Oriol's Triumph: A Nurse's Battle on All Saints' Day

Fluent Fiction - Catalan: Oriol's Triumph: A Nurse's Battle on All Saints' Day
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Story Transcript:

Ca: Al campament hospitalari de Barcelona, l'aire feia olor d'antiseptics i de fulles humides.
En: At the hospital camp in Barcelona, the air smelled of antiseptics and damp leaves.

Ca: Oriol, un infermer dedicat però esgotat, estava ocupat des del trenc d'alba.
En: Oriol, a dedicated but exhausted nurse, had been busy since dawn.

Ca: Tot i ser Tots Sants, no hi havia temps per descansar.
En: Despite it being Tots Sants (All Saints), there was no time to rest.

Ca: A fora, la ciutat es recuperava de les celebracions, però dins l'hospital, el treball no minvava.
En: Outside, the city was recovering from the celebrations, but inside the hospital, the work didn't ease up.

Ca: Laia, la seva companya de torn, movia ràpidament un pacient d'una llitera a una altra.
En: Laia, his shift partner, was quickly moving a patient from one stretcher to another.

Ca: Martí, un altre infermer, corria amb una safata plena d'instruments mèdics.
En: Martí, another nurse, was running with a tray full of medical instruments.

Ca: Tothom estava atrafegat.
En: Everyone was bustling.

Ca: Oriol mirava la llarguíssima fila de pacients.
En: Oriol looked at the incredibly long line of patients.

Ca: Com podia fer-ho tot?
En: How could he do it all?

Ca: El problema era clar: masses consultes.
En: The problem was clear: too many consultations.

Ca: Les malalties estacionals i lesions del festival del dia anterior omplien l'hospital.
En: Seasonal illnesses and injuries from the previous day's festival filled the hospital.

Ca: Oriol sentia el pes de la responsabilitat damunt les seves espatlles.
En: Oriol felt the weight of responsibility on his shoulders.

Ca: No obstant, va decidir reorganitzar-se.
En: Nevertheless, he decided to reorganize.

Ca: Els casos urgents primer, i la resta es dividiria entre l'equip.
En: Urgent cases first, and the rest would be divided among the team.

Ca: Va parlar amb Laia i Martí, delegant tasques, encara que al seu cor volia ocupar-se de tot.
En: He spoke with Laia and Martí, delegating tasks, even though in his heart he wanted to handle everything.

Ca: En plena jornada, un nou cas arribà.
En: In the middle of the day, a new case arrived.

Ca: Un accident molt greu.
En: A very serious accident.

Ca: Un jove havia caigut des d'un carro durant les festivitats.
En: A young man had fallen from a cart during the festivities.

Ca: Les llàgrimes corrien pels rostres de la família mentre el jove era portat dins.
En: Tears ran down the faces of the family as the young man was brought in.

Ca: Oriol sabia que aquest era el moment clau.
En: Oriol knew this was the critical moment.

Ca: No hi havia temps per pensar.
En: There was no time to think.

Ca: Va coordinar l'equip amb la calma que només l'experiència podia donar.
En: He coordinated the team with a calm that only experience could provide.

Ca: Les seves mans es movien ràpides, les instruccions clares.
En: His hands moved quickly, his instructions were clear.

Ca: La sala d'emergències treballava com una màquina ben engreixada.
En: The emergency room worked like a well-oiled machine.

Ca: Laia subministrava medicació, Martí controlava signes vitals, i Oriol feia mans i mànigues per estabilitzar el pacient.
En: Laia administered medication,...