Akuten: from check-in to triage
Stomach pain at the emergency room — describing symptoms, answering the triage nurse's questions, the 1-to-10 pain scale, allergies, and why the wait is so long.
At akuten (the ER) the first person you meet is the triage nurse, and the whole visit depends on how clearly you answer her questions: where it hurts, since when, how much on a scale from one to ten, allergies, medication. This deck is that conversation, plus the waiting-room questions that follow.
- 1
Jag har ont i magen.
I have a stomach ache.
Tip: 'ha ont i' + body part (definite) is the pattern for any pain.
- 2
Det blir bara värre.
It just keeps getting worse.
Tip: 'bli värre' = get worse; 'bara' adds the 'just keeps'.
- 3
Har du personnummer?
Do you have a personal identity number?
Tip: No article: 'har du personnummer' is how it is asked.
- 4
Här är mitt ID-kort.
Here is my ID card.
Tip: ID-kort (ett); 'leg' works too.
- 5
När började det?
When did it start?
Tip: 'började' = started; the nurse's first medical question.
- 6
I går kväll, efter middagen.
Last night, after dinner.
Tip: 'i går kväll' = last night; middag = dinner in Sweden.
- 7
Var sitter smärtan?
Where is the pain located?
Tip: Pain 'sits' in Swedish: 'sitta' for where a pain is.
- 8
På höger sida, nedanför naveln.
On the right side, below the navel.
Tip: nedanför = below; naveln = the navel.
- 9
På en skala från ett till tio, hur ont gör det?
On a scale from one to ten, how much does it hurt?
Tip: 'hur ont gör det' = how much does it hurt.
- 10
En sjua, kanske åtta när jag rör mig.
A seven, maybe eight when I move.
Tip: 'en sjua' = a seven (noun); 'röra sig' = move.
- 11
Har du haft feber eller kräkts?
Have you had a fever or vomited?
Tip: 'kräkas' is a deponent verb: kräkts in the perfect.
- 12
Jag mådde illa i morse.
I felt sick this morning.
Tip: 'må illa' = feel nauseous; 'i morse' = this morning (past).
- 13
Jag har inte kräkts.
I haven't vomited.
Tip: Same deponent verb, negated.
- 14
Är du allergisk mot något läkemedel?
Are you allergic to any medication?
Tip: 'allergisk mot' — the preposition is 'mot'.
- 15
Inte vad jag vet.
Not that I know of.
Tip: Set phrase; use it for anything you can't rule out.
- 16
Tar du några mediciner?
Are you taking any medicines?
Tip: 'ta mediciner' = take medication.
- 17
Jag tog två Alvedon i natt.
I took two Alvedon last night.
Tip: Alvedon = paracetamol brand; 'i natt' = last night.
- 18
Jag tar temp och blodtryck.
I'll take your temperature and blood pressure.
Tip: 'temp' is the everyday short form of temperatur.
- 19
Du får vänta på läkaren.
You'll have to wait for the doctor.
Tip: 'får' here = have to; 'vänta på' = wait for.
- 20
Hur lång är väntetiden?
How long is the wait?
Tip: väntetid = waiting time.
- 21
Svårt att säga.
Hard to say.
Tip: Short and common; no subject needed.
- 22
Vi tar de svårast sjuka först.
We take the sickest first.
Tip: 'de svårast sjuka' = the most seriously ill (adjective as noun).
- 23
Får jag dricka något under tiden?
May I drink something in the meantime?
Tip: 'får jag' = may I.
- 24
Helst inte.
Preferably not.
Tip: 'helst' = preferably; 'helst inte' = better not.
- 25
Ifall du behöver opereras.
In case you need surgery.
Tip: 'opereras' = be operated on (s-passive).
- 26
Är det allvarligt?
Is it serious?
Tip: allvarligt (ett-form after 'det').
- 27
Det vet vi inte än.
We don't know yet.
Tip: Object first ('Det'), then verb, then subject: Swedish V2.
- 28
Läkaren vill nog ta blodprov först.
The doctor will want to take a blood test first.
Tip: 'nog' softens: probably; 'ta blodprov' = take a blood sample.
- 29
Ska jag säga till om det blir värre?
Should I let you know if it gets worse?
Tip: 'säga till' = let someone know / alert.
- 30
Kom direkt till luckan då.
Come straight to the window then.
Tip: luckan = the reception hatch/window.
- 31
Jag sätter mig här vid dörren.
I'll sit here by the door.
Tip: 'sätta sig' = sit down; 'vid dörren' = by the door.