How to Call an Ambulance in Spanish
Estimated time: 5 minutes
Learn essential Spanish phrases for calling an ambulance and describing a medical emergency. This lesson covers unconsciousness, breathing problems, bleeding, injuries, allergic reactions, seizures, giving your location, sharing medical information, and asking what to do while help is on the way.
Spanish phrases
Necesito una ambulancia.
I need an ambulance.
Llame a una ambulancia, por favor.
Please call an ambulance.
Es una emergencia médica.
It's a medical emergency.
Hay una persona herida.
Someone is injured.
Hay una persona inconsciente.
Someone is unconscious.
No responde.
They're not responding.
No respira.
They're not breathing.
Le cuesta respirar.
They're having trouble breathing.
Tiene dolor en el pecho.
They have chest pain.
Está sangrando mucho.
They're bleeding heavily.
Se ha caído.
They fell.
Ha tenido un accidente.
They've had an accident.
Creo que se ha roto una pierna.
I think they broke a leg.
Creo que se ha golpeado la cabeza.
I think they hit their head.
Está teniendo una reacción alérgica.
They're having an allergic reaction.
Tiene una convulsión.
They're having a seizure.
Se ha desmayado.
They fainted.
Tiene fiebre muy alta.
They have a very high fever.
Estoy en esta dirección.
I'm at this address.
Estamos en la calle...
We're on ... Street.
Estamos cerca de...
We're near...
No sé la dirección exacta.
I don't know the exact address.
¿Puede localizar mi teléfono?
Can you locate my phone?
Mi número de teléfono es...
My phone number is...
La persona está despierta.
The person is awake.
La persona está consciente.
The person is conscious.
La persona puede hablar.
The person can speak.
La persona tiene alergias.
The person has allergies.
Toma este medicamento.
They take this medication.
Tiene diabetes.
They have diabetes.
Tiene asma.
They have asthma.
¿Qué debo hacer mientras llega la ambulancia?
What should I do while the ambulance is coming?
¿Debo mover a la persona?
Should I move the person?
¿Cuánto tardará la ambulancia?
How long will the ambulance take?
Por favor, venga rápido.
Please come quickly.
Ya estamos esperando fuera.
We're already waiting outside.
Alguien esperará en la entrada.
Someone will wait at the entrance.
La ambulancia ya ha llegado.
The ambulance has arrived.