外伤 Injuries: Falls, Wounds and Stitches

By the end of this module you can…

• Ask how an injury happened: a fall, a crash, a bike, at work, or at someone else’s hands.
• Ask the head and neck questions after a fall, and ask about blood thinners every time.
• Take a wound history, and talk a patient through numbing and stitches.
• Ask about the last tetanus shot, and explain splints, X-rays and crutches.
• Explain wound care at home and when to come back.

Key vocabulary

Sixteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Injuries

• 摔倒shuāi dǎoTo fall
• 磕到头kē dào tóuTo hit one’s head
• 割伤gē shāngCut
• 擦伤cā shāngScrape, graze
• 扭伤niǔ shāngSprain
• 骨折gǔ zhéBroken bone, fracture
• 淤青yū qīngBruise
• 晕倒yūn dǎoTo faint

Treatment

• 缝针féng zhēnStitches
• 打麻药dǎ má yàoTo give numbing medicine
• 破伤风针pò shāng fēng zhēnTetanus shot
• 包扎bāo zāTo bandage, dress a wound
• 夹板jiā bǎnSplint
• 拐杖guǎi zhàngCrutches
• 颈托jǐng tuōNeck collar
• 拍片pāi piànTo take an X-ray

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 您先别动，脖子疼吗？Nín xiān bié dòng, bó zi téng ma?Don’t move yet. Does your neck hurt?
2. 用嘴回答我，别点头。Yòng zuǐ huí dá wǒ, bié diǎn tóu.Answer in words; don’t nod.
3. 摔的时候晕过去了吗？Shuāi de shí hou yūn guò qu le ma?Did you pass out when you fell?
4. 您吃稀释血液的药吗？Nín chī xī shì xuè yè de yào ma?Do you take a blood thinner?
5. 是什么东西弄伤的？什么时候伤的？Shì shén me dōng xi nòng shāng de? Shén me shí hou shāng de?What caused it, and when?
6. 手指能动吗？摸着有感觉吗？Shǒu zhǐ néng dòng ma? Mō zhe yǒu gǎn jué ma?Can you move your fingers? Feel my touch?
7. 最后一次打破伤风针是什么时候？Zuì hòu yí cì dǎ pò shāng fēng zhēn shì shén me shí hou?When was your last tetanus shot?
8. 先打一点麻药，打的时候会有点疼，很快就过去。Xiān dǎ yì diǎn má yào, dǎ de shí hou huì yǒu diǎn téng, hěn kuài jiù guò qu.Numbing first: a little sting that passes quickly.
9. 这是夹板，先固定一下，消肿以后可能再打石膏。Zhè shì jiā bǎn, xiān gù dìng yí xià, xiāo zhǒng yǐ hòu kě néng zài dǎ shí gāo.A splint for now; maybe a cast once the swelling is down.
10. 越来越红、越来越肿、流脓或者发烧，要马上回来。Yuè lái yuè hóng, yuè lái yuè zhǒng, liú nóng huò zhě fā shāo, yào mǎ shàng huí lai.Redder, more swollen, pus, or a fever: come back right away.

What’s in Module 6

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Bumps and Breaks
2. Part 2 · The Words for InjuriesReading the Pinyin · Saying 摔了一跤 vs. Charting 跌倒 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · How Did It Happen?
3. Part 3 · FallsThe Fall Script · A Hit to the Head · Keep Your Neck Still · Key Patterns
4. Part 4 · Wounds and StitchesThe Wound Questions · Numbing and Stitches · The Tetanus Question · Caring for Stitches at Home
5. Part 5 · Bones and CausesSplints, X-Rays and Crutches · Why Did You Fall? · What Patients Say · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 6 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 6 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 6 Wrap-Up · 下次见