Vocabulaire - Les urgences médicales

Useful French vocabulary related to medical emergencies

Vocab

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Les urgences		A&E / ER
Le SAMU		The ambulance service
Une ambulance		An ambulance
Une chute		A fall
Un accident		An accident
Se blesser		To injure oneself
Se fouler la cheville, le poignet		To sprain one's ankle, one's wrist
Se casser le bras, la jambe		To break one's arm / one's leg
Une blessure		A wound
Une fracture		A fracture
Une crise cardiaque		A heart attack
Un accident cardio-vasculaire / un AVC		A stroke
Une attaque		A seizure
S'évanouir		To faint
Perdre connaissance		To lose consciousness
En arrêt respiratoire		In respiratory arrest
Un coma éthylique		An alcohol-induced coma
Un coma diabétique		A diabetic coma
L'hypoglycémie		Hypoglycemia
Une overdose		An overdose
Un traumatisme crânien		A head trauma

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BrianB1Kwiziq community member

Se casser la main

Hi, why is “Se casser la main” “To break one's arm” when main = hand, and bras = arm? Is this an example of a non-literal phrase?

Asked 2 months ago

CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Thanks for pointing this error out Brian, it has been corrected...

Like02 months ago

Brian asked:View original

Se casser la main

Hi, why is “Se casser la main” “To break one's arm” when main = hand, and bras = arm? Is this an example of a non-literal phrase?

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