Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 376 / 626

¿Cómo se conocen las unidades existentes en muchos hospitales para atender a las víctimas con lesiones, físicas o emocionales, derivadas de un siniestro vial?
What are the units in many hospitals that treat victims with physical or emotional injuries from a road crash called?
- AUnidad de Urgencia Traumatológicas.Trauma Emergency Unit.
- BUnidad de Accidentes de Tráfico.Road Accident Unit.
- CUnidad de Medicina Familiar.Family Medicine Unit.
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Correct answer
- BUnidad de Accidentes de Tráfico.Road Accident Unit.
Explanation
Road accident units are specialised areas in hospitals that treat people who have suffered physical or emotional injuries from a road crash. Their aim is to give victims immediate medical care and psychological support to help their full recovery.
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