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Notversorgung

English translation: emergency care or emergency treatment

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German term or phrase:Notversorgung
English translation:emergency care or emergency treatment
Entered by: Clare Forder

19:47 Feb 20, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / reference for a doctor
German term or phrase: Notversorgung
context: erlente XXX die Notversorgung von kritisch kranken Patienten.
Clare Forder
Local time: 03:08
emergency care or emergency treatment
Explanation:
Notfallversorgung f = emergency care
(Langenscheidt Wörterbuch Medizin deutsch-englisch)
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Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 22:08
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +13emergency care or emergency treatment
Patricia Daehler
3intensive care
David Seycek


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
emergency care or emergency treatment


Explanation:
Notfallversorgung f = emergency care
(Langenscheidt Wörterbuch Medizin deutsch-englisch)

Patricia Daehler
United States
Local time: 22:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 491
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: would be my choice.
1 min
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agree  John Speese: That's what I thought too when I first saw the question.
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agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
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agree  Steffen Walter: Yes, my first thought, too.
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agree  Siegfried Armbruster
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yep; any dicitonary will confirm this:)
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agree  Ulrike Kraemer
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agree  Ana Krämer
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agree  Michael Harris
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agree  milinad
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agree  Claudia Tomaschek
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agree  Tim Jenkins: definitely "care", so would include "treatment" too
17 hrs
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agree  Sonia Heidemann
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
intensive care


Explanation:
„kritisch kranke Patienten“ suggest “intensive” rather than “emergency”. „Notversorgung von kritisch kranken Patienten“ doesn’t sound right to a German ear.

David Seycek
Austria
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): This is just a form of in-patient treatment; the above is what leads to it usually
14 hrs
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