bó nẹp
Definition
- Verb:
- To splint, to put in a splint: The action of immobilizing and supporting a broken or injured bone using a rigid device (splint) to prevent movement and aid healing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Bác sĩ phải bó nẹp chân cho bệnh nhân sau khi gãy xương. (The doctor had to splint the patient's leg after the bone fracture.)
- Sau tai nạn, tay anh ấy được bó nẹp cẩn thận. (After the accident, his arm was carefully put in a splint.)
Advanced Usage
- "bó nẹp cố định": to apply a rigid/fixed splint.
- Trong trường hợp gãy xương hở, cần phải bó nẹp cố định ngay. (In the case of an open fracture, a rigid splint must be applied immediately.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bó bột (Verb): To put in a cast. This is a more permanent and rigid immobilization method compared to splinting.
- Vết gãy phức tạp nên không thể chỉ bó nẹp mà phải bó bột. (The fracture was complex, so it couldn't just be splinted; a cast was required.)
- Cái nẹp (Noun): A splint (the device itself).
- Y tá mang theo một cái nẹp để cố định tay. (The nurse brought a splint to immobilize the arm.)
Synonyms
- Cố định (Verb): To immobilize, to fix in place (a more general medical term).
- Nẹp (Verb): To splint (a shorter, more colloquial form).
Related Phrases
- "được bó nẹp": to be splinted (passive voice, common in describing a patient's condition).
- Ngón tay bị trật khớp và đã được bó nẹp. (The dislocated finger has been splinted.)