Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schnappatmung
English translation:
gasping (breathing)
Added to glossary by
Christine Lam
Jun 21, 2005 20:19
19 yrs ago
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German term
Schnappatmung
German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
in an emergency physician`s report as a term to be checked off among others such as
Dyspnoe
Zyanose
Spastik
Rasselgeräusche
Stridor
Atemwegverlegung
Schnappatmung
Apnoe
Beatmung
Dyspnoe
Zyanose
Spastik
Rasselgeräusche
Stridor
Atemwegverlegung
Schnappatmung
Apnoe
Beatmung
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | gasping breathing |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +1 | gasping |
Oliver Annacker
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| 3 | gasping respiration |
gfish
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| 3 -1 | short(ness) of breath |
Sofia Ziskind
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Change log
Jun 21, 2005 22:17: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Schnappatment" to "Schnappatmung"
Proposed translations
+5
11 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
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252
German term (edited):
Schnappatment
Selected
gasping breathing
straight from Bunjes, usually reliable
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you very much"
+1
12 mins
Oliver Annacker
Sweden
Sweden
Native in German
Specializes in field
Sweden
PhD with 8 years in biomedical research
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, Swedish to German
Related KudoZ points
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8
German term (edited):
Schnappatment
gasping
Schnapp|atmung: (engl.) gasping; langsame, von größeren Pausen unterbrochene Atmung bei Schädigung des Atemzentrums* inf. zerebraler Hypoxie; Vork.: v. a. präfinal als sog. agonale Atmung. Vgl. Atmungstypen.
(Pschyrembel, Klinisches Wörterbuch, 2002)
(Pschyrembel, Klinisches Wörterbuch, 2002)
-1
15 mins
Sofia Ziskind
Israel
Israel
Native in English
Israel
skilled linguist & web search ninja
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
German term (edited):
Schnappatment
short(ness) of breath
"shortness" for "Schnappatmung" and "short" for "schnappatment" of course. "nach luft schnappen" means to gasp for air.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Siegfried Armbruster
: Sorry, I am short of breath after 10 km uphill on my bike. "Schnappatmung" is a life threatening situation that indicates major brain damage
9 hrs
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12 hrs
gasping respiration
Gasping respiration in the dying patient is the last respiratory pattern prior to terminal apnea.
http://jme.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/3/164
Convulsive movements and gasping respiration occurs; respiration stops and a few minutes later heart action ceases
www.indsci.com/sup_gi_o2info.asp
http://jme.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/28/3/164
Convulsive movements and gasping respiration occurs; respiration stops and a few minutes later heart action ceases
www.indsci.com/sup_gi_o2info.asp
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