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Asthma Attack: Hospital Discharge Instructions
Nurse (speaking English) and 母亲 (speaking Somali) talk through “Asthma Attack: Hospital Discharge Instructions”. You interpret both ways — English into Somali, and Somali into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for getting Ahmed to Liverpool Hospital so fast today. His oxygen level is stable now — how does his breathing sound to you at this moment?
Waa la fiicnaaday, laakiin weli wuxuu qabaa qufac yar. Neefsashadiisu waa ka fiican tahay tan hore ee aan idinku keenay isbitaalka.
For the next two days, give him four puffs of the blue reliever every four hours, even if he seems fine.
Daawadan ma sababi doontaa gariir ama ma joojin doontaa hurdadiisa habeenkan?
A little shakiness is normal and should pass within an hour. But if his lips turn blue or he can't speak in full sentences, call triple zero immediately.
Miyuu berri dugsiga aadi karaa, mise waa inuu guriga joogaa ilaa neefsashadiisu si buuxda u soo noqoto?
He shouldn't return to school tomorrow unless he's had no wheeze or cough for a full twenty-four hours. Please book a GP review by Friday to check his progress.
Haddii uu weli sanqadhu sii jirto ka dib maalintaas, ma sugaa ballanka dhakhtarka guud, mise wax kale ayaan sameeyaa?
If he's still wheezing after five days, don't wait for the GP — bring him back to the Emergency Department straight away.
Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Warqadda qorshaha xanuunka neefta, miyaan siin karaa macalimiinta si ay u ogaadaan sida loola dhaqmo xaalad degdeg ah?
I'll print an asthma action plan for you to give the school today, and note his puffer technique so teachers know what to do.
Waad mahadsantihiin caawimaadda. Waan fahmay tallaabooyinka, oo waxaan xaqiijinayaa inaan raaci doono jadwalka daawada iyo booqashada dhakhtarka.
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- triple zeroKu dhawaaq 'triple zero' ama sheeg lambarka '000', maadaama ay tahay lambar rasmi ah oo aan la beddeli karin.
- emergency departmentWaxaad ku dhihi kartaa 'qaybta xaaladaha degdegga ah ee isbitaalka' ama si toos ah 'emergency department', laakiin ugu badnaan waxaa la isticmaalaa 'qaybta gurmadka degdega ah'.
- asthma action planWaxaad ku sharaxi kartaa 'qorshe qoran oo lagu maareeyo cudurka neefsashada (asthma), oo dhakhtarku sameeyay'.
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