Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

sjokkleie

English translation:

shock position

Added to glossary by stephen mewes
Jan 21, 2011 15:25
13 yrs ago
Norwegian term

sjokkleie

Norwegian to English Medical Medical: Health Care
Dersom symptomatisk hypotensjon inntreffer skal pasienten plasseres i sjokkleie.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 shock position
4 the Trendelenburg position

Proposed translations

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shock position

See ref. There are many more...
Example sentence:

Place patient in shock position if hypotension is present.

If hypotension occurs, the patient should be placed in the shock position...

Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Ek : See http://www.hmsportalen.net/katalog/Fagemner/kapittel_30/foer... for a Norwegian diagram.
2 mins
Thanks Charles :)
agree lingo_montreal : While both Anna & Tariq's answers are correct, the most widely used & understood term is the generic "shock position" -- see 7 million+ hits (versus "Trendelenburg" - 135,000 hits) on Google.
2 hrs
Thanks lingo_montreal :)
agree Julie Skorgen : "Shock position" seems the most correct translation to me (depending on the rest of the text). "Trendelenburg position" I would use only if indicated in the text...
10 hrs
Thanks Julie :)
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the Trendelenburg position

entered sjokkleie into Google images and recognised this from First Aid, it is also offered in Google Translate as well
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