In medical emergencies, every second counts. To express that one action happens immediately after another—meaning "as soon as" or "right after"—use the phrase nada más followed by an infinitive.
Immediate sequential actions
While English often uses a conjugated verb ("as soon as she arrived") or a gerund ("right after arriving"), Spanish simply uses nada más + the infinitive verb.
| The patient died of a heart attack right after arriving at the hospital. | La paciente murió de un infarto nada más llegar al hospital. |
| Right after checking the pulse, the doctor asked for the injection. | Nada más comprobar el pulso, la médica pidió la inyección. |
You can place the nada más phrase at the beginning or the end of the sentence. When it comes first, use a comma to separate it from the main action.
| As soon as he saw the patient bleed, the surgeon asked for the stretcher. | Nada más ver sangrar a la paciente, el cirujano pidió la camilla. |
Working with pronouns
Because this construction uses the infinitive, any object or reflexive pronouns must be attached directly to the end of the verb, just as they would with any other infinitive.
| We need to stabilize her right after giving her the dose. | Necesitamos estabilizarla nada más darle la dosis. |
| As soon as she woke up in the operating room, they told her the truth. | Nada más despertarse en el quirófano, le dijeron la verdad. |
| Right after reviving him, the doctor brought what we needed. | Nada más reanimarlo, el doctor trajo lo que necesitábamos. |
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