Swaziland

• Hello, I am a nurse. Do you mind if I use my phone to translate the questions that I'll be asking you?
• Nurse
• Doctor
• first aider
• volunteer
• customer service representative
• Medical student
• Midwife
• secretary
• nursing staff

• Can you show me your passport?
• Would I be able to see some ID?
• Would I be able to see some papers with your name on?
• Do you have a European health card?
• Do you have any private insurance? Do you have your card with you?
• The cost of care will not be covered by insurance and you will need to pay in full.
• The cost of care will be covered by insurance. You will not need to pay anything.
• What country do you come from?
• What is your current address?
• Do you have a phone number that I can contact you on?

• Please wait
• on the chairs
• on the bench
• in the waiting room
• We will come and get you.
• No eating, drinking or smoking in the waiting areas.
• Your family needs to wait here.
• Depending on you status of health, the doctor will sometimes ask for further investigations,
  like blood tests, radiographies, scans, or they could request to keep you here for observation.




• We ask that you refrain from eating or drinking until otherwise stated by the doctor. Certain tests require an empty stomach.
• You need to wait 1 hour to receive the blood test results.

• What happened to you?
• Are you in pain?
• Yes
• No
• Show me where it hurts.
• I am going to examine you.
• On a scale of 1 to 10, can you rate your pain level?
• 10 being absolutely unbearable
• zero
• one
• two
• three
• four
• five
• six
• seven
• eight
• nine
• ten
• Can you please undress so I can examine you?
• You can keep your underwear on.
• You can sit on the chair.
• You can lie on the table.
• You can lie on the stretcher.

• Did you lose consciousness?
• Do you know what day it is?
• Do you know where you are?
• Follow my finger.
• Can you move your hands and feet?
• I am going to touch you hands and feet. Do you feel it?
• Look me in the eyes. I want to observe your pupils.
• Do you have any pins and needles? Show me where.
• Push on my hands.
• Open your eyes.
• Open your mouth.
• Lift your right arm.
• Do you have a headache?
• The pain came on:
• little by little
• suddenly
• Do you have any pain in the neck?
• Have you travelled in the last few months?
• Have you travelled overseas? Where to?
• Does the light bother you?
• Does the noise bother you?
• I am going to prick the end of your finger to check your blood sugar level.

• I am going to put my hand on your stomach to check your breathing. Just breathe normally and don't talk
• Are you having trouble breathing? / short of breath?
• Take a deep breath in and hold it.
• Breathe normally.
• Breathe deeply.
• Do you smoke?
• Are you asthmatic?
• Have you taken your asthma medication?
• Have you breathed in any type of smoke?
• Can you please blow your nose so I can see I there is any soot?

• Describe your pain.
• Is it a tight sensation?
• Is it a sharp sensation?
• Is it a burning sensation?
• Is your pain referring to any other part of your body? Can you show me where?
• How long have you experienced this pain?
• Minutes
• hours
• days
• I am going to take your pulse.
• I am going to press lightly on your nail.
• I am going to take your blood pressure.
• Are you having any palpitations?
• Open your mouth and lift your tongue. I am going to give you some medication.
• Does this medication help the pain?
• Do you drink alcohol?
• Are you diabetic?
• Do you have high cholesterol?
• I am going to record your heart. It won't hurt, but try and avoid moving for several seconds.

• Did you feel your dizziness come on?/Did the dizziness come on slowly?
• What did you experience during the dizzy spell?
• pins and needles
• vertigo
• exhaustion
• Have you had vertigo before?
• Does the pain spread elsewhere? Where to?
• Where has the pain referred to?
• How long did your dizziness last?
• Did you experience any incontinence?
• Did you bite your tongue? Open the mouth?
• Did you experience any convulsions?
• Have you eaten today?

• Show me where it hurts.
• Does the pain spread elsewhere? Where to?
• Have you lost any weight in the last few months? How many kilos?
• Have you experienced any burning sensation when urinating?
• Have you noticed any blood in your urine?
• When was your last period?
• Are you pregnant?
• When was the last time you urinated today?
• Are you experiencing any constipation?
• For how many days?
• Have you experienced any nausea?
• Have you had any bouts of diarrhea?
• Have you vomited?
• Have you noticed any blood in your stool?
• Do you have any gas?
• I need to do a rectal exam. Are you ok with that?
• You need to urinate in this jar so we can test it.
• You'll need to wash your genitals before urinating in the jar.

• Have you been bitten or stung?
• Show me where.
• Show me where the first spots appeared.
• For how long has the leg been red?
• Is it itchy?
• You need to remain in isolation.
• You need to keep this mask on.
• Have you had any unprotected sex?
• I am going to take your temperature.

• Is your vision blurry?
• Are you seeing double?
• Do you have a headache?
• Do you feel as though the room is spinning?
• Have you been hit in the head recently?

• Do you have any medical issues (diabetes, hypertension, etc)?
• Have you been hospitalised recently?
• Are you being treated for anything? For what?
• Do you have a prescription for your treatment?
• Do you have any allergies? What are you allergic to?
• Do you have any family medical history?

• Has the baby lost any weight? How much?
• Is the baby up-to-date with his/her vaccinations?
• Are your other children sick?
• Is he/she eating well?
• Is he/she vomiting?
• Does he/she seem more upset than normal?
• Does he/she seem more tired than usual?
• Does he/she have any diarrhea?

• Are you pregnant?
• How far along are you?
• Are you menstruating?
• Have you lost any blood?
• Was the blood red or black?
• Did you have any problems during your last pregnancy?
• Do you have any contractions?
• Has your water broken?
• Do you feel the baby moving?
• Do you have any contraception?
• I need to do a gynacological exam. Can you please lie on the table?
• You need to remove your underwear.

• Were you thrown from the vehicle?
• What speed were you going?
• Were you wearing a helmet?
• Were you wearing a seatbelt?
• Did you fall down?
• From what height did you fall?
• Do you take any anticoagulants or any medication to thin the blood?
• I am going to give you a neck brace to protect your spine.
• I need to add some antiseptic solution to the wound.
• I need to stitch up the wound.
• I need to apply a dressing.
• I am going to give you a local anaesthetic for your wound.
• Please don't move.
• I am going to have to place you in a cast.
• You need an operation.

• You need to have:
• I am going to give you a:
• I am going to put you on a drip.
• I am going to take some blood.
• I am going to apply a dressing.
• I am going to give you an injection.
• I am going to give you a wash down/sponge bath.
• a scan
• an x-ray
• a cast
• an ultrasound
• an operation
• today
• tomorrow
• You need to take a shower and wash your hair before the operation.
• The test is not painful.
• After the operation, you will have.
• a catheter
• a feeding tube
• a pus drainage tube
• a scar
• You need to remove your jewellry and piercings.
• You need to remove your nail polish.
• You need to remove your dentures and hearing aids.
• Tell me if you have:
• a pace-maker
• a cardiac valve
• a stent
• a prosthesis
• intracranial clips
• a cochlear implant
• an intraocular lens implant
• Some metal in the body
• A defibrillator
• a PICC line (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter)
• Are you breastfeeding? Do you breastfeed?
• Can you please take a seat?
• Can you stand up?
• Can you walk?

• I am giving you:
• some medication
• some analgesics
• some antibiotics
• You must not drink.
• You must not eat.
• You must not get up.
• You must remain lying on your back.
• You must not smoke.
• To call us, press here.
• To turn on or turn off the lights, press here.
• The toilets are here.
• The bathroom is here.
• You room is here.

• You have a fracture/He or she has a fracture.
• You don't have a fracture/He or she doesn't have a fracture.
• You need an operation.
• You need to come back tomorrow.
• You need to come back in:
• You need to get the stitches removed in:
• You need a cast.
• You need a splint
• You can go home.
• You need to go to the hospital.
• You need to stay in hospital.
• You are going to be transferred to another department.