At the Emergency Room in Spain
Call 112, explain an accident and get through triage, tests and discharge at a Spanish hospital's urgencias.
In Spain you dial 112 for any emergency; the operator sends an ambulance and gives first-aid advice. At hospital 'urgencias' you show your tarjeta sanitaria at reception, a nurse does triage and patients are seen by severity, not arrival time. You leave with an 'informe de alta' to take to your GP (médico de cabecera), who also handles any sick leave. The cards follow a bike accident in Madrid from the 112 call to discharge.
- 1
¡Llama al 112, rápido!
Call 112, quick!
- 2
Emergencias 112, dígame.
112 emergencies, how can I help?
- 3
Mi amigo se ha caído de la bici y se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza.
My friend has fallen off his bike and hit his head.
- 4
¿Está consciente?
Is he conscious?
- 5
Le sangra mucho el brazo.
His arm is bleeding a lot.
- 6
No lo muevan hasta que llegue la ambulancia.
Don't move him until the ambulance gets there.
- 7
¿Tiene su tarjeta sanitaria?
Do you have his health card?
- 8
¿Qué ha pasado exactamente?
What happened exactly?
- 9
Del uno al diez, ¿cuánto le duele?
From one to ten, how much does it hurt?
- 10
Me duele mucho al mover la muñeca.
It really hurts when I move my wrist.
- 11
¿Cuánto falta para que nos atiendan?
How much longer until they see us?
- 12
Se atiende por gravedad, no por orden de llegada.
Patients are seen by how serious it is, not by arrival order.
- 13
Hay que hacerle una radiografía.
We need to do an X-ray.
- 14
Es un esguince, no una fractura.
It's a sprain, not a fracture.
- 15
Le van a tener que dar unos puntos.
He's going to need a few stitches.
- 16
¿Es alérgico a algún medicamento?
Is he allergic to any medication?
- 17
Ahora mismo no está tomando nada.
He isn't taking anything at the moment.
- 18
Lo dejamos en observación unas horas.
We'll keep him in for observation for a few hours.
- 19
Aquí tiene el informe de alta para su médico de cabecera.
Here's the discharge report for your GP.
- 20
¿Necesito la baja para el trabajo?
Do I need a sick note for work?