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Head Injury Assessment in the Emergency Department
Doctor (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Spanish) talk through “Head Injury Assessment in the Emergency Department”. You interpret both ways — English into Spanish, and Spanish into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Good afternoon, Mr Ibarra. Can you tell me exactly what happened before your neighbour brought you to Wollongong Hospital this afternoon?
Estaba limpiando las canaletas del techo cuando la escalera se resbaló y me caí de cabeza contra el cemento. Mi vecina me trajo enseguida porque me sentía muy mareado.
Did you lose consciousness at any point after the fall, and have you vomited or felt confused since hitting your head?
No perdí el conocimiento, pero vomité una vez en el auto y todavía me siento un poco confundido, doctora.
We need to do a CT scan to check for any bleeding or swelling inside the skull, because a fall from that height can cause serious injury.
¿Eso significa que puede ser algo grave? Me preocupa mucho porque tengo que cuidar a mis nietos esta semana.
We'll keep you under observation here for four hours before deciding whether you can go home or need to stay overnight for further monitoring.
Entiendo, doctora. ¿Puedo tomar algo para el dolor de cabeza mientras espero los resultados del escáner?
Please don't take aspirin or ibuprofen, since they can increase the risk of bleeding — paracetamol is fine if you need something for the headache.
Gracias por la explicación. ¿Puedo conducir a casa después o debo pedirle a alguien que me lleve, y cuándo podré volver al trabajo?
You can't drive for at least twenty-four hours, and you shouldn't go back to work until your doctor confirms you've fully recovered.
Está bien, doctora, no conduciré y avisaré a mi jefe que no podré trabajar hasta que usted me dé el alta médica.
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