Coronavirus Outbreak: What if a patient is not fluent in English speaking?
The coronavirus outbreak has left economies in shatters while unemployment is reaching its peaks. Various other problems have also been resulted because of the rapid rate at which the pandemic is increasing today.
In such cases, where there is no
definitive cure in the place that you stay in, one is compelled to move to a foreign place. In such times, miscommunications may take place that might end
up having drastic medical consequences.
But what if a patient is not fluent in
English? What should you do? How do you go on about your consultation? Here’s a
guide on how to go on about it!
Medical emergencies need dire attention
and can afford no grave mistakes. However, in the face of the disheveled
situation, one may encounter patients that do not speak English but only the
localized language.
In such a situation, to avoid
miscommunications, it is essential that you keep certain things in mind like
v Closely
examining the local languages that are being spoken in and around. It may also
include having an idea about the basic spoken language that can help you avoid
medical miscommunications.
v Perhaps
the safest way to avoid unwanted situations is to hire a translator or a local
who might be well known or knows the basic language that your patient speaks.
v Moreover,
having a translator can help you to get a better insight of what the patient is
really suffering from or other discrepancies associated with their symptoms.
v Basic
information can be pasted in and around or circulated both in English as well
as the general local language of the people.
To aid to non-English speaking masses
has become the need of an hour. From small consultancies to medical
emergencies, medical mishaps are just one step away and can be caused due to
errors in minute details.
It is thus, essential that you maintain
a common way to interact with patients in the face of the pandemic which has
become a very crucial part today.
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