emergencies & first aid
Emergencies & First Aid
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
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."
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."
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."
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."
Bleeding
/ብሊዲንግ/
ደም መፍሰስ
The escape of blood from the body.
ከሰውነት ውስጥ ደም መውጣት።
Examples
"Apply pressure to stop the bleeding."
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."
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."
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?"
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."
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."
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!"
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Gloves
/ግላቭስ/
ጓንት
Coverings for the hand used for protection.
ለጥበቃ የሚለበሱ የእጅ መሸፈኛዎች።
Examples
"Always wear gloves when touching blood."
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."
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."
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?"
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