Car Accident in Spanish 

Last updated: December 8, 2025

By  Doc Molly

EMT evaluating the patient inside the ambulance.


In this lesson, you will hear an EMT respond at the scene of a car accident. Listen as he evaluates the patient's neurological function and looks for signs of injury.

See if you can pick out the verb "to press" while he examines the patient for injury. We will review this at the end. 

LEVEL - INTERMEDIATE

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Diálogo 

0:55

E = EMT,  P = Patient

E: ¿Dónde le duele más?

P: La cabeza, en la frente, por la parte derecha.

E: ¿Le duele el cuello?

P: Sí, en la parte derecha, también.

E: De uno a diez, siendo diez el dolor más fuerte, ¿cuánto le duele?

P: No sé, pero me duele mucho.

E: Necesito tomar su temperatura. Este termómetro va debajo de su lengua. Abra la boca. Muy bien. Le voy a presionar el pecho, el abdomen, y la pelvis. ¿Le duele?

P: No me duele. Me duele la cabeza más que nada. ¿Qué le ha pasado a mi cara? ¡Estoy sangrando!

E: Está bien señora. Voy a examinar su cara y su cráneo. Okay señora, sólo veo rasguños. Todo está bien. ¿Puede sentir cuando le toco el pie?

P: Sí, lo puedo sentir.

E: Mueva los dedos de los pies. Vamos a voltearla y revisar su espalda. Es preciso que no se mueva. Le voy a presionar la espalda y dígame si le duele. ¿Le duele aquí?

P: No.

E: Estoy verificando la función de sus nervios. ¿Puede usted apretar sus nalgas por favor? Muy bien.
Ahora voy a hacerle unas preguntas sobre su historial médico.

Evaluating for Injury

2:14

Pressionar
to press

Le voy a presionar el pecho, el abdomen y la pelvis.
Voy a presionar su pecho, su abdomen y su pelvis. 
I am going to press on your chest, your abdomen, and your pelvis. 

If we use LE to refer to the patient, we use a definite article before each body part. 
If we omit the LE, we use a posseive article (su) before each body part. 

¿Le duele? 
Does that/this/it hurt?


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Gracias por escuchar. Thanks for listening.
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