A Medical Emergency
Use these intermediate phrases when you must manage a serious medical emergency.
Key Phrases
Please help, there has been a serious accident and this person is hurt.
💡 Use this to get immediate attention in a public place.
He is not moving at all, so I think he is unconscious.
💡 Describe a person who cannot wake up or speak.
She has had a bad reaction to some food that she ate.
💡 Use this when someone is very sick from an allergy.
I need to call an ambulance immediately because he cannot breathe very well.
💡 Say this when a person needs urgent medical help.
Can you tell me where it hurts or if you feel dizzy?
💡 Ask this to find out the location of the pain.
He fell down the stairs and he has hurt his head badly.
💡 Explain how the injury happened to the first responders.
If we do not get help quickly, the situation will get worse.
💡 Use this to show that the situation is urgent.
He might have a food allergy, so we must find his medicine.
💡 Explain that the person has a known medical condition.
Can you show me where the pain is and how it started?
💡 Ask this if the person is awake and can speak.
Please try to stay calm because the doctor has already been called.
💡 Comfort a patient who is waiting for medical help.