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Medical Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tener un accidente | to have an accident |
| Hacerse daño, lastimarse | to hurt oneself, to get hurt |
| Caerse | to fall, drop |
| Romperse | to break |
| Torcerse | to twist |
| Cortarse | to get a cut |
| Picar | to sting |
| Ocurrir | to happen |
| Tener lugar | to take place |
| Acabar de | to have just (done something) |
| El servicio de primeros auxilios | first aid service, paramedics |
| La ambulancia | ambulance |
| la camilla | stretcher |
| el hospital | hospital |
| la sala de emergencia, la sala de urgencias | emergency room |
| la recepción | admissions, 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 | fracture |
| una herida | wound |
| una picadura | sting |
| el dolor | pain, ache |
| hinchado (a) | swollen |
| ayudar | to help |
| doler | to hurt |
| sentirse | to feel |
| tomar la tensión (presión) arterial | to take one's blood pressure |
| tomar el pulso | to take one's pulse |
| tomar una radiografía | to take an X-ray |
| tomar unos rayos equis | to take an X-ray |
| reducir el hueso | to set the bone |
| poner en un yeso | to put a cast on |
| poner un vendaje | to put a bandage on |
| cerrar la herida | to close the wound |
| poner puntos (suturas) | to give (someone) stitches |
| parecer | to look like, to seem |