Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
anläggande av blodtomt fält
English translation:
provision (or creation) of a blood free field
Added to glossary by
David Rumsey
Apr 22, 2014 19:01
10 yrs ago
Swedish term
Canada
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Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian) 
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anläggande av blodtomt fält
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
In a report on prosthesis surgery.
"Första dosen påbörjas 45 till 30 minuter före operationsstart eller anläggande av blodtomt fält."
I have translated this as "application of a tourniquet" but I am wondering if I should translate this literally as "creation of a bloodless area" in case there is some other process for removing blood from a limb without a tourniquet.
"Första dosen påbörjas 45 till 30 minuter före operationsstart eller anläggande av blodtomt fält."
I have translated this as "application of a tourniquet" but I am wondering if I should translate this literally as "creation of a bloodless area" in case there is some other process for removing blood from a limb without a tourniquet.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | provision (or creation) of a blood free field |
Agneta Pallinder
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References
| More on blood-free fields |
Cynthia Coan
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Proposed translations
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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Swedish
&
English
United Kingdom
Your bridge between Swedish and English
Native in: Swedish 
, English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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23
Selected
provision (or creation) of a blood free field
For examples of use of blood free field in surgery manuals etc see here http://tinyurl.com/mv34rjo
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cynthia Coan
: I agree completely with what Nils says about not being more specific when translating than the source text is.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tusen tack!"
Reference comments
19 hrs
Cynthia Coan
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Indexing and abstracting services also
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
Reference:
More on blood-free fields
In surgery it's important not only to remove blood from the area of focus but also to take steps to prevent excess blood flow from occurring in the first place. Among other things, drugs and/or other chemical agents can play a role in this.
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