medilang pro

The app at a glance

Medilang pro is an iPad app for use by medical medical professionals
to support multilingual patient conversations in standard medical
emergency situations. Developed in cooperation with emergency physicians
and professional medical translators, medilang pro provides medical
practitioners 265 sets of questions and answers to facilitate diagnosis
conversations with patients in the most common medical emergency situations
in their native language. Medilang Pro is currently available for
professional users in English, German and Polish for the patient languages
Arabic, Persian (Farsi), Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, German, Czech
and Turkish. Questions and answers are supported by interactive graphics
and audio recorded by native speakers. Users can save interview and
personal notes as a PDF file.


TABLE OF CONTENTS / GENERAL OVERVIEW


SYMPTOM MODULES

HEAD
• Headache
• Speech problems
• Epilepsy
• Unconsciousness
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Fever

CHEST
• Breathing problems
• Fear of suffocation
• Chest pains
• Arrhythmia
• Asthma
• Coughing
• Swallowing problems

ABDOMEN
• Abdominal pains
• Side pain
• Vomiting
• Bowel movements
• Urination
• Fever

BACK
• Back pain
• Abnormal sensations
• Slipped disc

ARMS
• Arm pain
• Movement problems
• Abnormal sensations

LEGS
• Leg pain
• Movement problems
• Abnormal sensations
• Restless legs
• Water
• Feet
• Ankle

PREGNANCY
• Month
• Bleeding
• Contractions

ACCIDENT
• Kind of accidents (list)
• Memory
• Unconscious

POISONING
• Source of poisoning (list)


ANIMAL BITE
• What animal? (list)



MEDICAL HISTORY MODULE

• Allergies (list)
• Blood pressure patient?
• Abuse (alcohol, drugs)
• Medication (list)
• Chronic infections (list)
• Chronic diseases (list)
• Diabetes
• Thrombosis
• Implants (list)
• Transplants (list)
• Operations (list)
• Psychiatry (concentration problems , mental stress, suicidal thoughts, voices)
• Vaccinations (list)
• Childhood illnesses (list)


TREATMENT MODULE

DIAGNOSTICS
• Head (e.g. „Please follow my finger with your eyes“.)
• Physiological examination (Does that hurt?)
• Temperature
• Blood pressure
• Pulse
• Listen to chest ( e.g. „Take deep breath. Breathe in and out“).
• Cough
• ECG (e.g. Don't talk / move)
• Oxygen saturation


MEDICATION MODULE
• Inserting intravenous line (e.g. „Please make a fist. Let your arm rest easily here“).
• Oxygen mask (e.g. „We are going to give you an oxygen mask so you can breathe more easily“).
• Oxygen tube („We are going to insert an oxygen tube into your
nose so you can breathe more easily“).
• Hyperventilation (Please place this bag over your mouth and nose and breathe in and out).


COMMUNICATION MODULE
• Addressing patient (What is your name? My name is ….)
• Communication (e.g. „We will use an electronic translation device
so we can understand you better“ , „please tick the answers that
apply“).
• Consent („I would like to examine you. Do you give your consent?“)
• Consequences (e.g. „If you don't agree to be examined / treated, this may ....“.)
• Transport
• Informing relatives
• Contact details