(yī)院從這次事故中汲取教訓，從而使更多其他家庭免遭類似的不幸,但是并沒有說起律師不合格這樣的信息。