**Let’s complete the sentences using the following words:**

| sala de emergencia *(emergency room)*|se cortó *(was cut)* |hinchado *(swollen)* |muletas *(crutches)* |
|–|–|–|–|
|**yeso** ***(cast)*** |**herida** ***(wound)*** |**se rompió** ***(it broke)*** |**daño** ***(hurt)*** |

1. Alicia **cut** her knee.

2. Tom’s ankle is **swollen**.

3. Marisa walks on **crutches**.

4-5. Marisa has a **cast** because she **broke** her foot.

6. … She has a serious **wound**.

7. Julian **hurt** his shoulder.

8. All patients are in the **emergency room**.

1. se cortó
2. hinchado
3. muletas
4. yeso
5. se rompió
6. herida
7. daño
8. sala de emergencia

**Let’s write synonyms of the following words.**

1. herir *(hurt)*: lastimar.

2. dañar *(to damage)*: estropear.

3. hinchazón *(swelling)*: protuberancia.

4. el dolor *(pain)*: sufrimiento.

5. la cama *(bed)*: litera.

6. socorrer *(help)*: ayudar.

**Let’s complete the sentences.**

1. A child fell off his bicycle, and he got **hurt**.

2. We called the lifeguards, and immediately an **ambulance** arrived.

3. They decided that the boy **broke** his leg.

4. They put him on a **stretcher** and took him to the **hospital** in an ambulance.

5. At the hospital, they took an **x-ray** to determine if his leg was broken.

6. The orthopedic adjusted the bone and put a **cast** on it.

7. The **nurse** helped the doctor.

1. daño
2. ambulancia
3. rompió
4. camilla / hospital
5. radiografía
6. yeso
7. enfermero

**Let’s complete the missing letters in the following sentence**.

The boy *fell* and sprained his *ankle*. They put him on a *stretcher* and *took* him to the *hospital* where the surgeon adjusted the *bone* and put a *cast* on it.

1. y
2. ll
3. ll
4. ll
5. h
6. h
7. y

**Let’s answer the following questions.**

1. Why is his ankle swollen?

Tiene el tobillo hinchado porque se lo dobló.
*(He has his ankle swollen because he bent it)*.

2. Why did they take an X-ray?

Le tomaron una radiografía para asegurarse de que el hueso estaba roto.
*(They took an X-ray to make sure the bone was broken)*.

3. Why did they have to reduce the bone?

Para poder acomodar el hueso.
*(To be able to accommodate the bone)*.

4. Why would the child have to use crutches?

Tendrá que Ir con muletas para poder caminar.
*(He will have to go on crutches to be able to walk)*.

5. Why does the doctor put stitches on him?

Para que la herida pueda cerrarse.
*(Because in that way, the wound can be closed).*

**Let’s write an example about an imaginary accident to get an idea of ​​how to perform the exercise**.

En las vacaciones fuimos de viaje a la montaña con mi familia. Mi papá iba conduciendo cuando de repente se atraviesa una vaca. Nos chocamos contra un árbol por esquivar al animal. Mi mamá se cortó el brazo con el vidrio de la ventana, mi papá se rompió la cabeza con el parabrisas, y yo me rompí la pierna.

*On vacation, we went on a trip to the mountains with my family. My dad was driving when he suddenly ran into a cow. We collided with a tree to avoid the animal. My mom cut her arm on the windowpane, my dad broke his head on the windshield, and I broke my leg.*