Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

Lægeassistent

English translation:

Doctor's Assistant/Medical Assistent/Paramedic

Added to glossary by Christine Andersen
Sep 18, 2005 14:18
18 yrs ago
Danish term

Lægeassistent

Danish to English Medical Medical: Health Care Operating theatre staff
At the end of a description of an operation: (the technical details, recommendation for post-op. care and medication etc.)
Lægeassistent (Name) Sygeplejerskeassistent (Name) (Name of surgeon).

I wondered if I could just write 'Surgeon's assistant' ?

I can see that a 'lægeassistent' in various situations has a fair amount of medical training depending on what the person does, some more than others, but from the somewhat sparse context here I suspect this one would be some kind of surgeon, possibly highly qualified, but not quite the senior specialist in charge of the operation.

Thanks again! I hope this is the last question....
Most of this 20-page job is in normal language written by 'ordinary mortals' ! But the medical journals, although more or less decipherable, are a challenge to translate!
Proposed translations (English)
4 Doctor's Assistant
5 +1 paramedic
5 Medical Assistant

Proposed translations

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Selected

Doctor's Assistant

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Note added at 2005-09-18 14:35:47 (GMT)
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or \"surgeon\'s assistant\" as you suggested
Reference:

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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I chose this one because in this case I am fairly certain that the person is a fully qualified surgeon who just happens to be in second position on this occasion. (He appears in other situations too in the texts.) Lægeassistent is definitely also a paramedic - eg in ambulance crews and many other situations, so that definitely goes into the glossary too. Thanks everyone!"
44 mins
Danish term (edited): L�geassistent

Medical Assistant

Common term in US
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+1
1 hr
Danish term (edited): L�geassistent

paramedic

:o)
Peer comment(s):

agree Dziadzio
18 hrs
Thank you very much!
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