Healthcare workers are in constant contact with hundreds upon hundreds of people every day, people from different ethnicities and from all around the world, and Spanish being one of the most spoken languages in the world they will encounter lots of Spanish speakers that may or may not know how to speak English.
Knowing the most used terms in the Emergency Room (ER) in Spanish is important for delivering better care for patients. Being a healthcare worker also means being the source of information, support, knowledge, and security for the person in need. Being able to communicate successfully with a patient and their family is the key for them to feel protected, secure, supported, and aware of the situation. That is a major part of the job for healthcare workers. To extend your knowledge after this article, read here for a longer list of medical Spanish terms.
So today we bring you this list with the most useful terms for healthcare workers in the emergency room. For follow-up reading, be sure to check out Spanish for EMTs.
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| ENGLISH TERMS | SPANISH TERMS |
|---|---|
| emergency room | sala de emergencia |
| emergency medical services | servicios médicos de emergencia |
| cardiac arrest | paro cardio-respiratorio |
| first, second, and third-degree burns | quemaduras de primer, segundo o tercer grado |
| myocardial infarction | infarto agudo de miocardio |
| aneurysm | aneurisma |
| appendicitis | apendicitis |
| arrhythmia | arritmia |
| bronchitis | bronquitis |
| bone fracture | fractura |
| exposed bone fracture | fractura expuesta |
| internal bleeding | hemorragia interna |
| hyperinsulinemia | hiperinsulinemia |
| hypoinsulinemia | hipoinsulinemia |
| hypoglycemia | hipoglicemia |
| hyperglycemia | hiperglucemia |
| diabetic coma | coma diabético |
| cerebral infarction | infarto cerebral |
| spleen rupture | rotura de bazo |
| abdominal trauma | traumatismo abdominal |
| convulsion | convulsiones |
| vomit | vómitos |
| diarrhea | diarrea |
| hypothermia | hipotermia |
| fever | fiebre |
| blood clot | coágulo |
| soft tissue injury | lesión de los tejidos blandos |
| pulmonary laceration | laceración pulmonar |
| stroke | derrame cerebral o ataque cerebrovascular |
| coma | coma |
| ruptured ligaments | rotura de ligamentos |
| pneumonia | pulmonía o neumonía |
| gastrointestinal bleeding | hemorragia gastrointestinal o digestiva |
| prelabor rupture of membranes | ruptura prematura de membrana |
| penetrating trauma | traumatismo penetrante |
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