Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Flaschen
English translation:
drainage bottles
Added to glossary by
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Jun 25, 2015 12:31
8 yrs ago
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German term
Flaschen
German to English
Medical
Medical: Instruments
some kind of cast that her arms are in?
Während Ralf seine Reisetaschen aus dem Kofferraum zerrt, setzt sich Lilian auf den Fahrersitz, legt beide Flaschen auf den Schoß und nimmt den rechten Arm aus der Schlinge. Da die Schmerzen zu groß sind und sie an der operierten Seite komplett kraftlos ist, versucht Lilian mit der linken Hand, die Schaltung zu betätigen.
Proposed translations
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4 +3 | (drainage) bottles | Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) |
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Jun 26, 2015 14:43: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Created KOG entry
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(drainage) bottles
...given your additional context, this is very likely:
"...Die Drainagen werden in Abhängigkeit von der Fördermenge meistens zwischen dem 2. und 4. postoperativen Tag gezogen, jedoch erst so bald die tägliche Fördermenge < 10 ml beträgt... "
http://www.johanniter.de/einrichtungen/krankenhaus/genthin-s...
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Note added at 38 Min. (2015-06-25 13:10:01 GMT)
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...also called """vacuum drainage bottles""", e.g. see here:
"...You will have drains in place to take away this fluid. These are long, thin plastic tubes attached to vacuum drainage bottles. A nurse will remove these a few days after your operation..."
http://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/diagnosi...
Peer comment(s):
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Marga Shaw
: Very likely.
39 mins
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Many thanks, Marga!
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agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: That makes sense.
1 hr
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Many thanks, Brigitte!
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agree |
Anne Schulz
: sehr wahrscheinlich
5 hrs
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Many thanks, Anne!
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Comment: "thanks I will use drainage bottles."
Discussion
Based solely on this sentence I don't think we can figure this out - what else can you tell us?