First Aid in Spain
Help someone who collapses, call 112 and handle cuts, sprains and heatstroke in Spanish.
In Spain the emergency number is 112, and the operator will talk you through what to do until the ambulance arrives. Many public places have a defibrillator, and summer heat makes golpes de calor a real risk. Bystanders are expected to help and shout instructions to each other. The cards follow a hot afternoon on the seafront in Alicante and a hike the next weekend.
- 1
¿Alguien sabe primeros auxilios?
Does anyone here know first aid?
- 2
¡Que alguien llame al 112, ya!
Somebody call 112, now!
- 3
Señor, ¿me oye?
Sir, can you hear me?
- 4
Se ha desmayado.
He's fainted.
- 5
Mira a ver si respira.
Check if he's breathing.
- 6
No lo muevas.
Don't move him.
- 7
Ponlo de lado, en posición de seguridad.
Put him on his side, in the recovery position.
- 8
Aprieta fuerte sobre la herida.
Press hard on the wound.
- 9
Está sangrando mucho.
She's bleeding a lot.
- 10
¿Hay un botiquín por aquí?
Is there a first aid kit around here?
- 11
¡Traed el desfibrilador!
Bring the defibrillator!
- 12
Empiezo con el masaje cardíaco.
I'll start chest compressions.
- 13
Creo que le ha dado un golpe de calor.
I think he's got heatstroke.
- 14
Llévala a la sombra y dale agua.
Take her into the shade and give her water.
- 15
Creo que me he torcido el tobillo.
I think I've twisted my ankle.
- 16
Ponle hielo envuelto en un trapo.
Put some ice on it, wrapped in a cloth.
- 17
Tranquilo, la ambulancia ya viene de camino.
Stay calm, the ambulance is on its way.
- 18
¿Es alérgico a algo?
Is he allergic to anything?
- 19
Está consciente, pero muy desorientado.
He's conscious, but very confused.
- 20
¿Se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza?
Did he hit his head?