Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
sss (sköter sig själv)
English translation:
does it for himself/independently
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Nov 15, 2012 16:50
11 yrs ago
Swedish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
sss
Swedish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
abbreviation in notes
Anyone know whether "sss" could stand for "sjuksköterska" in patient notes?
Förflyttining: sss
Personlig vård: sss
I've never seen this before in the hundreds of files I've done - advice appreciated.
Förflyttining: sss
Personlig vård: sss
I've never seen this before in the hundreds of files I've done - advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | sköter sig själv |
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
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| 3 -2 | self medicating |
trsk2000 (X)
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Proposed translations
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56 mins
Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
United States
United States
Native in Swedish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Swe-Eng & Eng-Swe translations
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Swedish
Works in: Swedish to English, English to Swedish
Related KudoZ points
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sköter sig själv
En vanlig notering i "patient notes."
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Of course - I've certainly seen it written out in full before. Thanks v much!"
-2
5 hrs
self medicating
although svenskamerikan has indeed provided the Swedish term explaining what the abbreviation stands for, I just wanted to give my own translation here as to how I understand the term in English
Peer comment(s):
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Yvonne Tapper-Gardzina
: how do you figure that?
27 mins
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the asker asked for Swedish-English. I figured sköter sig själv, ie. self treatment is a form of self medicating
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| disagree |
Chris Says Bye
: this isn't about medication but about mobility etc
13 hrs
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fair enough, my bad - I learnt the hard way!
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