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Traumatic Brain Injury After a Fall
Neurologist (speaking English) and Patient's Wife (speaking Swahili) talk through “Traumatic Brain Injury After a Fall”. You interpret both ways — English into Swahili, and Swahili into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Mrs. Wanjiru, before we look at the scan, can you describe how your husband fell from the ladder on Thursday?
Alikuwa akipaka rangi darini alipoanguka kutoka juu ya ngazi na kupiga kichwa chake sakafuni. Alipoteza fahamu kwa dakika chache.
The CT scan shows a small bleed on the brain's surface. We've admitted him to Liverpool Hospital for closer monitoring over the next forty-eight hours.
Je, atapona kabisa, au kuna madhara ya kudumu ambayo tunapaswa kuyatarajia baadaye?
Most patients recover well, but some experience memory or concentration problems that don't fully resolve. We'll start a six-week rehabilitation program once he's stable.
Je, ataruhusiwa kuendesha gari au kurudi kazini mara moja atakapotoka hospitalini?
He cannot drive or return to work until a specialist confirms his reflexes and memory have recovered. This assessment usually happens after the rehabilitation program.
Ninaogopa kidogo, kwa sababu jana alisahau jina la mtoto wetu. Je, hilo ni jambo la kawaida?
That can happen after this type of injury. I'm referring him to a neuropsychologist, and we'll review his memory again at a follow-up appointment in two weeks.
Tukiwa nyumbani, ni dalili gani zinazopaswa kutufanya turudi hospitalini haraka?
Watch for severe headaches, repeated vomiting, sudden confusion, or difficulty waking him. If any of these occur, call triple zero immediately rather than waiting.
Asante daktari, tumeelewa vizuri. Tutazingatia dalili hizo kwa makini na kuhudhuria miadi yote inayofuata.
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- triple zeroSema 'namba 000' au 'triple zero' kama ilivyo, ukieleza ni namba ya dharura ya Australia.
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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 Swahili dialogues · All languages