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Child's Asthma Attack in Emergency Department
Nurse (speaking English) and 母亲 (Mother) (speaking German) talk through “Child's Asthma Attack in Emergency Department”. You interpret both ways — English into German, and German into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Your son's oxygen levels dropped quickly after a coughing fit during soccer practice—can you tell me exactly what happened before he collapsed?
Er hat beim Fußballspielen plötzlich stark gehustet und dann nach Luft geschnappt. Er konnte kaum noch sprechen, deshalb habe ich sofort den Notruf gewählt.
Does he have a history of asthma, and had he already used his blue reliever inhaler before this attack started this afternoon?
Ja, er hat seit drei Jahren Asthma. Er hat den blauen Inhalator zweimal benutzt, aber es hat diesmal nicht geholfen.
We're giving him oxygen through a mask and a nebuliser with Ventolin right now. His breathing should ease within the next fifteen minutes if the medication works properly.
Wie lange muss er hierbleiben? Ich habe auch eine kleine Tochter zu Hause, um die ich mich kümmern muss.
He'll likely stay overnight for observation here at John Hunter Hospital, then the paediatric team will reassess him tomorrow morning before deciding on discharge.
Das verstehe ich. Wird er weiterhin Medikamente brauchen, wenn wir nach Hause dürfen?
Yes, he'll need a five-day course of prednisolone tablets, and he shouldn't return to school until he's had no wheeze for at least 48 hours.
Wann kann er wieder normal zur Schule gehen und am Sportunterricht teilnehmen?
Once he's had 48 symptom-free hours and his GP confirms his breathing sounds clear, he can return to school, but he shouldn't join sport straightaway.
Vielen Dank, das ist eine große Erleichterung. Ich werde gleich nach der Entlassung einen Termin bei unserem Hausarzt vereinbaren.
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