Hospital and emergencies
❃ Hospital and emergencies
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ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ?
[ hong mo yu sai? ] -
Where is the hospital?
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ຊ່ວຍເອີ້ນລົດໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ແດ່!
[ suay oen lot hong mo hai dae! ] -
Please call an ambulance!
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ນີ້ແມ່ນເຫດສຸກເສີນ!
[ ni maen het suk soen! ] -
This is an emergency!
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ມີຄົນບາດເຈັບ
[ mi khon bat chep ] -
There is an injured person.
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ລາວສະຫຼົບໄປ
[ lao salop pai ] -
He/she fainted.
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ຫາຍໃຈຍາກຫຼາຍ
[ hai chai nyak lai ] -
Breathing is very difficult.
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ຕ້ອງໃສ່ນໍ້າເກືອ
[ tong sai nam kua ] -
Needs an IV drip.
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ຕ້ອງສັກຢາ
[ tong sak ya ] -
Needs an injection.
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ຕ້ອງເຍັບແຜ
[ tong nyip phae ] -
Needs stitches.
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ຂ້ອຍມີປະກັນໄພການເດີນທາງ
[ khoi mi pakan phai kan doen thang ] -
I have travel insurance.
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ຕິດຕໍ່ບໍລິສັດປະກັນໄພຂອງຂ້ອຍແດ່
[ tit to bolisat pakan phai khong khoi dae ] -
Please contact my insurance company.
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ສາມາດສົ່ງກັບປະເທດໄດ້ບໍ່?
[ samat song kap pathet dai bo? ] -
Can I be repatriated?
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ໂຮງໝໍສາກົນຢູ່ໃສ?
[ hong mo sakon yu sai? ] -
Where is the international hospital?
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ຂ້ອຍຢາກໄປປິ່ນປົວຢູ່ອຸດອນ
[ khoi yak pai pin pua yu udon ] -
I want to go for treatment in Udon Thani (Thailand).
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ຕ້ອງນອນໂຮງໝໍບໍ່?
[ tong non hong mo bo? ] -
Do I need to be hospitalized?
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ລາວເສຍເລືອດຫຼາຍ
[ lao sia luat lai ] -
He/she lost a lot of blood.
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ກຸບເລືອດຂອງຂ້ອຍແມ່ນ...
[ kup luat khong khoi maen... ] -
My blood type is...
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ໃຜເປັນຍາດຕິພີ່ນ້ອງ?
[ phai pen nyat ti phi nong? ] -
Who is the relative/next of kin?
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ອາການຊົງຕົວແລ້ວ
[ akan song tua laew ] -
The condition is stable.
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ຂອບໃຈທີ່ຊ່ວຍຊີວິດຂ້ອຍ
[ khop chai thi suay siwit khoi ] -
Thank you for saving my life.
While minor ailments can be handled at local clinics, a serious medical emergency in Laos requires immediate and specific action. If a major accident occurs, you must shout ນີ້ແມ່ນເຫດສຸກເສີນ! (ni maen het suk soen! - this is an emergency!) and ask locals ໂຮງໝໍຢູ່ໃສ? (hong mo yu sai? - where is the hospital?) or beg them to ຊ່ວຍເອີ້ນລົດໂຮງໝໍໃຫ້ແດ່! (suay oen lot hong mo hai dae! - call an ambulance!). You can explain the situation by saying ມີຄົນບາດເຈັບ (mi khon bat chep - there is an injured person). In standard Lao hospitals, the initial treatment for almost any severe fatigue or dehydration is an IV drip, so do not be surprised if they say you ຕ້ອງໃສ່ນໍ້າເກືອ (tong sai nam kua - need an IV drip). However, the critical cultural and practical reality of the Lao healthcare system is that it lacks the advanced facilities found in the West. Therefore, expats and tourists facing serious conditions invariably ask ໂຮງໝໍສາກົນຢູ່ໃສ? (hong mo sakon yu sai? - where is the international hospital?) or, more commonly, choose to cross the border into Thailand for superior medical care. It is entirely standard practice to say ຂ້ອຍຢາກໄປປິ່ນປົວຢູ່ອຸດອນ (khoi yak pai pin pua yu udon - I want to go for treatment in Udon Thani). Because medical evacuations are astronomically expensive, having travel insurance is non-negotiable. You must tell the hospital administration ຕິດຕໍ່ບໍລິສັດປະກັນໄພຂອງຂ້ອຍແດ່ (tit to bolisat pakan phai khong khoi dae - please contact my insurance company). If your condition is critical, the ultimate question your insurance will handle is ສາມາດສົ່ງກັບປະເທດໄດ້ບໍ່? (samat song kap pathet dai bo? - can I be repatriated?). Navigating a Lao emergency room can be chaotic and stressful, but remaining as calm as possible and relying on your insurance provider's guidance is your safest route to recovery.
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