Teaching English to Japanese paramedics

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I'll start by saying that I'm not in any sort of emercency medical service profession. But I need some help and advice from actual paramedics and other EMS related professionals.

I'm teaching English in Japan at a vocational school. While the majority of classes are basic English converastion based, but the teachers of the EMS course have asked me to teach a slightly more profession specific English lesson. Which is why I'm coming to you, a community of emercency medical service professionals.

What I would like to know, if possible, is what are the 3 to 5 most important phrases a real life paramedic would need in interacting with a patient.

Sorry to intrude, but I'll say thanks for any help you all can give me!

Or as we say here in Japan, arigato!
 
Interesting. Could you possibly give us a little more information on Paramedics in Japan?
 
In response to MrBrown's request to give a little more info about Japanese paramedics, I'll tell you what I can.

Largely, they seem to operate in very similar ways to American paramedics (my only frame of reference, really, being an American ex-pat). Most of the folks training at the vocational school I teach at will probably be joining either fire companies or working in some sort of ambulance dispatch unit, either private or with a hospital. The practical training they do here seems to be similar to American training, with things like CPR, how to use resparators, practical medicinal knowledge, and the like.

Japan also has fairly strong disaster response units, usually deployed after major earthquakes and typhoons, as well as doing mountain rescues. The top disaster response units often get shipped to places throughout Asia after major earthquakes to help with rescue missions.

Not sure if this is the kind of information you are looking for, MrBrown, but hope that gives you some idea.
 
iota said:
I'll start by saying that I'm not in any sort of emercency medical service profession. But I need some help and advice from actual paramedics and other EMS related professionals.

I'm teaching English in Japan at a vocational school. While the majority of classes are basic English converastion based, but the teachers of the EMS course have asked me to teach a slightly more profession specific English lesson. Which is why I'm coming to you, a community of emercency medical service professionals.

What I would like to know, if possible, is what are the 3 to 5 most important phrases a real life paramedic would need in interacting with a patient.

Sorry to intrude, but I'll say thanks for any help you all can give me!

Or as we say here in Japan, arigato!
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What are your symptoms?
Do you have any drug or food allergies?
Are you on any medication?
Do you have any medical history I need to know about?
What preceded the event? What were you doing?
Do you hurt anywhere?

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your pain, 1 being mild 10 being the worst pain you
have ever felt.

Does the pain radiate?
How long ago did your symptoms start?


General questions such as these are a good starting point.
 
Take off all your clothes.
I am going to remove your clothes.
I am going to examine you.
I am going to touch you.
Tell me if this hurts.
Stay very still.
Take a deep breath.
Breathe slowly.
Please point with one finger to where you hurt.
I am going to start an IV.
This will hurt but please stay still.
Squeeze my fingers.
Where do you feel me touching you?
Pull your feet up. Push your feet down.
Do not push. Breath like this. (very important for OB patients)


There are visual cards to help patients that do not speak your language communicate with you that are easily carried on the ambulance.
 
Thanks to everyone for giving me at least an idea of how real paramedics talk. It seems like I was largely on the right track, though you all certainly brought up several themes that I had never even thought about, but which make a whole lot of sense, when you stop and think about it.

Again, thanks for the help! Hopefully some of the paramedics and other emergency technicians here in Japan will remember some of these phrases.
 
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