Workers Compensation & Medical Flashcards
Constant
Constante
Periodic
Periódico
Brief
Breve
Brief
Breve
No Pain
Sin dolor
Mild Pain
Moderado
Discomforting
Incómodo
Horrible
Horrible
Pulsing
Pulsante
Pulsing
Pulsante
Pounding
Golpeante
Throbbing
Latiente
Flickering
Parpadeante
Quivering
Tremulante
Pricking
Punzante
Pricking
Punzante
Boring
Perforante
Drilling
Taladrante
Stabbing
Apuñalante
Lancinating
Lancinante
Sharp
Agudo
Cutting
Cortante
Lacerating
Lacerante
Pressing
Apremiante
Gnawing
Carcomiente
Cramping
Acalambrante
Crushing
Triturante
Wrenching
Retorciente
Pulling
Arrancante
Tugging
Tironeante
Cruel
Cruel
Killing
Irresistible
Dreadful
Medroso
Nauseating
Nauseante
Tearing
Desgarrante
Squeezing
Estrujante
Fearful
Terrible
Warm
Tibio
Hot
Caliente
Burning
Ardiente, quemante
Burning
Ardiente, quemante
Penetrating
Penetrante
Piercing
Traspasante
Spreading
Desparramante
Radiating
Radiante
Jumping
Brincador
Flashing
Relampagueante
Shooting
Disparante
Burning
Ardiente
Itchy
Picante
Stinging
Punzante
Tingling
Hormigueante
Annoying
Fastidioso
Troublesome
Dificultoso
Miserable
Lastimoso
Unbearable
Insoportable
Tender
Adolorido
Taut
Tenso
Rasping
Raspante
Rasping
Raspante
Splitting
Rajante
Blinding
Enceguecedor
Heavy
Opresivo
Dull
Leve y constante
Sore
Dolorido
Hurting
Lastimado
Aching
Doliente
Tiring
Cansador
Exhausting
Agotador
Weakening
Debilitante
Suffocating
Sofocante
Sickening
Enfermizo
Punishing
Castigante
Gruelling
Abrumador
Vicious
Maligno
Agonizing
Agonizante
Nagging
Machacante
Drawing
Estirante
Tight
Apretante
Wretched
Miserable
Frightful
Espantoso
Cool
Fresco
Cold
Frio
Freezing
Congelante
Scalding
Escaldante
Workman’s Compensation
Recompensa/Indemnización por Accidentes del Trabajo; al trabajador lesionado
WC Claim
Reclamo, demanda
Injury
Lesión, accidente, herida
Occupational Injury
Accidente laboral
Injured Worker
Trabajador lesionado, herido
Injured Worker
Trabajador lesionado, herido
Medical Attention
Atención médica
Treatment
Tratamiento
Diagnosis
Diagnóstico médico
Release to work
Dar de alta
Perform job duties
Realizar una tarea; desempeñar un trabajo
Restrictions
Limitaciones, restricciones
Full duty
Trabajo completo, trabajo de rutina, trabajo normal
Light duty
Trabajo leve, trabajo liviano, trabajo con limitaciones, restricciones
Workman’s Compensation Carrier
Compania de Seguro de Indemnización por Accidentes del Trabajo; para trabajadores lesionados
Disability Insurance
Seguro de invalidez/de incapacidad
Lost time/Wage claim
Reivindicación de salario/sueldo
Disability
Discapacidad, incapacidad (física)
Disability
Discapacidad, incapacidad (física)
Take off work
Discapacitar
Guideline
Según las pautas
Permanent Disability
Discapacidad/Incapacidad permanente
Temporary Disability
Discapacidad temporal
Partial Disability
Discapacidad parcial
Total disability
Discapacidad total
Settlement and Release
Compensación y liquidación del reclamo
Claimant
Solicitante, reclamante, demandante
Testimony
Testimonio
Under oath
Bajo juramento, enjuramentado
Court reporter
Taquígrafo/a
Guess
Conjetura, suposición
Estimate
Calculación aproximada
Types of pain
Tipos de dolor
X-ray
Radiografía, Rayos X
Physical therapy
Terapia física
Massage
Masaje
Chiropractic Adjustments
Ajustes quiroprácticos
Exercises
Ejercicios
Ultrasound
Ultrasonido
To have a bowl movement
Defecar
To have a bowl movement
Defecar
Slipped disk
Disco zafado, dislocado
Slipped disk
Disco zafado, dislocado
Abortion
Aborto espontaneo
Abrasion
Raspadura, escoriación
Armpit
Axila
Backbone
Espina dorsal
Birthmark
Mancha de nacimiento
Bite (animal or insect)
Picadura
Bite (animal or insect)
Picadura
Bladder
Vejiga
Blood clot
Coagulo de sangre
Blood count
Recuento sanguineo
Blood vessel
Vaso sanguineo
Cartilage
Cartilago
Cramp (menstrual, muscular)
Calambre, retorcijon
Crutches
Muletas
Ear drum
Timpano
Fontanelle/Soft spot
Fontanela, mollera (lower reg)
Hearing aid
Aparato para ampliar la audición
Hives
Urticaria
Immune system
Sistema inmunologico
Iodine
Yodo
Kidney stone
Calculo renal
Labor pains
Dolor de parto
Lump
Bulto, bultito
Measles
Sarampión
Medical chart
Cuadro medico
Medical history
Expediente medico
Mumps
Paperas
Obstretitian
Obstetra
Ointment
Pomada
Outpatient
Paciente de consulta externa
Pap smear
Papanicolau
Pelvis
Pelvis
Rash
Erupción, salpullido
Secretion
Secreción
Shin
Espinilla
Shortness of breath
Falta de aliento
Splint
Cabestrillo, tablilla
Sprain
Torcedura
Stitches
Puntadas, suturas
Stone
Calculo (renal, biliar)
Stone
Calculo (renal, biliar)
Stroke
Derrame, apoplejia
Thyroid
Tiroide
Tissue
Tejido
Hip
Cadera
Thigh
Muslo
Deponent
Declarante
Deponent
Declarante
Respiratory System
Sistema respiratorio
Stiffness
Rigidez
American Medical Association (AMA): worker’s permanent disability is rated using the 2005 rating schedule, a physician is required to rate the worker’s impairment using AMA guidelines
Asociación Médica Estadounidense
Agreed Medical Evaluation (AME): All parties agree to send the injured worker to one neutral doctor who will issue a report and ultimately resolve the case
Evaluación médica acordada
Apportionment: How much of the current condition can be attributed to issues not related to the current injury, i.e. previous injuries, other medical conditions, age, weight
Prorrateo
Board: Diminutive name for the workers Compensation Appeals Board
Junta (also referred to as “tribunal”)
Compromise & Release (C&R): A type of settlement where the worker receives a lump sum payment and closes the case completely including medical treatment
Convenio (con renuncia a los derechos)
Cumulative Trauma (CT): Injury Caused by work performed over a period of time, i.e. from doing the same type of work for a period of time
Lesión acumulativa
Deposition
Declaración jurada
Deposition
Declaración jurada
Expedited Hearing: Hearing requested to obtain certain benefits not being authorized
Audiencia expeditiva
Future medical treatment
Tratamiento médico del futuro
Hearing
Audiencia
Hearing Representative
Representante de audiencia
Information & Assistance (I&A): answer questions and help resolve problems with claims
Departamento de información y ayuda
Impairment Rating: A percentage that estimates how much a worker has lost the normal use of injured parts of the body. Based on the guidelines published by the AMA
Clasificación de un impedimento (físico)
Lien
Gravamen, derecho de retención
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Imagen de resonancia magnético o MRI
Order Taking Off Calendar (OTOC): petition requiring the judge to take the matter off calendar
Orden que omite el caso del calendario
Permanent & Stationary (P&S): the point at which a doctor reports that the injured worker’s condition has stabilized, or is not expected to get any better or any worse
Permanente y estable
In Propia Persona (Pro Per)
Representándose a sí mismo
Qualified Medical Evaluation (QME)
Evaluación médica (fijada por una de las dos partes en el caso)
Rater
Clasificador
Rating
Clasificación
Stipulation
Estipulación
Treater
Doctor de cabecera
Voucher: a benefit for workers who have a permanent disability that prevents them from doing their old job, it provides help to pay for educational training or skill enhancement or both, at state-approved or state-accredited schools
Vale
State Division of Worker’s Compensation (DWC): administers worker’s compensation laws
División de la Compensación del Trabajador
Worker’s Compensation Appeals Board: place where referees (worker’s comp judges) hear cases and decide on disputes.
Junta de Apelación de Compensación del Trabajador
Applicant’s attorney: Attorneys who represent injured workers at the appeals board
Abogado del demandante
Occupational Health Clinics: Clinics with doctors who specialize in work-related injuries
Clínicas de salud ocupacional
State Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation (CHSWC): conducts ongoing studies and makes recommendations to improve the worker’s comp system
Comisión de salud, seguridad y compensación del trabajador en California
Payment
Prestaciones
Vocational Rehabilitation: (if date of injury is before 2004) job placement counseling and possibly retraining if unable to return to old job
Rehabilitación vocacional
Supplemental Job Displacement Benefits: (if date of injury is 2004 or later) vouchers (vales) to help pay for retraining or skill enhancement if unable to return to old job
Prestaciones suplementarios por la pérdida de trabajo
Death benefits: payments to dependents of worker who dies from job related injury
Prestaciones por muerte
Claim form
Formulario para solicitar las prestaciones
Filing the claim form
Presentar la solicitud para prestaciones, presentar la reclamación
Claims administrator (aka claims adjuster, claims examiner)
Administrador de reclamaciones
Predesignated doctor (must be person’s primary care physician)
Hacer una designación previa
Doctor designado previamente
Medical Provider Network (MPN)
Red de entidades que prestan servicios médicos
Work restrictions
Restricciones laborales
Health Care Organization (HCO)
Organización que provee servicios médicos
Description of Employee’s Job Duties
Descripción de las tareas laborales
Independent medical review
Revisión médica independiente
Division of Worker’s Compensation (DWC)
Departamento de compensación para trabajadores
Qualified Medical Evaluator
Evaluador médico capacitado
Agreed Medical Evaluator
Evaluador médico acordado
Medical-legal report: report describing patient’s condition, what kind of work the person can do while recovering, and what changes are needed to the person’s work schedule or assignments
Informe médico-legal
Rehabilitation Counselor
Consejero de rehabilitación
Schedule for rating permanent disabilities
Lista de índices para clasificar incapacidades permanentes
Settle the case
Llegar a un acuerdo extrajudicial
Stipulations with Request for Award (Stips): injured worker and claims administrator agree on how long the worker will receive permanent disability payments, medical care paid for as long as it is needed
Estipulaciones on pedido de adjudicación
Compromise and Release: claims administrator agrees to pay the worker a lump sum for permanent disability payment owed and future medical care
Acuerdo y cesión
Finding and Award: judge’s decision after injured worker doesn’t agree with the settlement amount and decides to present case to a worker’s comp judge
Conclusiones y adjudicación
Lump sum
Pago único
Offer of Modified or Alternative Work: form sent to person if person can return to work and is offered a job by his previous employer
Oferta de trabajo modificado o alternativo
Gross salary
Salario bruto
Sum, total
Monto
Union dues
Cuotas sindicales
Retirement contribution
Contribuciones a la cuenta de retiro
Tendonitis
Tendinitis
Loss of hearing
Pérdida de audición
Thumb
Pulgar
Index finger
Dedo indice
Middle finger
Dedo corazón
Pinky finger
Dedo meñique
Ring finger
Dedo anular
Joint
Articulación
Mandatory Settlement Conference
Audencia obligatoria de conciliación
Mandatory Settlement Conference
Audencia obligatoria de conciliación
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Trastorno Obsesivo Compulsivo
Hospice Care
Hospital de paliativos
