Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Akutstation (Psych.)
English translation:
Acute Care Unit (ACU)
Added to glossary by
Trudy Peters
Sep 8, 2003 18:17
20 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Akutstation
German to English
Medical
Psychology
Psychiatry
in a psychiatric hospital
"Acute ward (or unit)" only appears on BE sites. What is this called in AE??
"Acute ward (or unit)" only appears on BE sites. What is this called in AE??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | ACU |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 4 +2 | emergency ward |
Siegfried Armbruster
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| 4 +1 | critical care station |
zhdim
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| 3 +2 | emergency unit |
jerrie
|
Proposed translations
4 hrs
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Specializes in field
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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122
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ACU
I would go for ACU:
Acute Care Unit (ACU)
The ACU provides short-term intensive inpatient care for individuals requiring hospitalization for the treatment of psychotic disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse and personality disorders.
[Canadian site, below]
The seclusion room is a valuable and valid treatment tool on an acute, care psychiatric unit.
****
Secluding a patient in a safe, secure room is commonly accepted in the management of physically aggressive and/or imminently physically aggressive behaviour directed toward others (when other interventions have failed)
http://www.crpnm.mb.ca/seclude.html
( Canadian)
The Department of Psychiatry operates one of the inpatient units ... adults and occasional
adolescents in need of acute psychiatric care, safety, and ...
www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/Facilities/ facilclin&teachsites.htm
(American)
Acute Care Unit (ACU)
The ACU provides short-term intensive inpatient care for individuals requiring hospitalization for the treatment of psychotic disorders, mood disorders, substance abuse and personality disorders.
[Canadian site, below]
The seclusion room is a valuable and valid treatment tool on an acute, care psychiatric unit.
****
Secluding a patient in a safe, secure room is commonly accepted in the management of physically aggressive and/or imminently physically aggressive behaviour directed toward others (when other interventions have failed)
http://www.crpnm.mb.ca/seclude.html
( Canadian)
The Department of Psychiatry operates one of the inpatient units ... adults and occasional
adolescents in need of acute psychiatric care, safety, and ...
www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/Facilities/ facilclin&teachsites.htm
(American)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Johanna, I like this. And it stays close to the German, too.
Apparently, there are many different possibilities. Thanks to everybody else, too!
Trudy"
+1
12 mins
critical care station
I think this is better than my previous "intensive care", but that also may be applicable.
Checklists
... treatment. A critical care station for more extensive injuries will
be set up there if the American Fork Hospital is unavailable. ...
www.avertdisasters.org/kbmfiles/checklists.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
EOC Setup
... maps, supplies, and transportation); fire suppression teams; search & rescue teams; medical teams (to include a first aid or critical care station) and morgue ...
www.avertdisasters.org/kbmfiles/EOC_Setup.html - 14k
Checklists
... treatment. A critical care station for more extensive injuries will
be set up there if the American Fork Hospital is unavailable. ...
www.avertdisasters.org/kbmfiles/checklists.html - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
EOC Setup
... maps, supplies, and transportation); fire suppression teams; search & rescue teams; medical teams (to include a first aid or critical care station) and morgue ...
www.avertdisasters.org/kbmfiles/EOC_Setup.html - 14k
+2
1 hr
Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Pharmaceutical and medical translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Dutch to German, Flemish to German
Related KudoZ points
:
4
emergency ward
There are many references to psychiatric emergency wards in Google, many occ. in combination with american psychiatric journals.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ellen Zittinger
1 min
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| agree |
T_Herrmann (X)
: yep, or only ward, frequently had to drop guys off in there when I was still in the military ;-)
3 hrs
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+2
1 hr
emergency unit
if the episodes are sudden and unexpected (admissions from outside the hospital)
See link for Emergency Psychiatric Unit
See link for Emergency Psychiatric Unit
Reference:
Discussion
I think this may be it.