Mastering ER Triage for Injuries in Spanish

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Medical Spanish Podcast

Molly Martin, MD

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These medical Spanish lessons are based on common clinical encounters written and recorded with my teachers from Latin America. We also interview real patients and providers from Latin America. In these interactive audio lessons, we cover basic to ADVANCED Spanish. In order to support this free podcast, I also offer member-only podcasts. In the interactive member lessons at docmolly.com, we take a deep dive into the Spanish you hear in the free lessons. We review the key vocabulary and grammar and interpret the key phrases between English and Spanish. This podcast is ideal for ANYONE (not just medical providers and interpreters) who wants to reach an advanced level through listening and speaking.

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Mastering ER Triage for Injuries in Spanish

Medical Spanish Podcast

14 minutes

1 year ago

Mastering ER Triage for Injuries in Spanish

In this lesson, I’m joined by Luis Almeida from Venezuela to practice essential questions for assessing patients who come to the ER with an apparent injury.Member? Access the ER Triage module in our Spanish for Emergencies course. Become a member! Membership gives you access to over 400 interactive medical Spanish lessons, organized into easy-to-follow courses. Ask questions, reinforce with Quizlet sets and downloadable PDFs, and track your progress.LEVEL - INTERMEDIATEGeneral Injury Assessment01:46Ask if the patient has been injured, where the injury is located, and if they are bleeding. ¿Se ha lesionado?¿Se ha herido?Have you been injured?Both LESIONARSE and HERIRSE are used to express “to be injured.” Learn more: How did you injure yourself?Señale dónde está lesionado/a. Señale dónde está herido/a.Point to where you are injured?¿Se ha lastimado el brazo derecho?Have you hurt your right arm?We use the pronominal (reflexive) form of the verb, LASTIMARSE, and the definite article EL before BRAZO. Learn more: Verbs with the Body in Spanish.¿Dónde le duele más?Where does it hurt most?¿Está sangrando?Are you bleeding?¿De dónde está sangrando? Señáleme.Where are you bleeding from? Show me.Falls and Accidents04:30Ask about any falls, accidents, and the mechanism of injury. ¿Se ha caído?Have you fallen?¿Se cayó?Did you fall? ¿Desde cuántos metros cayó?From how many meters did you fall?Note how it is less common to use the pronominal (reflexive) form of the verb when speaking of falling from a location. Learn more: Verbs of Motion – Reflexive vs Not Part 1¿Ha tenido un accidente?Have you had an accident?¿Le ha atropellado un vehículo?Have you been hit by a vehicle? In Spanish, it is more common to express this in the active voice, literally, “Has a vehicle struck you?” Also, in this case, Luis used LE when referring to the direct object of the verb ATROPELLAR. When addressing someone as USTED, you will note LE is commonly used to refer to the direct object. ¿Iba en carro? Were you in a car? In these examples, we use the verb IR to express motion. You could also use ESTAR in each of these examples. ¿Iba en motocicleta?Were you on a motorcycle?¿Iba en bicicleta? Were you on a bike. ¿Iba en bicicleta eléctrica?Were you on an electric bike?¿Iba en patineta? Were you on a skateboard?¿Iba en patinete?Were you on a scooter?You will also hear “moto” to refer to a motorized scooter.¿Estaba caminando? Were you walking?¿Era peatón? ¿Era peatona? Were you a pedestrian?¿Era transeúnte? Were you a passerby/bystander?Head Injury and Loss of Consciousness10:06Determine if the patient suffered a head injury or lost consciousness.¿Se golpeó la cabeza?Did you hit your head?¿Perdió el conocimiento?Did you lose consciousness?Learn more: Difficulty Performing Actions, Head Trauma, and SeizuresViolence-Related Injuries10:39Ask about any potential violence-related injuries, such as stab wounds or gunshot wounds.¿Ha recibido una puñalada?Have you been stabbed?¿Ha recibido una herida de bala?Have you sustained a gunshot wound?¿Dónde? Señáleme.Where? Show me.¿Estuvo en una pelea?Were you in a fight?¿Alguien le pegó?Did someone hit you?The indirect object pronoun LE is always used with the verb PEGAR because there is an implied direct object, GOLPE. ¿Alguien le pegó un glope?