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Head Injury Assessment After a Ladder Fall
Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Dutch) talk through “Head Injury Assessment After a Ladder Fall”. You interpret both ways — English into Dutch, and Dutch into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Can you walk me through exactly what happened when you fell off the ladder this afternoon, including roughly how far you dropped and what surface you landed on?
Ik was bezig de dakgoot schoon te maken, ongeveer twee meter boven de grond, toen de ladder weggleed en ik achterover op het betonnen terras viel.
Did you lose consciousness at any point, even briefly, and has anyone told you how long you seemed dazed or confused afterwards?
Nee, ik ben niet buiten bewustzijn geweest, denk ik, maar ik was wel een paar minuten heel duizelig en mijn oren suisden.
Have you vomited, felt increasingly dizzy, or noticed any change in your vision or hearing since the fall happened this afternoon?
Ik heb niet overgegeven, maar ik heb een bonzende hoofdpijn en het licht lijkt op dit moment feller dan normaal.
We'll organise a CT scan here at Wollongong Hospital straightaway, then keep you under observation for at least four hours before deciding on discharge.
Betekent dit dat ik morgen niet naar mijn werk op de bouwplaats kan gaan? Ik ben zelfstandig ondernemer en heb geen ziekteverlof.
You shouldn't drive, drink alcohol, or go back to physical work until your doctor formally confirms the concussion symptoms have fully settled down.
Begrepen, ik zal wachten tot de dokter groen licht geeft. Mag ik ondertussen wel paracetamol nemen tegen de hoofdpijn?
Paracetamol is fine for the headache, but avoid ibuprofen or aspirin, since they can increase the risk of bleeding after any type of head injury.
Dank u wel voor de uitleg. Ik zal geen ibuprofen nemen en meteen terugkomen als de hoofdpijn erger wordt.
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Practice dialogue written to the CCL specification (two speakers, segments of 35 words or fewer, about 300 words). It is a practice text, not a NAATI test paper, and the AI score is this site's estimate, not a NAATI result. All Dutch dialogues · All languages