Lindsay Byrne and her twin sister, Nicole Kelly, were flying from Boston to their parents’ house in Florida when the flight crew announced that help was needed due to a _________ emergency.
Byrne, a Wayland firefighter and paramedic (护理人员), and Kelly, a nurse at Beth Clinic, immediately jumped into action. They _________ a woman passed out in one of the plane’s bathrooms. “She was _________ unconscious when I pulled her out of the bathroom. I never even got her name.”
The woman had grayish-blue skin, a faint pulse and was having difficulty _________. Then they noticed an insulin pump (胰岛素泵) was nearby and the woman had a continuous blood sugar monitoring device on her.
“Soon we _________ she was having a severe diabetic emergency. We poured some sugar packets into her mouth and when she woke up, we gave her orange juice and did the best we could to keep her _________,” said Byrne.
Once the plane landed, local paramedics transported the woman to a local hospital to be _________.
Wayland Fire Chief said he’s proud of Byrne and Kelly and how their training instantly kicked in to save the woman’s life. “Incidents like these are what first responders and medical professionals _________ for,” he said. “Seeing this training and professionalism kick into action beyond our small community and in an environment with limited _________ is a proud moment for the department that made a difference in someone’s life. I praise Lindsay and Nicole for working together and using both of their unique skill sets to take this swift, __________ action while flying aboard an aircraft.”
1.A.medical | B.financial | C.environmental | D.technological |
2.A.found | B.understood | C.learned | D.imagined |
3.A.gradually | B.completely | C.suddenly | D.barely |
4.A.moving | B.breathing | C.standing | D.speaking |
5.A.noticed | B.admitted | C.realized | D.considered |
6.A.conscious | B.aware | C.determined | D.focused |
7.A.handled | B.treated | C.relieved | D.watched |
8.A.train | B.develop | C.aim | D.use |
9.A.staff | B.goods | C.information | D.resources |
10.A.eye-catching | B.breath-taking | C.ground-breaking | D.life-saving |