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Essential Japanese responses nurses might ask during triage

Critical Emergency Phrases for Medical Needs in Japanese: Essential Japanese responses nurses might ask during triage
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Essential Japanese responses that nurses might ask or use during triage focus on understanding the patient’s condition, urgency, and guiding them appropriately in emergency or outpatient settings. Some key Japanese phrases used in medical settings, including triage, are:

  1. Help-related:
  • I need help: 「助けてください」(Tasukete kudasai)
  • I need a doctor: 「医者を呼んでください」(Isha o yonde kudasai)
  1. Ambulance and hospital location:
  • Please call an ambulance: 「救急車を呼んでください」(Kyuukyuusha o yonde kudasai)
  • Where is the hospital?: 「病院はどこですか？」(Byouin wa doko desu ka?)
  1. Patient guidance and assessment questions:
  • Can you describe your pain?: 「痛みを説明できますか？」(Itami o setsumei dekimasu ka?)
  • How severe is the pain?: 「痛みはどれくらい強いですか？」(Itami wa dorekurai tsuyoi desu ka?)
  • Do you have any allergies?: 「アレルギーはありますか？」(Arerugii wa arimasu ka?)
  • Are you experiencing any shortness of breath?: 「息苦しいですか？」(Ikigurushii desu ka?)
  • Are you feeling dizzy?: 「めまいがしますか？」(Memai ga shimasu ka?)
  1. Instructions for patients:
  • Please wait here: 「ここでお待ちください」(Koko de omachi kudasai)
  • Please lie down here: 「ここに横になってください」(Koko ni yoko ni natte kudasai)
  • Please fill out this form: 「この用紙に記入してください」(Kono youshi ni kinyuu shite kudasai)

These phrases, used by nurses during triage, help capture important medical information and determine urgency. They also guide patients through hospital procedures effectively in Japanese healthcare settings. 1, 2, 5

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