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Emergency

Heart Attack and Stroke
Emergency Vocabulary

Emergency Vocabulary by Saskia Gorospe Rombouts with Courtney Barbetto, RN

In case of emergency, you probably do not have time to get your phrase book out. Try to become familiar with these words beforehand:

EMERGENCY VOCABULARY

ambulance	la ambulancia
lah ahm-boo-LAHN-see-ah
CPR	la resucitación cardiopulmonar
lah reh-soo-see-tah-see-OHN
cahr-dee-oh-pool-moh-NAHR
emergency	el/la técnico de emergencia médica
medical	ehl/lah TEHC-nee-coh deh eh-mehr-
technician	HEHN-see-ah MEH-dee-cah
first aid	los primeros auxilios
lohs pree-MEH-rohs
ah-oo-KSEE-lee-ohs
mouth-to-mouth	la respiración boca a boca
resuscitation	lah rehs-pee-rah-see-OHN BOH-cah
ah BOH-cah
oxygen	el oxígeno
ehl oh-KSEE-heh-noh
paramedic	el/la paramédico/a
el/la pah-rah-MEH-dee-coh/cah
stitches	los puntos (Sp.), las puntadas (Lat. Am.)
lohs POON-tohs, lahs poon-TAH-dahs

Here are some phrases you may want to use to inform the patient or relatives regarding what you are doing:

We need to do CPR.

Tenemos que hacer la resucitación cardiopulmonar.

teh-NEH-mohs keh ah-SEHR lah reh-soo-see-tah-see-OHN cahr-dee-oh-pool-moh-NAHR

We need stabilize the patient for transport.

Tenemos que estabilizar al/a la paciente.

teh-NEH-mohs keh ehs-tah-bee-lee-SAHR ahl/ah lah pah-see-EHN-teh

<B>Essential</B></h2> <p>Recent immigrants may not be familiar with the basic emergency numbers in the United States. Share them. 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