Examining pain – dialogi3

3 Examining pain

3.2. Examining pain

An EMS unit arrives at an accident scene where a 22-year-old downhill skier has fallen.

Pm: What happened?

P: I was skiing downhill, and fell badly. I have pains all over my body.

Pm: Where does it hurt the most?

P: In my right hand and left knee.

Pm: Can you move your hand and leg?

P: My leg functions, but my wrist hurts very bad, and I can’t move my fingers.

Pm: How does the pain feel on a scale of 0–10?

P: In my knee I would rate it 7 and in my hand it’s 10.

Pm: You’ll soon be examined more thoroughly. You’ll be given pain killers before that.

Assessing pain:

Are you in pain?
Where does it hurt? Where do you have pain?

Can you describe your pain?
For how long have you had pain(s)?
Does this hurt?
Does some movement cause you pain?

Have you taken any medicine for the pain?
The pain feels in the pelvic area.
The pain radiates to the left arm and shoulder.
The pain in the knee is stinging.

Exercises

SVENSKA-ENGLISH

1. Fill in the Blanks (Letters) / Fyll i bokstäverna

2. Drag the Words / Flytta orden

3. Fill in the Blanks (Words) / Fyll i orden

4. Oral exercise / Muntlig övning (Extra)

Discuss in pairs / groups.

Diskutera med ditt par / din grupp.

An ambulance takes the downhill skier to the hospital. What happens during the ambulance ride?
The downhill skier arrives at the hospital. What examinations are done there first?
When a skier has fallen, the following steps should be taken
1. assess the situation
2. find out injuries
3. provide first aid
4. call for help
5. offer support and comfort
6. do not move the injured person.

→ How do you do it? What do you say?

Have you had these kind of patients in your practical traning?

SUOMI-ENGLISH

1. Fill in the Blanks (Letters) / Täydennystehtävä (kirjaimet)

2. Drag the Words / Aukkotehtävä (sanat)

3. Fill in the Blanks (Words) / Täydennystehtävä (sanat)

4. Oral exercise / Suullinen harjoitus (Extra)