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Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tener un accidente | to have an accident |
| hacerse daño, lastimarse | to hurt oneself |
| caerse | to fall |
| romperse | to break |
| torcerse | to twist, sprain |
| cortarse | to cut oneself |
| picar | to sting |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| acabar de | to have just |
| el servicio de primeros auxilios | first aid service |
| la ambulancia | ambulance |
| la camilla | stretcher |
| el hospital | hospital |
| la sala de emergencia, la sala de urgencias | emergency room |
| la recepción | reception |
| la silla de ruedas | wheelchair |
| las muletas | crutches |
| la víctima | victim |
| llenar el formulario | to fill out the form |
| el/la médico(a) | doctor |
| el/la cirujano(a) ortopédico(a) | orthopedic surgeon |
| el/la enfermero(a) | nurse |
| el/la técnico(a) | technician |
| el/la socorrista | paramedic |
| una fractura | a fracture |
| una herida | a wound |
| una picadura | a sting/bite |
| el dolor | pain |
| hinchado(a) | swollen |
| ayudar | to help |
| doler | to hurt |
| sentirse | to feel |
| tomar la tensión (presión) arterial | to take blood pressure |
| tomar el pulso | to take the pulse |
| tomar una radiografía | to take an X-ray |
| tomar unos rayos equis | to take some X-rays |
| reducir el hueso | to set the bone |
| poner en un yeso | to put in a cast |
| poner un vendaje | to put on a bandage |
| cerrar la herida | to close the wound |
| poner puntos (suturas) | to stitch (sutures) |
| parecer | to seem |