emergency & safety communication
Emergency & Safety Communication
Core Vocabulary
Study the key terms, pronunciations, and Amharic translation contexts.
Help
/ሄልፕ/
እርዳታ
Assistance or support given to someone.
ለአንድ ሰው የሚሰጥ ድጋፍ ወይም እርዳታ።
Examples
"Please help me!"
Emergency
/ኢመርጀንሲ/
ድንገተኛ አደጋ
A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation.
ከባድ፣ ያልተጠበቀ እና አደገኛ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"This is an emergency."
Police
/ፖሊስ/
ፖሊስ
The civil force of a state, responsible for order.
የመንግስት የሰላም አስከባሪ ኃይል ።
Examples
"Call the police now."
Ambulance
/አምቡላንስ/
አምቡላንስ
A vehicle equipped for taking sick people to hospital.
ታካሚዎችን ወደ ሆስፒታል የሚወስድ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"The ambulance arrived quickly."
Fire
/ፋየር/
እሳት
Combustion or burning that causes light and heat.
ብርሃን እና ሙቀት የሚፈጥር የሚቃጠል ነገር።
Examples
"There is a fire in the building."
Hospital
/ሆስፒታል/
ሆስፒታል
An institution providing medical treatment.
የህክምና አገልግሎት የሚሰጥ ተቋም።
Examples
"He is in the hospital."
Accident
/አክሲደንት/
አደጋ
An unfortunate event that happens unexpectedly.
ያልታሰበ እና አሳዛኝ ክስተት።
Examples
"There was a car accident."
Injury
/ኢንጁሪ/
ጉዳት
Physical harm or damage to the body.
በሰውነት ላይ የሚደርስ አካላዊ ጉዳት።
Examples
"The injury is severe."
Bleeding
/ብሊዲንግ/
ደም መፍሰስ
The escape of blood from the body.
ከሰውነት ውስጥ ደም መውጣት።
Examples
"The wound is bleeding."
Breathing
/ብሪዲንግ/
መተንፈስ
The process of taking air into the lungs.
ወደ ሳምባ አየር የማስገባት ሂደት።
Examples
"Is the victim breathing?"
Conscious
/ኮንሸስ/
ንቁ / ራሱን የሚያውቅ
Aware of and responding to one's surroundings.
ከአካባቢው ጋር መግባባት የሚችል እና ንቁ የሆነ።
Examples
"The patient is conscious."
Unconscious
/አንኮንሸስ/
ራሱን የሳተ
Not conscious; lacking awareness.
ራሱን የማያውቅ ወይም የማያስተውል።
Examples
"He fell unconscious."
Danger
/ዴንጀር/
አደጋ
The possibility of suffering harm or injury.
ጉዳት የመድረስ እድል ወይም ስጋት።
Examples
"You are in danger."
Safety
/ሴፍቲ/
ደህንነት
The condition of being protected from harm.
ከጉዳት ነፃ የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Safety is the priority."
Location
/ሎኬሽን/
ቦታ
A particular place or position.
አንድ የተወሰነ ስፍራ ወይም ቦታ።
Examples
"What is your location?"
Address
/አድሬስ/
አድራሻ
The particulars of the place where someone lives.
አንድ ሰው የሚኖርበት ወይም የሚገኝበት ቦታ ዝርዝር።
Examples
"I need your exact address."
Phone
/ፎን/
ስልክ
A device used for voice communication.
ለድምፅ ግንኙነት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Use your phone to call for help."
Name
/ኔም/
ስም
A word by which a person is known.
አንድ ሰው የሚታወቅበት ቃል ወይም መጠሪያ።
Examples
"What is your name?"
Situation
/ሲቹዌሽን/
ሁኔታ
A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.
አንድ ሰው የሚገኝበት ነባራዊ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Describe the situation."
Victim
/ቪክቲም/
ተጎጂ
A person harmed as a result of an accident.
በአደጋ ምክንያት ጉዳት የደረሰበት ሰው።
Examples
"The victim needs help."
Witness
/ዊትነስ/
ምስክር
A person who sees an event take place.
አንድ ክስተት ሲፈጸም ያየ ሰው።
Examples
"Are you a witness?"
Call
/ኮል/
መጥራት / መደወል
To contact someone by phone or shouting.
በስልክ ወይም በመጮህ አንድን ሰው ማግኘት።
Examples
"Call 911."
Oxygen
/ኦክስጅን/
ኦክስጅን
A gas that is necessary for life.
ለህይወት አስፈላጊ የሆነ ጋዝ።
Examples
"He needs oxygen."
Stretcher
/ስትሬቸር/
ቃሬዛ
A frame for carrying sick or injured people.
ታካሚዎችን ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Put him on the stretcher."
Clinic
/ክሊኒክ/
ክሊኒክ
An establishment where patients are treated.
ታካሚዎች የሚታከሙበት አነስተኛ የህክምና ተቋም።
Examples
"He was taken to the clinic."
Doctor
/ዶክተር/
ሐኪም
A person qualified to treat people who are ill.
ታካሚዎችን ለማከም ብቁ የሆነ ባለሙያ።
Examples
"The doctor is here."
Nurse
/ነርስ/
ነርስ
A person trained to care for the sick.
ታካሚዎችን ለመንከባከብ የሰለጠነ ባለሙያ።
Examples
"The nurse is checking the vitals."
Paramedic
/ፓራሜዲክ/
አደጋ ጊዜ ደራሽ የህክምና ባለሙያ
A person trained to give emergency medical care.
ድንገተኛ የህክምና እርዳታ ለመስጠት የሰለጠነ ባለሙያ።
Examples
"The paramedic is performing CPR."
First-aid
/ፈርስት-ኤይድ/
የመጀመሪያ እርዳታ
Help given to a sick person before full treatment.
ከሙሉ ህክምና በፊት ለታካሚ የሚሰጥ እርዳታ።
Examples
"Give him first-aid."
Kit
/ኪት/
መሣሪያ ስብስብ
A set of articles or equipment for a specific purpose.
ለአንድ ተግባር የሚያገለግሉ መሣሪያዎች ስብስብ።
Examples
"Open the medical kit."
Bandage
/ባንዴጅ/
ፋሻ
A strip of material used to bind a wound.
ቁስልን ለማሰር የሚያገለግል ጨርቅ።
Examples
"Apply a bandage."
Pressure
/ፕሬሸር/
ጫና / ግፊት
The continuous physical force exerted on an object.
በአንድ ነገር ላይ የሚደረግ ቀጣይነት ያለው ኃይል ወይም ጫና።
Examples
"Apply pressure to the wound."
Wound
/ውንድ/
ቁስል
An injury to living tissue caused by a cut.
በመቆረጥ ወይም በመመታት በሰውነት ላይ የሚደርስ ጉዳት።
Examples
"The wound is deep."
Pain
/ፔይን/
ህመም
Physical suffering caused by illness or injury.
በህመም ወይም በአደጋ ምክንያት የሚመጣ ስቃይ።
Examples
"Are you in pain?"
Severe
/ሲቪየር/
ከባድ
Very great; intense; serious.
በጣም ከፍተኛ ወይም ከባድ።
Examples
"The damage is severe."
Urgent
/አርጀንት/
አስቸኳይ
Requiring immediate action or attention.
ፈጣን እርምጃ ወይም ትኩረት የሚፈልግ።
Examples
"This is an urgent matter."
Immediate
/ኢሚዲየት/
ወዲያውኑ
Occurring or done at once.
በቅጽበት የሚደረግ ወይም የሚከሰት።
Examples
"I need immediate assistance."
Rapid
/ራፒድ/
ፈጣን
Happening in a short time or at great speed.
በአጭር ጊዜ ውስጥ ወይም በከፍተኛ ፍጥነት የሚከናወን።
Examples
"He has a rapid pulse."
Instruction
/ኢንስትራክሽን/
መመሪያ
A direction or order.
ትዕዛዝ ወይም መመሪያ።
Examples
"Follow my instructions."
Follow
/ፎሎው/
መከተል
To act according to an instruction.
በመመሪያው መሠረት መሥራት።
Examples
"Follow the safety rules."
Stay
/ስቴይ/
መቆየት
To remain in a specified state or place.
ባሉበት ቦታ ወይም ሁኔታ መቆየት።
Examples
"Stay calm."
Calm
/ካም/
ረጋ ያለ
Not showing or feeling nervousness or anger.
ጭንቀት ወይም ቁጣ የማይታይበት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"Please remain calm."
Pulse
/ፓልስ/
የልብ ትርታ
The rhythmical throbbing of arteries.
በደም ስሮች ውስጥ የሚሰማው የልብ ምት።
Examples
"Check his pulse."
Heart
/ሀርት/
ልብ
The organ that pumps blood through the body.
ደምን ወደ መላ ሰውነት የሚረጭ ብልት።
Examples
"His heart stopped beating."
Attack
/አታክ/
ጥቃት
A sudden instance of a disease.
ድንገተኛ የህመም ስሜት (ለምሳሌ የልብ ህመም)።
Examples
"He is having a heart attack."
Stroke
/ስትሮክ/
ስትሮክ (የአንጎል ደም ዝውውር መቋረጥ)
A sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness.
ድንገተኛ የአካል ጉዳት ወይም ራስን የመሳት ሁኔታ።
Examples
"She suffered a stroke."
Burn
/በርን/
ቃጠሎ
An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.
በሙቀት ወይም በእሳት ምክንያት የሚደርስ ጉዳት።
Examples
"He has a severe burn."
Smoke
/ስሞክ/
ጭስ
The visible vapor and gases given off by fire.
ከእሳት የሚወጣ የሚታይ ጋዝ።
Examples
"I smell smoke."
Exit
/ኤግዚት/
መውጫ
A way out of a building or place.
ከህንጻ ወይም ከቦታ መውጫ መንገድ።
Examples
"Where is the emergency exit?"
Alarm
/አላርም/
ማስጠንቀቂያ
An anxious awareness of danger; a warning device.
የአደጋ ማስጠንቀቂያ ድምፅ ወይም መሣሪያ።
Examples
"The fire alarm went off."
Extinguisher
/ኤክስቲንግዊሸር/
እሳት ማጥፊያ
A portable device that discharges a jet to put out fire.
እሳትን ለማጥፋት የሚያገለግል ተንቀሳቃሽ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Use the fire extinguisher."
Evacuate
/ኢቫኩዌት/
መልቀቅ / ማስወጣት
To remove someone from a place of danger.
ሰዎችን ከአደገኛ ቦታ ማስወጣት።
Examples
"We must evacuate the building."
Shelter
/ሼልተር/
መጠለያ
A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.
ከአደጋ ወይም ከመጥፎ አየር የሚከላከል ጊዜያዊ ቦታ።
Examples
"Find a safe shelter."
Hazard
/ሃዛርድ/
አደጋ / ስጋት
A danger or risk.
የሚታይ ወይም ሊከሰት የሚችል አደጋ።
Examples
"Identify the hazards."
Chemical
/ኬሚካል/
ኬሚካል
A distinct compound or substance.
ኬሚካዊ ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"There is a chemical spill."
Spill
/ስፒል/
መፍሰስ
Cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container.
ፈሳሽ ነገር ካለበት ዕቃ ወጥቶ መፍሰስ።
Examples
"There is an oil spill on the road."
Electric
/ኤሌክትሪክ/
ኤሌክትሪክ
Relating to or produced by electricity.
ከኤሌክትሪክ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"It was an electric shock."
Shock
/ሾክ/
ድንጋጤ / ሾክ
A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.
ድንገተኛ ድንጋጤ ወይም የሰውነት መዛባት።
Examples
"He is in shock."
Fracture
/ፍራክቸር/
ስብራት
The cracking or breaking of a hard object or bone.
የአጥንት ስብራት ወይም መሰንጠቅ።
Examples
"The X-ray shows a fracture."
Bone
/ቦን/
አጥንት
Any of the pieces of hard whitish tissue making up the skeleton.
አፅምን የሚፈጥሩ ጠንካራ የሰውነት ክፍሎች።
Examples
"The bone is broken."
Head
/ሄድ/
ራስ / ጭንቅላት
The upper part of the human body.
የሰውነት የላይኛው ክፍል (ጭንቅላት)።
Examples
"He has a head injury."
Neck
/ኔክ/
አንገት
The part of the body connecting the head to the rest of the body.
ጭንቅላትን ከሌላው አካል ጋር የሚያገናኝ ክፍል።
Examples
"Don't move his neck."
Spine
/ስፓይን/
አከርካሪ
The series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back.
ከጭንቅላት እስከ ጀርባ ያለው የአጥንት ሰንሰለት።
Examples
"Spine injuries are serious."
Move
/ሙቭ/
መንቀሳቀስ
Go in a specified direction or manner.
ወደ አንድ አቅጣጫ መጓዝ ወይም መንቀሳቀስ።
Examples
"Don't move the victim."
Still
/ስቲል/
ጸጥ ያለ / ባለበት መቆየት
Not moving or making a sound.
ሳይንቀሳቀሱ ወይም ድምፅ ሳያሰሙ መቆየት።
Examples
"Stay still."
Wait
/ዌይት/
መጠበቅ
Stay where one is or delay action until a particular time.
ባሉበት መቆየት ወይም አንድ ነገር እስኪከሰት መቆየት።
Examples
"Wait for the ambulance."
Arrival
/አራይቫል/
መምጣት / መድረስ
The action or process of arriving.
የመምጣት ወይም የመድረስ ተግባር።
Examples
"Wait for the arrival of the police."
Dispatcher
/ዲስፓቸር/
የመልዕክት አስተላላፊ
A person who sends out vehicles or workers for emergency.
የድንገተኛ አደጋ መረጃን የሚቀበል እና የሚያስተላልፍ ሰው።
Examples
"The dispatcher is on the line."
Operator
/ኦፕሬተር/
ኦፕሬተር
A person who operates equipment or answers calls.
መሣሪያዎችን የሚያንቀሳቅስ ወይም ጥሪዎችን የሚመልስ ሰው።
Examples
"The operator will guide you."
Signal
/ሲግናል/
ምልክት
A gesture, action, or sound that gives information.
መረጃን ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል ድምፅ ወይም ድርጊት።
Examples
"Wait for my signal."
Siren
/ሳይረን/
ሳይረን
A device that makes a loud prolonged sound as a signal.
ለማስጠንቀቂያ የሚያገለግል ከፍተኛ ድምፅ።
Examples
"I hear a siren."
Traffic
/ትራፊክ/
ትራፊክ
Vehicles moving on a public highway.
በመንገድ ላይ የሚንቀሳቀሱ ተሽከርካሪዎች።
Examples
"Traffic is heavy."
Collision
/ኮሊዥን/
ግጭት
An instance of one moving object striking against another.
ሁለት የሚንቀሳቀሱ ነገሮች ሲጋጩ።
Examples
"It was a head-on collision."
Vehicle
/ቪሂክል/
ተሽከርካሪ
A thing used for transporting people or goods.
ሰዎችን ወይም ዕቃዎችን ለማጓጓዝ የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"The vehicle is damaged."
Car
/ካር/
መኪና
A road vehicle, typically with four wheels.
አራት ጎማ ያለው የየብስ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"The car hit a tree."
Truck
/ትራክ/
ጭነት መኪና
A large, heavy motor vehicle for carrying goods.
ዕቃዎችን የሚጭን ትልቅ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"The truck is leaking fuel."
Motorcycle
/ሞተርሳይክል/
ሞተርሳይክል
A two-wheeled motor vehicle.
ባለ ሁለት ጎማ ተሽከርካሪ።
Examples
"The motorcycle rider is injured."
Pedestrian
/ፔደስትሪያን/
እግረኛ
A person walking rather than travelling in a vehicle.
በተሽከርካሪ ሳይሆን በእግር የሚሄድ ሰው።
Examples
"The pedestrian was hit."
Driver
/ድራይቨር/
አሽከርካሪ
A person who drives a vehicle.
ተሽከርካሪን የሚነዳ ሰው።
Examples
"The driver is trapped."
Passenger
/ፓሴንጀር/
ተሳፋሪ
A traveler in a public or private conveyance.
በተሽከርካሪ ውስጥ ያለ ተጓዥ።
Examples
"The passenger is bleeding."
Road
/ሮድ/
መንገድ
A wide way leading from one place to another.
አንድን ቦታ ከሌላው የሚያገናኝ ሰፊ መንገድ።
Examples
"The road is blocked."
Street
/ስትሪት/
ጎዳና
A public road in a city or town.
በከተማ ውስጥ ያለ የህዝብ መንገድ።
Examples
"The accident is on Main Street."
Highway
/ሀይዌይ/
አውራ ጎዳና
A main road, especially one connecting major towns.
ዋና ዋና ከተሞችን የሚያገናኝ መንገድ።
Examples
"The highway is closed."
Intersection
/ኢንተርሴክሽን/
መስቀለኛ መንገድ
A point at which two or more roads intersect.
ሁለት ወይም ከዚያ በላይ መንገዶች የሚገናኙበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Wait at the intersection."
Witnessed
/ዊትነስድ/
ተመልክቷል
Having seen an event take place.
አንድን ክስተት በዓይን ማየት።
Examples
"I witnessed the accident."
Reporting
/ሪፖርቲንግ/
ሪፖርት ማድረግ
Giving a spoken or written account of something.
ስለ አንድ ነገር መረጃ መስጠት።
Examples
"I am reporting a fire."
Describe
/ዲስክራይብ/
መግለፅ
Give a detailed account in words.
አንድን ነገር በዝርዝር ማስረዳት።
Examples
"Describe the man."
Details
/ዲቴይልስ/
ዝርዝር መረጃ
Specific individual facts or items.
አንድን ነገር የሚገልጹ ዝርዝር ነጥቦች።
Examples
"Give me the details."
Age
/ኤጅ/
ዕድሜ
The length of time that a person has lived.
አንድ ሰው የኖረበት የጊዜ ርዝመት።
Examples
"What is the victim's age?"
Gender
/ጄንደር/
ጾታ
The state of being male or female.
ወንድ ወይም ሴት የመሆን ሁኔታ።
Examples
"State the person's gender."
Responsive
/ሪስፖንሲቭ/
ምላሽ የሚሰጥ
Reacting quickly and positively.
ለጥያቄ ወይም ለድርጊት ምላሽ የሚሰጥ።
Examples
"The patient is responsive."
Choking
/ቾኪንግ/
መታነቅ
Difficulty in breathing because of a blocked throat.
ጉሮሮ በመዘጋቱ ምክንያት ለመተንፈስ መቸገር።
Examples
"He is choking on food."
Airway
/ኤርዌይ/
የመተንፈሻ ቱቦ
The passage by which air reaches the lungs.
አየር ወደ ሳምባ የሚገባበት መንገድ።
Examples
"Check the airway."
CPR
/ሲ ፒ አር/
ሲ ፒ አር (ልብን የማነቃቃት ህክምና)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
ልብ እና ሳምባን የማነቃቃት ተግባር።
Examples
"Do you know CPR?"
Chest
/ቼስት/
ደረት
The front surface of a person's body between the neck and abdomen.
ከአንገት በታች ያለ የሰውነት ክፍል።
Examples
"Apply pressure to the chest."
Compression
/ኮምፕሬሽን/
መጫን
The action of compressing or being compressed.
አንድን ነገር ወደ ውስጥ የመጫን ተግባር።
Examples
"Give 30 chest compressions."
Defibrillator
/ዲፊብሪሌተር/
የልብ ምት ማስተካከያ መሣሪያ
An apparatus used to control heart fibrillation.
የልብ ምትን ለማስተካከል የኤሌክትሪክ ኃይል የሚሰጥ መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Where is the defibrillator?"
AED
/ኤ ኢ ዲ/
ራስ-ሰር የልብ ምት ማስተካከያ
Automated External Defibrillator.
ራሱን የቻለ የውጭ የልብ ምት ማስተካከያ።
Examples
"Use the AED."
Arterial
/አርቴሪያል/
የደም ቧንቧ (አርተሪ)
Relating to an artery.
ከደም ቧንቧ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"It's an arterial bleed."
Venous
/ቪነስ/
የደም መልስ ቧንቧ (ቬን)
Relating to a vein.
ደምን ወደ ልብ ከሚመልስ ቧንቧ ጋር የተያያዘ።
Examples
"It's a venous bleed."
Tourniquet
/ቱርኒኬ/
ደም መከላከያ ማሰሪያ
A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery.
ከባድ ደም መፍሰስን ለማቆም የሚያገለግል ማሰሪያ።
Examples
"Apply a tourniquet."
Elevation
/ኤለቬሽን/
ከፍ ማድረግ
Raising something to a higher position.
አንድን ነገር ወደ ላይ ከፍ የማድረግ ተግባር።
Examples
"Elevation helps reduce swelling."
Immobilize
/ኢሞቢላይዝ/
እንቅስቃሴ መግታት
Prevent from moving.
እንቅስቃሴን መከልከል ወይም መግታት።
Examples
"Immobilize the broken arm."
Splint
/ስፕሊንት/
ስብራት መደገፊያ
A strip of rigid material used for supporting a broken bone.
የተሰበረ አጥንትን ለመደገፍ የሚያገለግል ጠንካራ ነገር።
Examples
"Apply a splint to the leg."
Neck-brace
/ኔክ-ብሬስ/
የአንገት መደገፊያ
A device used to support the neck.
አንገትን ለመደገፍ የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"He needs a neck-brace."
Spine-board
/ስፓይን-ቦርድ/
የአከርካሪ መደገፊያ ሰሌዳ
A board used for transporting patients with suspected spine injuries.
አከርካሪው የተጎዳን ሰው ለመሸከም የሚያገለግል ሰሌዳ።
Examples
"Place him on the spine-board."
Trauma
/ትራውማ/
ከባድ ጉዳት / ድንጋጤ
A deeply distressing or disturbing experience or physical injury.
ከባድ አካላዊ ጉዳት ወይም ስነ-ልቦናዊ ድንጋጤ።
Examples
"This is a major trauma scene."
Triage
/ትሪያጅ/
የጉዳት ደረጃ መለያ
Assignment of degrees of urgency to wounds.
የጉዳት ሁኔታን በማየት የህክምና ቅድሚያ መስጠት።
Examples
"Perform triage on the victims."
Minor
/ማይነር/
ቀላል
Lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance.
ያን ያህል ከባድ ያልሆነ።
Examples
"It's just a minor cut."
Moderate
/ሞደሬት/
መካከለኛ
Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
በመጠን ወይም በሁኔታው መካከለኛ የሆነ።
Examples
"He has moderate injuries."
Critical
/ክሪቲካል/
አሳሳቢ / አስጊ
Of a situation or problem having the potential to become disastrous.
በጣም አደገኛ ወይም አሳሳቢ የሆነ።
Examples
"The patient is in critical condition."
Fatal
/ፌታል/
ለሞት የሚያደርስ
Causing death.
ሞትን የሚያስከትል አደጋ።
Examples
"It was a fatal crash."
Dead
/ዴድ/
የሞተ
No longer alive.
ህይወቱ ያለፈ።
Examples
"The victim is dead."
Alive
/አላይቭ/
በህይወት ያለ
Living, not dead.
ያልሞተ / በህይወት ያለ።
Examples
"He is still alive."
Blood
/ብለድ/
ደም
The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins.
በሰውነታችን ውስጥ የሚዘዋወር ቀይ ፈሳሽ።
Examples
"There is blood on the floor."
Temperature
/ቴምፕሬቸር/
ሙቀት
The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object.
የሰውነት ወይም የአንድ ነገር የሙቀት መጠን።
Examples
"Check his temperature."
Fever
/ፊቨር/
ትኩሳት
An abnormally high body temperature.
ከመደበኛ በላይ የሆነ የሰውነት ሙቀት።
Examples
"He has a high fever."
Seizure
/ሲዠር/
የሚጥል በሽታ / መንቀጥቀጥ
A sudden attack of illness, especially a stroke or an epileptic fit.
ድንገተኛ የሰውነት መንቀጥቀጥ ወይም ስትሮክ።
Examples
"He is having a seizure."
Allergy
/አለርጂ/
አለርጂ
A damaging immune response by the body to a substance.
ሰውነት ለአንድ ነገር የሚያሳየው የተለየ ምላሽ።
Examples
"Does he have any allergies?"
Anaphylaxis
/አናፊላክሲስ/
ከባድ የአለርጂ ምላሽ
A severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
ለህይወት አስጊ የሆነ ከባድ የአለርጂ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"He is in anaphylaxis."
Epi-pen
/ኤፒ-ፔን/
ኤፒ-ፔን (የአለርጂ መርፌ)
A device for injecting epinephrine to treat anaphylaxis.
ለከባድ አለርጂ የሚሰጥ መርፌ።
Examples
"Do you have an epi-pen?"
Medication
/ሜዲኬሽን/
መድኃኒት
A substance used for medical treatment.
ለህክምና የሚያገለግል ንጥረ ነገር።
Examples
"Are you on any medication?"
History
/ሂስትሪ/
ታሪክ
A continuous, typically chronological, record of events.
ያለፈ የህክምና ወይም የድርጊት መዝገብ።
Examples
"What is his medical history?"
Chronic
/ክሮኒክ/
ስር የሰደደ
Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.
ለረጅም ጊዜ የሚቆይ ህመም።
Examples
"He has a chronic illness."
Acute
/አኪውት/
ድንገተኛ እና ከባድ
Present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
ድንገተኛ እና በጣም ከባድ የሆነ ህመም።
Examples
"He has acute pain."
Symptoms
/ሲምፕተምስ/
ምልክቶች
Physical or mental features indicating a condition of disease.
የህመም መኖሩን የሚያሳዩ ምልክቶች።
Examples
"What are the symptoms?"
Dizzy
/ዲዚ/
ማዞር
Having a sensation of spinning and losing one's balance.
ራስን የማዞር ስሜት።
Examples
"I feel dizzy."
Faint
/ፌይንት/
ራስን መሳት
Lose consciousness for a short time.
ለጥቂት ጊዜ ራስን መሳት።
Examples
"She is about to faint."
Nausea
/ኖዚያ/
ማቅለሽለሽ
A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
የማስመለስ ስሜት።
Examples
"He is suffering from nausea."
Vomiting
/ቮሚቲንግ/
ማስመለስ
Eject matter from the stomach through the mouth.
በአፍ በኩል ሆድ ውስጥ ያለን ነገር ማስወጣት።
Examples
"The child is vomiting."
Swelling
/ስዌሊንግ/
ማበጥ
An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body.
አንድ የሰውነት ክፍል ከተገቢው በላይ ማበጥ።
Examples
"The swelling is getting worse."
Bruise
/ብሩዝ/
መወለል / ጥቁረት
An injury appearing as an area of discolored skin.
በመመታት ምክንያት የሚመጣ የቆዳ መጥቆር።
Examples
"He has a bruise on his arm."
Laceration
/ላሰሬሽን/
ጥልቅ ቁስል
A deep cut or tear in skin or flesh.
በቆዳ ላይ የሚደርስ ጥልቅ መቆረጥ።
Examples
"He has a laceration on his leg."
Puncture
/ፓንክቸር/
መበሳት
A small hole in a tire, or skin, made by a sharp object.
በሹል ነገር የሚደረግ መበሳት።
Examples
"It is a puncture wound."
Abrasion
/አብሬዥን/
መላጥ
An area of skin damaged by scraping or wearing away.
በመፋተግ ምክንያት የሚደርስ የቆዳ መላጥ።
Examples
"She has an abrasion on her knee."
Dislocation
/ዲስሎኬሽን/
መውለቅ
Injury where a joint is forced out of normal position.
የመገጣጠሚያ አጥንት ከቦታው መውጣት።
Examples
"He has a shoulder dislocation."
Sprain
/ስፕሬይን/
መወለም
Wrench or twist the ligaments of an ankle, wrist, or other joint.
የመገጣጠሚያ አካባቢ መሳብ ወይም መወለም።
Examples
"I have an ankle sprain."
Strain
/ስትሬይን/
የጡንቻ መሳብ
A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme degree.
ጡንቻን ከመጠን በላይ መሳብ።
Examples
"He has a muscle strain."
Cramp
/ክራምፕ/
ቁርጠት / የጡንቻ መሳብ
A painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle.
በህመም የሚታጀብ የጡንቻ መኮማተር።
Examples
"I have a leg cramp."
Dehydration
/ዲሃይድሬሽን/
የፈሳሽ እጥረት
A harmful reduction in the amount of water in the body.
በሰውነት ውስጥ ያለው የውሃ መጠን መቀነስ።
Examples
"He is suffering from dehydration."
Heatstroke
/ሂትስትሮክ/
የፀሐይ ምት
A condition caused by your body overheating.
ሰውነት ከመጠን በላይ በመሞቁ የሚመጣ ህመም።
Examples
"Heatstroke is an emergency."
Hypothermia
/ሃይፖተርሚያ/
ከፍተኛ የሰውነት ቅዝቃዜ
Condition of having an abnormally low body temperature.
የሰውነት ሙቀት ከመጠን በላይ መቀነስ።
Examples
"He is suffering from hypothermia."
Poison
/ፖይዝን/
መርዝ
A substance that can cause death or injury when absorbed.
ወደ ሰውነት ሲገባ ጉዳት የሚያደርስ ነገር።
Examples
"It might be poison."
Poisoning
/ፖይዝኒንግ/
መመረዝ
Administer poison to a person or animal.
በመርዝ መጎዳት።
Examples
"Call the poison control center."
Toxic
/ቶክሲክ/
መርዛማ
Poisonous.
ጎጂ ወይም መርዛማ።
Examples
"The fumes are toxic."
Fumes
/ፊዩምስ/
ጭስ / ጋዝ
Gas, smoke, or vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous.
ጠንካራ ሽታ ያለው ወይም አደገኛ ጋዝ።
Examples
"Don't inhale the fumes."
Gas
/ጋዝ/
ጋዝ
An air-like fluid substance.
አየር መሰል ፈሳሽ ነገር።
Examples
"I smell gas."
Leak
/ሊክ/
መፍሰስ / ቀዳዳ
An accidental hole through which fluid or gas escapes.
ጋዝ ወይም ፈሳሽ የሚያመልጥበት ቀዳዳ።
Examples
"There is a gas leak."
Explosion
/ኤክስፕሎዥን/
ፍንዳታ
A violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart.
ኃይለኛ እና አጥፊ የሆነ ፍንዳታ።
Examples
"There was a loud explosion."
Structure
/ስትራክቸር/
ህንጻ / መዋቅር
A building or other object constructed from several parts.
ህንጻ ወይም የተሰራ ነገር።
Examples
"The structure is unstable."
Collapse
/ኮላፕስ/
መደርመስ
Fall down or give way suddenly.
ድንገት መውደቅ ወይም መደርመስ።
Examples
"The building might collapse."
Trapped
/ትራፕድ/
የተያዘ / የተዘጋበት
Caught in a trap or in a place from which one cannot escape.
መውጣት በማይቻልበት ቦታ መያዝ።
Examples
"He is trapped in the car."
Rubble
/ራብል/
ፍርስራሽ
Waste or fragments of stone, brick, concrete.
የድንጋይ ወይም የህንጻ ፍርስራሽ።
Examples
"Search the rubble for survivors."
Search
/ሰርች/
መፈለግ
Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully.
አንድን ነገር በጥንቃቄ መፈለግ።
Examples
"Start a search and rescue mission."
Rescue
/ሬስኪው/
ማዳን
Save someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.
አንድን ሰው ከአደጋ ማውጣት።
Examples
"The rescue team is here."
K9
/ኬ-ናይን/
ኬ-ናይን (የፖሊስ ውሻ)
Relating to or resembling a dog.
ከውሻ ጋር የተያያዘ (በተለይ የፖሊስ ውሻ)።
Examples
"The K9 unit is searching."
Helicopter
/ሄሊኮፕተር/
ሄሊኮፕተር
A type of aircraft.
ሄሊኮፕተር።
Examples
"A helicopter was sent to help."
Airlift
/ኤርሊፍት/
በአየር ማጓጓዝ
Transport by air, especially in an emergency.
በአየር (በሄሊኮፕተር) ሰዎችን ማጓጓዝ።
Examples
"We need to airlift the patient."
Transport
/ትራንስፖርት/
ማጓጓዝ
Take or carry people or goods from one place to another.
ሰዎችን ወይም ዕቃዎችን ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ማዘዋወር።
Examples
"Transport the victim to the hospital."
Transfer
/ትራንስፈር/
ማዛወር
Move from one place to another.
ከአንድ ቦታ ወደ ሌላ ማዛወር።
Examples
"Transfer him to a larger hospital."
Admit
/አድሚት/
ማስገባት
Allow someone to enter a place; accept into a hospital.
ወደ ሆስፒታል ለህክምና ማስገባት።
Examples
"They decided to admit him."
Discharge
/ዲስቻርጅ/
ማስወጣት / ማሰናበት
Allow someone to leave a hospital.
ከሆስፒታል ህክምና ጨርሶ እንዲወጣ ማድረግ።
Examples
"He is ready for discharge."
Recovery
/ሪከቨሪ/
ማገገም
A return to a normal state of health.
ወደ ጤናማ ሁኔታ መመለስ።
Examples
"I wish you a speedy recovery."
Stabilize
/ስታቢላይዝ/
ማረጋጋት (ጤናን)
Make or become unlikely to change, fail, or decline.
የታካሚውን ሁኔታ እንዳይባባስ ማድረግ።
Examples
"We need to stabilize the patient."
Monitor
/ሞኒተር/
መከታተል
Observe and check the progress or quality of something.
ሁኔታዎችን መከታተል እና መቆጣጠር።
Examples
"Monitor his heart rate."
Vital
/ቫይታል/
አስፈላጊ
Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
በጣም አስፈላጊ ወይም ወሳኝ።
Examples
"Check the vital signs."
Signs
/ሳይንስ/
ምልክቶች
An object, quality, or event whose presence indicates something else.
አንድን ሁኔታ የሚያሳዩ ምልክቶች።
Examples
"Look for signs of life."
Awake
/አዌክ/
ንቁ / የነቃ
Not asleep.
ያልተኛ / የነቃ።
Examples
"Is he awake?"
Alert
/አለርት/
ንቁ / ዝግጁ
Quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous circumstances.
ለአደጋ ንቁ እና ዝግጁ የሆነ።
Examples
"Be alert for changes."
Oriented
/ኦሪየንትድ/
አካባቢውን የሚያውቅ
Knowing where you are and who you are.
ያለበትን ሁኔታ እና ራሱን የሚያውቅ።
Examples
"Is the patient oriented?"
Confusion
/ኮንፊውዥን/
ግራ መጋባት
Uncertainty about what is happening.
ምን እየተካሄደ እንደሆነ ያለማወቅ ሁኔታ።
Examples
"The head injury caused confusion."
Memory
/ሜሞሪ/
ትውስታ
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
የማስታወስ ችሎታ።
Examples
"Does he have memory loss?"
Loss
/ሎስ/
ማጣት / ማጣት
The fact or process of losing something or someone.
አንድን ነገር ማጣት።
Examples
"Blood loss is severe."
Pale
/ፔይል/
የገረጣ
Light in color or having little color (skin).
የገረጣ ቆዳ (ለህመም ምልክት)።
Examples
"His face is pale."
Sweaty
/ስዌቲ/
የላበው
Moist with sweat.
በላብ የራሰ።
Examples
"He feels cold and sweaty."
Weak
/ዊክ/
ደካማ
Lacking physical strength and energy.
አካላዊ ጥንካሬ ማጣት።
Examples
"The pulse is weak."
Strong
/ስትሮንግ/
ጠንካራ
Having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.
ኃይል ወይም ጥንካሬ ያለው።
Examples
"The pulse is strong."
Regular
/ሬጉላር/
መደበኛ
Uniform or evenly spaced.
የተስተካከለ ወይም መደበኛ።
Examples
"The breathing is regular."
Irregular
/ኢሬጉላር/
ያልተስተካከለ
Not even or balanced.
የተዛባ ወይም ያልተስተካከለ።
Examples
"His pulse is irregular."
Shallow
/ሻሎው/
ላዩን የሆነ / አጭር (ትንፋሽ)
Not deep.
ጥልቅ ያልሆነ (ለምሳሌ ትንፋሽ)።
Examples
"His breathing is shallow."
Deep
/ዲፕ/
ጥልቅ
Extending far down from the top or surface.
ወደ ታች የሰረጸ ወይም ጥልቅ።
Examples
"Take a deep breath."
Gasping
/ጋስፒንግ/
ለትንፋሽ መውተርተር
Inhale suddenly with the mouth open, out of pain or astonishment.
አየር ለማግኘት በአፍ መውተርተር።
Examples
"He is gasping for air."
Wheezing
/ዊዚንግ/
ሲርር የሚል የትንፋሽ ድምፅ
Breathing with a whistling or rattling sound in the chest.
በመተንፈስ ጊዜ የሚሰማ የሽንኩር ድምፅ።
Examples
"I can hear him wheezing."
Coughing
/ኮፊንግ/
ሳል
Expelling air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound.
ከሳምባ አየርን በኃይል ማስወጣት።
Examples
"The patient is coughing blood."
Internal
/ኢንተርናል/
ውስጣዊ
Situated on the inside.
በውስጥ በኩል ያለ።
Examples
"He has internal bleeding."
External
/ኤክስተርናል/
ውጫዊ
Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.
በውጭ በኩል ያለ።
Examples
"The injury is external."
Fluid
/ፍሉይድ/
ፈሳሽ
A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure.
እንደ ውሃ ያለ ፈሳሽ ነገር።
Examples
"He needs intravenous fluids."
IV
/አይ ቪ/
አይ ቪ (በደም ስር የሚሰጥ ፈሳሽ)
Intravenous; into a vein.
በደም ስር የሚሰጥ ህክምና።
Examples
"Start an IV line."
Saline
/ሳላይን/
ሳላይን (የጨው ውሃ ድብልቅ)
A solution of salt in water.
በህክምና የሚያገለግል የጨው እና ውሃ ድብልቅ።
Examples
"Use saline to clean the wound."
Injection
/ኢንጄክሽን/
መርፌ
An instance of injecting or being injected.
መርፌ የመወጋት ተግባር።
Examples
"He needs an injection."
Needle
/ኒድል/
መርፌ (ብረቱ)
A very fine slender piece of metal.
ለመወጋት የሚያገለግል ቀጭን ብረት።
Examples
"Don't touch the needle."
Syringe
/ሲሪንጅ/
ሲሪንጅ
A tube with a nozzle and piston for sucking in and ejecting liquid.
ፈሳሽ መርፌ ለመስጠት የሚያገለግል መሣሪያ።
Examples
"Fill the syringe."
Glove
/ግላቭ/
ጓንት
A covering for the hand.
የእጅ መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"Wear gloves for safety."
Mask
/ማስክ/
ማስክ
A covering for the face.
የፊት መሸፈኛ።
Examples
"Put on your mask."
Gown
/ጋውን/
የህክምና ልብስ
A protective garment worn in a hospital.
በሆስፒታል ውስጥ የሚለበስ መከላከያ ልብስ።
Examples
"Put on the surgical gown."
Shield
/ሺልድ/
መከላከያ
A broad piece of armor used as a defense.
ለመከላከያ የሚያገለግል ነገር።
Examples
"Use a face shield."
Protection
/ፕሮቴክሽን/
ጥበቃ / መከላከያ
A person or thing that prevents someone or something from suffering harm.
ከጉዳት የመጠበቅ ተግባር።
Examples
"Wear protection."
Protocol
/ፕሮቶኮል/
ደንብ / መመሪያ
The official procedure or system of rules.
ኦፊሴላዊ የሥራ ቅደም ተከተል ወይም ደንብ።
Examples
"Follow the emergency protocol."
Procedure
/ፕሮሲጀር/
ሂደት / ተግባር
An established or official way of doing something.
አንድን ነገር ለማከናወን የተቀመጠ ቅደም ተከተል።
Examples
"It's a standard procedure."
Priority
/ፕራዮሪቲ/
ቅድሚያ የሚሰጠው
The fact or condition of being regarded as more important.
ከሁሉ አስቀድሞ መደረግ ያለበት ነገር።
Examples
"The victim is our priority."
Incident
/ኢንሲደንት/
ክስተት / አጋጣሚ
An event or occurrence.
የተከሰተ አጋጣሚ ወይም አደጋ።
Examples
"Report the incident."
Command
/ኮማንድ/
ትዕዛዝ
Give an authoritative order.
ትዕዛዝ መስጠት።
Examples
"Take command of the scene."
Scene
/ሲን/
ቦታ (አደጋው የደረሰበት)
The place where an incident in real life occurs.
አደጋው የተከሰተበት ቦታ።
Examples
"Secure the scene."
Secure
/ሴኩየር/
ጥበቃ ማድረግ / ማረጋገጥ
Fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost.
አንድን ነገር ደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ ማድረግ።
Examples
"Secure the area."
Perimeter
/ፔሪሜትር/
ዙሪያ
The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure.
የአንድ ቦታ ውጫዊ ዙሪያ።
Examples
"Set up a perimeter."
Crowd
/ክራውድ/
ህዝብ / ስብስብ
A large number of people gathered together.
በአንድ ቦታ የተሰበሰበ ብዙ ህዝብ።
Examples
"Control the crowd."
Control
/ኮንትሮል/
መቆጣጠር
The power to influence or direct people's behavior.
ሁኔታዎችን ወይም ሰዎችን መቆጣጠር።
Examples
"Control the bleeding."
Investigation
/ኢንቨስቲጌሽን/
ምርመራ
The action of investigating something or someone.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚደረግ ጥናት ወይም ምርመራ።
Examples
"The investigation is ongoing."
Evidence
/ኤቪደንስ/
ማስረጃ
The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief is true.
አንድ ነገር መሆኑን የሚያረጋግጥ ማስረጃ።
Examples
"Don't disturb the evidence."
Report
/ሪፖርት/
ሪፖርት
An account given of a particular matter.
ስለ አንድ ነገር የሚቀርብ መረጃ።
Examples
"File a police report."
Statement
/ስቴትመንት/
ቃል / መግለጫ
A definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.
በንግግር ወይም በፅሁፍ የሚሰጥ ቃል።
Examples
"Give your statement."
Identity
/አይደንቲቲ/
ማንነት
The fact of being who or what a person or thing is.
የአንድ ሰው ማንነት።
Examples
"Confirm the identity of the victim."
Document
/ዶኩመንት/
ሰነድ
A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information.
መረጃ የያዘ ፅሁፍ ወይም ሰነድ።
Examples
"Sign the document."
Insurance
/ኢንሹራንስ/
መድን / ኢንሹራንስ
A practice or arrangement by which a company provides a guarantee of compensation.
የጉዳት ካሳ ዋስትና።
Examples
"Do you have health insurance?"
Contact
/ኮንታክት/
መገናኘት
The state or condition of physical touching.
ከአንድ ሰው ጋር መገናኘት።
Examples
"Contact the family."
Family
/ፋሚሊ/
ቤተሰብ
A group of people related by blood or marriage.
በደም ወይም በጋብቻ የተዛመዱ ሰዎች።
Examples
"Notify the family."
Next-of-kin
/ኔክስት-ኦቭ-ኪን/
የቅርብ ዘመድ
A person's closest living relative.
የአንድ ሰው የቅርብ የህይወት ዘመድ።
Examples
"Who is your next-of-kin?"
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