emergency doctor
der Notarzt, die Notärzte
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emergency doctor
A doctor with special training for providing initial medical care in emergencies, who comes directly to the scene.
Nach dem Unfall war der Notarzt innerhalb weniger Minuten vor Ort.
After the accident, the emergency doctor was on site within a few minutes.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Notärzte |
| genitive | des Notarztes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Notarzt | die Notärzte |
| accusative | den Notarzt | die Notärzte |
| dative | dem Notarzt | den Notärzten |
| genitive | des Notarztes | der Notärzte |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a clear compound of 'Not' (emergency) and 'Arzt' (doctor). So it directly describes its function: a doctor for emergencies.
Bei einem Herzinfarkt muss man sofort den Notarzt rufen.
In the event of a heart attack, you must call the emergency doctor immediately.
'Notarzt' belongs to a word family related to emergencies. Other important words are 'der Notfall' (the emergency), 'der Notruf' (the emergency call), and 'die Notaufnahme' (the emergency room in a hospital).
Wählen Sie den Notruf 112, um einen Notarzt anzufordern.
Dial the emergency number 112 to request an emergency doctor.
In connection with 'Notarzt', almost always the same verbs are used. You can 'rufen' (call) or 'alarmieren' (alert) an emergency doctor. The emergency doctor 'kommt' (comes), 'trifft ein' (arrives), and 'versorgt' (treats) the patient.
Der Notarzt versorgte den Verletzten noch am Unfallort.
The emergency doctor treated the injured person at the accident scene.
