A video *by viewer request* for emergency medical professionals: How to simply sign the essential questions needed to ask patients in emergencies. \r<br>\r<br>Thank you to Chris the Paramedic for these suggested questions/topics, and for taking the time to teach himself and share resources with his team, all to overcome communication barriers in emergencies. \r<br>\r<br>DISCLAIMERS:\r<br>1. I am not a medical interpreter, I am a teacher. \r<br>2. In true medical situations, you *MUST* hire a medical interpreter! Legally! You must! (But, today will be for those emergency on-call scenarios where the interpreter is not present yet.)\r<br>3. I suggest learning more than just these 15 phrases -- get started with fingerspelling, numbers, and other beginner phrases. \r<br>\r<br>PREREQS:\r<br>- Pronouns: Use your index finger to point, to say you, me, he, She, etc.\r<br>- Facial expression for questions: Eyebrows up for Yes/NO questions, Eyebrows down for WH-word questions. \r<br>\r<br>THE SENTENCES:\r<br>1. Are you deaf? and Do you understand sign? Do you understand ASL? and Want to write back and forth? and Please fingerspell. \r<br>2. What medicine do you take/use? \r<br>3. What are you allergic to?\r<br>4. Do you feel pain? and Where? / Where is the pain?\r<br>5. Are you nauseous?\r<br>6. Do you have heart problems? \r<br>7. Do you have high blood pressure?\r<br>8. Do you have diabetes?\r<br>9. Do you have lung problems?\r<br>10. Do you experience seizures?\r<br>11. Are you pregnant?\r<br>12. Do you use drugs or alcohol? + When? How often? and Which?\r<br>13. Were you wearing a seatbelt?\r<br>14. Did you pass out? or Were you unconscious?\r<br>15. Starting when? eg: [X] started when? When did it begin? \r<br>\r<br>POSSIBLE RESPONSES:\r<br>1. YES\r<br>2. NO\r<br>3. MAYBE\r<br>4. SOMETIMES\r<br>5. EVERY DAY\r<br>6. DONT-KNOW\r<br>\r<br>+ Learn fingerspelling and numbers (see my other videos - these skills will get you far!\r<br>\r<br>Thanks for watching and for making the effort to learn!
