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Medical Interpreters Should Know These 16 Expressions

Similar to how it’s difficult to interpret humor into another language while keeping the original meaning of the joke, sometimes medical interpreters run into the issue of English healthcare expressions that are meaningless in a foreign language. While an English speaker may not have any trouble understanding the idiom, a patient who speaks little to no English may.

Limited English Patients Are More Likely To Return To The E.R

Patients with limited English in the emergency room are slightly more likely to return within days, suggesting their care the first time was not as good as it could have been, researchers say. In a study in one New York hospital, about 4 percent of English speakers made an unplanned return to the ER within three days, compared to 5 percent of people with limited English. Low use of professional translators may partly explain the disparity in care, the researchers report in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Simultaneous Interpreting: Listen & Speak At The Same Time

Most people aren’t born with amazing multitasking skills allowing them to actively listen and translate to an audience at the same time, but everyone can develop them... Simultaneous interpreters need to listen to what they're interpreting, translate it, and repeat it at the same time. This requires an immense amount of focus as your attention is literally divided between the activities, go ahead try! Easier said than done right? Luckily we have a few simple simultaneous interpreter tips to help beginners practice!

Medical Interpreting & Strange Things People Say To Doctors

When working to gain your medical interpreter certificate, you will learn that a medical interpreter’s main job is to ensure that doctors and patients who speak different languages understand each other. But what happens if the patient says something extremely out of the ordinary? Should the interpreter repeat it, even if it will surprise the doctor? The answer to this question is, of course, yes. The medical interpreter is responsible for accurately, and seriously relaying all spoken correspondence between the patient and doctor, no matter how strange it may sound. If the doctor needs an explanation, the interpreter should facilitate the discussion between her and the patient, not try to explain by themself.

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