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Medical Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tener un accidente | to have an accident |
| hacerse daño | to hurt oneself |
| lastimarse | to injure |
| caerse | to fall |
| romperse | to break |
| torcerse | to twist |
| cortarse | to cut |
| picar | to chop |
| ocurrir | to occur |
| tener lugar | to take place |
| acabar de | to have just finished |
| el servicio de primeros auxilios | the first aid service |
| la ambulancia | the ambulance |
| la camilla | the stretcher |
| el hospital | the hospital |
| la sala de emergencia | the emergency room |
| la sala de urgencias | the emergency room |
| la recepción | the reception |
| la silla de ruedas | the wheelchair |
| las muletas | the crutches |
| la víctima | the victim |
| llenar el formulario | to fill out the form |
| el/la médico(a) | the doctor |
| el/la cirujano(a) ortopédico(a) | the orthopedic surgeon |
| el/la enfermero(a) | the patient |
| el/la técnico(a) | the technician |
| el/la socorrista | the lifeguard |
| una fractura | a fracture |
| una herida | a wound |
| una picadura | a string |
| el dolor | the 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 reduce the bone |
| poner en un yeso | to put in a cast |
| poner un vendaje | to apply a bandage |
| cerrar la herida | to close the wound |
| poner puntos (suturas) | to put in stitches |
| paracer | to seem |