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emergencies & first aid

Emergencies & First Aid

Core Vocabulary

Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.

20 Words

Emergency

/ኢመርጀንሲ/

አስቸኳይ ሁኔታ

A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

ፈጣን እርምጃ የሚፈልግ ከባድ እና ድንገተኛ አደገኛ ሁኔታ።

Examples

"In case of emergency, call 911."

Contextual Usage

Ambulance

/አምቡላንስ/

አምቡላንስ

A vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital.

ታካሚዎችን ወደ ሆስፒታል ለማጓጓዝ የሚያገለግል ተሽከርካሪ።

Examples

"The ambulance arrived within five minutes."

Contextual Usage

First-aid

/ፈርስት-ኤይድ/

የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ

Help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.

ሙሉ የህክምና እርዳታ እስኪገኝ ድረስ ለታመመ ወይም ለተጎዳ ሰው የሚሰጥ እርዳታ።

Examples

"Everyone should learn basic first-aid."

Contextual Usage

Bandage

/ባንዴጅ/

ፋሻ

A strip of material used to bind and protect a wound.

ቁስልን ለማሰር እና ለመጠበቅ የሚያገለግል ጨርቅ።

Examples

"Wrap the bandage tightly around the arm."

Contextual Usage

Bleeding

/ብሊዲንግ/

ደም መፍሰስ

The escape of blood from the body.

ከሰውነት ውስጥ ደም መውጣት።

Examples

"Apply pressure to stop the bleeding."

Contextual Usage

Unconscious

/አንኮንሸስ/

ራሱን የሳተ

Not awake and aware of and responding to one's surroundings.

ለአካባቢው ምላሽ የማይሰጥ እና ነቅቶ ያልሆነ።

Examples

"The victim was lying unconscious on the floor."

Contextual Usage

Pulse

/ፓልስ/

የልብ ትርታ

The rhythmical throbbing of arteries as blood is propelled through them.

ደም በደም ስሮች ውስጥ ሲያልፍ የሚፈጠር ምት።

Examples

"Check his pulse on the wrist."

Contextual Usage

Breathing

/ብሪዲንግ/

መተንፈስ

The process of taking air into and out of the lungs.

አየር ወደ ሳምባ የማስገባት እና የማስወጣት ሂደት።

Examples

"Is the patient breathing normally?"

Contextual Usage

Fracture

/ፍራክቸር/

ስብራት

The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material, typically a bone.

የአጥንት መሰንጠቅ ወይም መሰበር።

Examples

"The X-ray showed a fracture in his leg."

Contextual Usage

Burn

/በርን/

ቃጠሎ

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

በሙቀት ወይም በእሳት ምክንያት የሚከሰት ጉዳት።

Examples

"Run cold water over the burn."

Contextual Usage

Choking

/ቾኪንግ/

መታነቅ

Having severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat.

በጉሮሮ መዘጋት ምክንያት ለመተንፈስ መቸገር።

Examples

"He is choking on a piece of food!"

Contextual Usage

Poison

/ፖይዘን/

መርዝ

A substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism.

ህመም ወይም ሞት ሊያስከትል የሚችል ነገር።

Examples

"Keep cleaning products away from children to avoid poison."

Contextual Usage

Allergy

/አለርጂ/

አለርጂ

A damaging immune response by the body to a substance.

ሰውነት ለአንድ ነገር የሚሰጠው የተጋነነ ምላሽ።

Examples

"He has a severe peanut allergy."

Contextual Usage

Paramedic

/ፓራሜዲክ/

ረዳት የህክምና ባለሙያ

A person trained to give emergency medical care.

የአስቸኳይ ህክምና እርዳታ ለመስጠት የሰለጠነ ባለሙያ።

Examples

"The paramedics treated him at the scene."

Contextual Usage

Stretcher

/ስትሬቸር/

ቃሬዛ

A framework used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.

ታካሚዎችን ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።

Examples

"They carried the patient out on a stretcher."

Contextual Usage

Antiseptic

/አንቲሴፕቲክ/

ፀረ-ተባይ

Substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms.

የበሽታ አምጪ ተህዋስያን እድገትን የሚከላከሉ ነገሮች።

Examples

"Clean the wound with antiseptic."

Contextual Usage

Gloves

/ግላቭስ/

ጓንት

Coverings for the hand used for protection.

ለጥበቃ የሚለበሱ የእጅ መሸፈኛዎች።

Examples

"Always wear gloves when touching blood."

Contextual Usage

Seizure

/ሲዠር/

የሚጥል በሽታ

A sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit.

ድንገተኛ የሆነ የህመም ጥቃት።

Examples

"He had a seizure and fell to the ground."

Contextual Usage

Pressure

/ፕሬሸር/

ጫና

The continuous physical force exerted on or against an object.

በአንድ ነገር ላይ የሚደረግ የማያቋርጥ ኃይል/ግፊት።

Examples

"Apply direct pressure to the wound to stop bleeding."

Contextual Usage

Kit

/ኪት/

መሣሪያ መያዣ

A set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose.

ለአንድ ተግባር የሚያስፈልጉ ቁሳቁሶች ስብስብ።

Examples

"Where is the emergency kit?"

Contextual Usage

Natural Dialogue

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Dispatcher
911 , what is your location?
Caller
Help! I am at the city park. My friend had an accident while climbing.
Dispatcher
Okay, stay calm. Is he conscious?
Caller
No, he is . There is a lot of from his leg. I think it might be a .
Dispatcher
An is on the way. Do you have a ?
Caller
Yes, I have one. I found a and some .
Dispatcher
Good. Put on if you have them and apply firm to the wound.
Caller
I am doing that now. His seems shallow.
Dispatcher
Check his . The paramedics will be there in two minutes with a .
Caller
Thank you. I can hear the siren now.

The Writing Challenge

Synthesize your vocabulary knowledge in context.

Adaptive Prompt
"Describe a situation where you had to use a first-aid kit. Use at least five words from the list, such as bandage, bleeding, and pressure."