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Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

\\\"La obi\\\"

inglés translation:

observation room / ICU

Added to glossary by JM González
Oct 19, 2016 19:44
8 yrs ago
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español term

\"La obi\"

español al inglés Medicina Medicina (general) Hospital Departments
"La intubación se puede hacer en cualquier zona del hospital pero generalmente se hace en (la obi). El primer paso suele ser tranquilizar o sedar al paciente. Una vez sedado, se hace ventilación..."

Es un hospital en Catalonia, donde al parecer una de las alas es la "obi". El extracto proviene de una entrevista grabada y, como no soy español, no doy con el ala. ¿Ideas?

Gracias de antemano,

JM
Proposed translations (inglés)
4 +1 (sala de) observación
4 OBI On-board imager

Discussion

Debora Blake Oct 20, 2016:
Well... we at least now now what a real "OBI" is. LOL In making my suggestion, I hadn't taken into account "OBI" was heard, rather than seen in a written document. More importantly, as others have pointed out, this is not standard Spanish, so that needs to be factored in, as well.
JM González (asker) Oct 20, 2016:
I believe it's ICU in this case then, since it's an intensive care physician. Thanks a ton everyone! This was a major puzzle to me! Un abrazo a todos.
Helena Chavarria Oct 19, 2016:
Off topic but it reminds me of a student who came to my academy for about 10 years. He must have been about six years old at the time and he was writing about a 'mutusierra' (motosierra - chain saw) his father had recently bought. This person is now over 20, but at home we still call him Mutu, which obviously isn't his real name!
Charles Davis Oct 19, 2016:
Exactly, that's the point; that would explain how it might be transcribed like that by someone unfamiliar with the term, as a younger person might be.

Nowadays people usually say "está en la UCI", but thirty years ago they used to say "está en la UVI". So if the speaker is an older person they might well have said that. Old habits die hard.
Helena Chavarria Oct 19, 2016:
I agree In Catalan 'O' is often pronounced like a 'U'.

Words like 'ocell' (bird) is pronounced 'ucell'.
neilmac Oct 19, 2016:
Snap! I just posted the same thing below. If it's a transcription, it was probably UVI (oobee) they said, which sounds like OBI when uttered in a Catalan accent...
Helena Chavarria Oct 19, 2016:
In my experience Spanish natives often make more spelling mistakes than foreigners; they often mix up 'V' and 'B'.
Charles Davis Oct 19, 2016:
@Neil Depends who did the transcription. Perhaps they didn't recognise what it was and just wrote down what they thought they heard. Happens all the time.

UVI is still in common use, even though it's a bit out of date. Just google it and you'll see.
philgoddard Oct 19, 2016:
I think UVI is a strong possibility.
neilmac Oct 19, 2016:
UVI -> OBI Yes, and UVI might sound more like OBI in a Catalan accent, at least to foreign ears... But it would be unusual for them to write it down as such, no?
Helena Chavarria Oct 19, 2016:
I've only ever heard it called 'la UCI' and I'm sure many people don't know what the initials stand for.
Charles Davis Oct 19, 2016:
Or indeed "la UVI" (Unidad de Vigilancia Intensiva), which used to be the standard term for what is now more often called the UCI. I often heard it in the past (pronounced as an acronym, a word, not as initials). And it's still quite common.
Helena Chavarria Oct 19, 2016:
You say it was an interview, could it be ''UCI' es 'Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos' = Intensive Care Unit?

Proposed translations

+1
25 minutos
Selected

(sala de) observación

Mi ratón esta loco hoy...

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Note added at 26 mins (2016-10-19 20:11:35 GMT)
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unidades de observación - Emergencias

emergencias.portalsemes.org/descargar/unidades-de-observacion/force_download/
1995. 2. Burillo Putze G, Rodríguez Gaspar M, Fernández Rodríguez F y Alonso Lasheras E.
Utilidad de la sala de Observación de los. Servicios de Urgencias.

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Note added at 27 mins (2016-10-19 20:12:21 GMT)
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http://medinterna.univalle.edu.co/Observacion/observacion.ht...

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Note added at 29 mins (2016-10-19 20:14:13 GMT)
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In English...
What is an emergency room (ER) observation unit? - Critical Care ...



www.sharecare.com
"Emergency room (ER) observation units, also referred to as clinical decision units, developed as a way to continue to provide care or continued evaluation of ..."

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Note added at 29 mins (2016-10-19 20:14:51 GMT)
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Sorry about the links, my mouse is playing up something dreadful…

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Note added at 32 mins (2016-10-19 20:17:39 GMT)
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Debora's suggestion seems a likely solution as well... ¿ But would they do intubation in the x-ray wing? ... I have no idea :-)

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-19 20:54:27 GMT)
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PS: I'd probably just call it the observation room (put him in OBS)

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-19 20:56:56 GMT)
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NB: If it's being transcribed, it may have been "UVI" they were saying, not OBI. See the discussion comments :-)
Note from asker:
¡Gracias neilmac! I have a hunch this is it.
Peer comment(s):
agree Eren Kutlu Carnì
9 horas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Sala de observación o Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo según el contexto (España)"
27 minutos

OBI On-board imager

I think the wing may be the radiology wing where these machines are located.
The machine is known by its English name "OBI On-Board Imager".

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Note added at 30 mins (2016-10-19 20:15:07 GMT)
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The sentence does sound like it's referring to some place, and not a machine. But see my link to the Cataluña hospital where they mention the OBI in the radiology wing.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2016-10-20 07:58:12 GMT)
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I should have suggested "On-Board Imagery", which would be the area where the OBIs are. But as others have suggested, I'm not really sure this is what they're talking about....
Reference:

https://www.varian.com/oncology/products/imaging/on-board-imager-obi

http://www.hospitalsantjoan.cat/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=183&Itemid=462

Note from asker:
¡Gracias!
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : It can't be this, for the reason you state.
29 minutos
Yes, you're right. I didn't take into account the asker was "hearing OBI" this as opposed to seeing it written out.
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