On this page you will find a complete list of French first aid (les premiers secours) and injury (la blessure) vocabulary. A lot of these words can be considered medical vocabulary and therefore similar to their English translations. However, many are very different from their English counterparts and demand time for study. Below we’ve included links to vocabulary lists covering emergency phrases, hospital words and body parts.
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| les premiers secours first aid |
la blessure injury | blesser to injure |
| se blesser to injure oneself |
l’accident accident | l’urgence emergency |
| la blessure wound | la trousse de premiers secours first aid box (UK) / kit (US) |
l’entorse sprain |
| la coupure cut | to apply apressure presser/appuyer | l’écorchure graze |
| la brûlure burn | le coup de soleil sunburn | la fracture fracture |
| l’écharpe sling | le coup de lapin whiplash | la minerve neckbrace |
| la contusion bruise | la morsure bite | l’écharde splinter |
| la piqûre sting | la pommade ointment | la pansement band-aid (US) / plaster (UK) |
| l’épingle de sûreté safety pin |
le bandage bandage | les analgésiques painkillers |
| la serviette antiseptique antiseptic wipe |
la pince fine tweezers | les ciseaux scissors |
| l’antiseptique antiseptic | la gaze gauze | le pansement dressing |
| l’attelle splint | le sparadrap adhesive tape |
la réanimation resuscitation |
| l’hémorragie haemorrhage | l’ampoule blister | la commotion cérébrale concussion |
| l’empoisonnement poisoning | le choc électrique electric shock |
la traumatisme crânien head injury |
| le choc shock | sans connaissance unconscious | le pouls pulse |
| la respiration breathing | étouffer to choke |
stérile sterile |
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