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Community Nurse Follow-up on a Toddler's Diarrhoea
Community Nurse (speaking English) and Mother (speaking French) talk through “Community Nurse Follow-up on a Toddler's Diarrhoea”. You interpret both ways — English into French, and French into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks so much for calling back today, Mrs Girard. How is Léo's diarrhoea now, and has anything changed since we spoke yesterday afternoon?
Merci de me rappeler. Il a encore eu quatre selles liquides depuis ce matin, mais il boit quelques gorgées d'eau petit à petit.
Four watery stools since this morning isn't unusual for a stomach bug, but is he still refusing solid food and fluids completely?
Il refuse toujours la nourriture solide, mais il accepte de petites gorgées d'eau et de solution de réhydratation orale.
Good, keep offering small sips of fluid every ten minutes or so. Has he had a wet nappy in the last six hours?
Oui, il a mouillé sa couche il y a environ trois heures, donc ce n'est pas complètement sec, heureusement.
That's reassuring to hear. Watch closely for sunken eyes, extreme sleepiness, or no urine at all for eight hours—those signs need urgent care.
D'accord, je vais surveiller ça de très près. Et si son état empire pendant la nuit, que dois-je faire exactement ?
If he becomes very lethargic, vomits repeatedly, develops a fever, or won't wake properly, take him straight to John Hunter Children's Hospital in Newcastle.
Très bien, l'hôpital John Hunter est à environ vingt minutes en voiture de chez nous, donc c'est possible rapidement si besoin.
Exactly right. Otherwise, continue the oral rehydration solution regularly, offer small meals if he'll eat, and call our clinic tomorrow morning if there's still no improvement.
Merci beaucoup, infirmière, je vous rappellerai demain matin pour vous donner des nouvelles de l'état de Léo.
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