Words you learn in Spanish Hospitals

 

Ambulance

When I fell down the stairs at a Parador hotel in La Palma in the Canary Islands I was able to call ayuda, meaning help.

Next day on Tenerife before flying to London I was able to understand and be understood at the hospital.

English - Spanish

advanced - avanzado

Ambulance - ambulancia

and - y

Canary Islands - Canaria

Entrance - entrada

Exit - salida

Emergency - emergencia /urgencia

help - ayuda

Local police - policia local

of - de

or - o

outpatients - consultas externas

Police - Policia

recepcion - reception

service - servicio

support - soporte

vital - vital

Spanish - English

ayuda - help / aid

Canaria - Canary Islands

consultas externas - outpatients

de - of

el - the (masculine)

forma - form (which you must fill out with your details)

entrada - Entrance

Hospiten - private hospital, like BUPA, lots of signs to Hospiten in Tenerife which has two in the Costa Adeje area

medico - doctor

necesito - I need (the letter o on the end of the word means I, like amo means I love in Latin)

nombre - name (your name - not number)

numero - number (waiting in a queue to be seen)

o - or

policia - police 

salida - exit

servicio - service

soporte - support

soporte vital avanzado - advanced life support

urgencias - emergencies

vital - vital

y - and

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