When You Have to Stop Resuscitation in Spanish
Description
Learn how to explain interventions performed during advanced cardiac life support and the decision to stop resuscitation in Spanish. This is the third of 4 scenarios in which the paramedics care for a patient who has suffered an out-of-hospital arrest.
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TimeStamps
CLINICAL ENCOUNTER 1:44
VOCABULARY REVIEW
Cardiac arrest, heart history, stents 4:25
Medical Terms: Asystole, ROSC, ACLS 5:35
Interventions Performed 9:04
Next Steps 12:23
RETURN TO ENCOUNTER 14:39
CLOSING 17:01
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Vocabulary Review
Presenting the Scene
4:25to witness or to be present during an event.
presenciar
cardiac arrest
el paro cardíaco
to have a history of heart attack
tener antecedentes de infarto cardíaco
stents, as in drug-eluting stents or coronary stents
los stents
witness
el testigo
Medical Terms: Asystole, ROSC, ACLS
5:35CPR
la RCP
Emergency Medical Services
Los Servicios Médicos de Emergencia
Los Servicios de Emergencias Médicas
The next few terms are medical jargon, so don’t worry about them if you’re only going to be speaking with patients.
asystole
la asistolia
He remains in asystole.
Sigue en asistolia.
Permanece en asistolia.
Return of Spontaneous Circulation
El Retorno de la Circulación Espontánea
RCE by its Spanish acronym
RCE por sus siglas en español
Advanced Life Support Intervention
La Intervención de Soporte Vital Avanzado
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Soporte Vital Cardiovascular Avanzado (SVCA)
to stop cardiopulmonary resuscitation
detener / parar la reanimación cardiopulmonar
the paramedic (woman) in charge of the resuscitation team
la paramédica encargada del equipo de reanimación
la paramédica a cargo del equipo de reanimación
to take charge or to assume care of someone or something
hacerse cargo de
encargarse de
Advanced Life Support Interventions
He didn’t have a pulse and he wasn’t breathing.
No tenía pulso y no respiraba.
We use the IMPERFECT to DESCRIBE the patient when the paramedics arrived.
to perform chest compressions
realizar compresiones torácicas
to pump blood to his brain
bombear sangre a su cerebro
Although it is more common to use a definite article (i.e. EL, LA) before parts of the body, it’s best to use a possessive article (i.e. SU, SUS), when describing medical interventions on one’s loved one. This demonstrates a more personal connection with the patient.
to pump blood to the rest of his body
bombear sangre al resto de su cuerpo
a mask with a bag
una mascarilla con bolsa
When speaking to the family, instead of using the technical term: “bag valve mask” or “Ambu bag,” we simply said a bag mask or a mask with a bag.
to breathe for someone
respirar por alguien
to push air into his lungs
introducir aire en sus pulmones
by IV, intravenously
por vía intravenosa
a round of chest compressions
una ronda de compresiones torácicas
Next Steps
12:23police officer
el oficial de policía
the medical examiner’s office
la oficina del médico forense
He already passed away.
Él ya falleció.
To express that something has already occurred, it is common to use: Ya + verbo en pretérito.
Unfortunately, there is no more we can do to revive him.
Desafortunadamente, no hay nada más que podamos hacer para reanimarlo.
We use the subjunctive to express what we cannot do: “No hay nada más que podamos hacer.” We always use the subjunctive in adjective clauses that describe something that does not exist. Learn More: Quiz – The Subjunctive in Adjective Clauses
Gracias por aprender español médico con nosotros.
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