Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
funciones vitales
English translation:
vital functions/ vital signs
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Chiquipaisa
Jun 4, 2006 17:43
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Spanish term
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
funciones vitales
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
República Dominicana
It seems to me that there has to be a better way than "vitl functions" but it doesn't come to me.
Urgencia Médica: Se entiende comco el comienzo repentino o inesperado de una condición aguda con síntomas severos que requieren tratamiento médico inmediato dentro de las veinticuatro (24) horas del mismo y de la naturaleza tal de no proporcionarse dicho trtamiento se arriesgue la vida del pacient o cause deterior de sus funciones vitales. Este tipo ...
Urgencia Médica: Se entiende comco el comienzo repentino o inesperado de una condición aguda con síntomas severos que requieren tratamiento médico inmediato dentro de las veinticuatro (24) horas del mismo y de la naturaleza tal de no proporcionarse dicho trtamiento se arriesgue la vida del pacient o cause deterior de sus funciones vitales. Este tipo ...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | vital functions/ vital signs |
Chiquipaisa
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| 3 | vital processes |
Teresa Lopez
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| 3 | vitals |
Susana Galilea
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| 3 | may be life-threatening |
Yasser El Helw
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Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Chiquipaisa
Native in Spanish
&
English
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 3 more.
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vital functions/ vital signs
vital functions is correct, though maybe you could used vital signs, though it's not exactly the same thing.
Vital Functions Definition - Free Online Dictionary: TheFreeDictionary.com
Definition of Vital functions. those functions or actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as...Find thousands of free online definitions & reference guides at TheFreeDictionary.com.www.thefreedictionary.com/Vital functions -
Wikipedia: Vital signs
Vital signs are often taken by health professionals in order to assess the most basic body functions. Vital signs are an essential part of a case presentation. ... This article is about vital signs in medicine. For ...
Quick Links: Primary four - Additional signs - Fifth sign
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_signs
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS. Optimal patient care requires that the EMT-I accurately assess patients. The following topics will be discussed during this lesson: · Initial assessment ... 8. Demonstrate taking vital signs and performing a focused history ... refill, heart rate, altered LOC) Orthostatic vital signs if indicated ...www.lbfdtraining.com/Pages/emt/sectiona/patientassessmentvf...
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could used= could use
Vital Functions Definition - Free Online Dictionary: TheFreeDictionary.com
Definition of Vital functions. those functions or actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as...Find thousands of free online definitions & reference guides at TheFreeDictionary.com.www.thefreedictionary.com/Vital functions -
Wikipedia: Vital signs
Vital signs are often taken by health professionals in order to assess the most basic body functions. Vital signs are an essential part of a case presentation. ... This article is about vital signs in medicine. For ...
Quick Links: Primary four - Additional signs - Fifth sign
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_signs
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS
PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS. Optimal patient care requires that the EMT-I accurately assess patients. The following topics will be discussed during this lesson: · Initial assessment ... 8. Demonstrate taking vital signs and performing a focused history ... refill, heart rate, altered LOC) Orthostatic vital signs if indicated ...www.lbfdtraining.com/Pages/emt/sectiona/patientassessmentvf...
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could used= could use
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your help.
Mike :)"
30 mins
Teresa Lopez
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Many years of experience
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
vital processes
If a function can be an act/action or a process, how about calling these vital processes?
38 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Works in field
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Latin American, Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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83
vitals
They call an ambulance. They check her vitals. They find out what went wrong. ... Henson was one of the EMT’s that answered that emergency call. ...
www.ncemsf.org/resources/localnews/shownews.ems?item=96 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
vitals
A noun
1 vital organ, vitals
a bodily organ that is essential for life
www.ncemsf.org/resources/localnews/shownews.ems?item=96 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
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Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
vitals
A noun
1 vital organ, vitals
a bodily organ that is essential for life
14 hrs
Yasser El Helw
Egypt
Egypt
Native in English
Specializes in field
Egypt
NATIVE SPEAKER OF MEDICINE
Native in: Arabic , English
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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may be life-threatening
"Life-threatening" is always a problem when translating into Spanish. I think "deterioro de funciones vitales" has been devised as a way out.
Best regards
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-06-05 07:56:11 GMT)
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Most of the Spanish equivalents of "life-threatening" use the word "vital". Here are some examples: urgencias vitales/situaciones de riesgo vital/que comprometen la vida/que entrañan riesgo vital, and so on.
Suerte,
Yasser
Best regards
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Note added at 14 hrs (2006-06-05 07:56:11 GMT)
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Most of the Spanish equivalents of "life-threatening" use the word "vital". Here are some examples: urgencias vitales/situaciones de riesgo vital/que comprometen la vida/que entrañan riesgo vital, and so on.
Suerte,
Yasser
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