{"id":515,"date":"2014-09-15T14:08:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T12:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2025-07-18T09:40:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T07:40:51","slug":"thousands-wake-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2014\/09\/thousands-wake-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands Wake Up During Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A report in England states that each year, thousands of patients wake up during an operation. One doctor said it happens one in every 19,000 surgeries.\u00a0They are now trying to find areas that could be improved during an operation to prevent this from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Read the article about people waking up in the middle of their surgery and be ready to answer the questions that follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.breakingnewsenglish.com\/1409\/140914-surgery.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Do you think the case of waking up during a surgery is considered carelessness on the doctor’s side? Why or why not?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you know someone who experienced the same situation? Talk about it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Have you had a surgery or any major medical procedure in the past? How did it go?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. How do you think you would feel if you woke up in the middle of your operation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Would you say that doctors in your country are highly-qualified?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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