Hello! Today, I'm going to be teaching 15
sentences for emergency professional --
maybe emergency medical professionals,
EMTs,
so one EMT ask me about these types of
signs, and he and his team came up with a list
of 15 -- gave me a list that they'd like to
use for emergency situations when they
have to ask questions. Before I begin, I
need to give a few warnings: First, I'm not
an interpreter; I am a teacher. That means
my interpretation might not be the same
of yours or someone else's -- Just try
to understand there are different ways
to find the same concept so i'll be
teaching one or two but there might be
other ways that are right as well. So, I'm
not a medical interpreter. Two: If you're
truly in a medical situation, a hospital,
emergencys... the BEST thing to do is hire
an interpreter. Really, you have to -- the
law requires it!
So, just tossing that out there.
Again, it's not a suggestion --
it's a requirement; you need to do that.
But today, I will be teaching signs for
those emergency situations where you
need to communicate, and there is no
interpreter present. Third: This video is
for 15 sentences that were suggested, but i
also suggest that if you are a medical
professional, you can learn
fingerspelling--learn the alphabet. Maybe
numbers, as well... just beginner
conversational phrases, and other videos
that you can watch for them. All right!
Ready to get going?
Oh! Before I start, I have to teach a few
little things to make it easier to learn
the rest of the sentences. First: Pronouns,
like "he" or "she" and so on.
You simply point!
You point out where the person you're
referring to is. So "me", point to
myself. "You", point out the person you're
talking to.
"He" - point over there, wherever "there" might
be a boy. "She", a girl, actually looks the
same. It doesn't matter if it's a boy, girl,
man, woman, -- you simply point with your
index finger. For many people, you can make
an arc or circle. "We" is done like this... and
then you can also incorporate number: 2, 3, 4..
"the two of us", "the three of us", etc. but
today just to keep things simple and get
started, a good way to learn is to start
by pointing. If you're talking with a
person who is sick, you would point toward
them as you're speaking to them: "YOU".
"Where do YOU hurt?" If someone is
unconscious and you're talking to their
family or friends and asking them
questions about that person, then whoever
you're talking to you could look at, but
when you're referring to this ill
person, you point for them. "He is allergic
to what?" for example. You're talking them,
but you point toward the ill person.
and Second: Questions have different facial
expressions. For "yes" or "no" questions, raise
your eyebrows. For example: "Are you Deaf?"
It's different from "You're Deaf." You're
telling someone if you don't raise your eyebrows..
but if you DO raise your eyebrows, it's a
question. "Have allergies?" With the WH-word
questions, like "who what where why how
when" et cetera, you lower your eyebrows.
"What are you allergic to?" Those are the two things
to try to remember, and NOWlet's begin!
Number one:
Are you Deaf? / YOU DEAF YOU?
You can also ask: YOU UNDERSTAND SIGN?
YOU UNDERSTAND ASL?
Either, so: YOU UNDERSTAND SIGN?
Remember that not all deaf people sign,
some might be oral, some might use Signed
Exact Eglish, really... Cued Speech... there
are a lot of different varieties, so
many possibilities, so be careful. Don't
assume that someone who is Deaf will use ASL.
"YOU SIGN?" and maybe they prefer not to
sign; maybe they prefer to write back and
forth: "Want to write back and forth?" So
that sign is just like the exchange of
paper back and forth in your writing so
maybe they want to write back and forth
instead of signing. "Want write back and
forth?"
so you can suggest options: signed ASL,
writing... if a person signs
something that you don't understand, you
can say please fingerspell, and that's
"PLEASE FINGERSPELL".
Number One was long, but now go on.
2 through 15 are really just a single sentences.
Number 2: "Medicine, you take what?"
"What medicine do you take?" That's the sign for
medicine.
medicine you take what
Or the more general: medicine you use
what?
number 3: you allergic to what?
that's "what are you allergic to?"
You allergic
what
Number 4:
"do you feel pain?" or "are you in pain?"
That's: feel pain. "You feel pain?"
and then if the answer is YES -- "yes" -- you can ask:
WHERE? "where". For example: "Pain where?"
That'd mean: Where do you feel pain?
Number 5: "You nauseous?"
nauseous. Are you nauseous? or "do you have
nausea?"
number 6:
"you have heart problems?"
that's HEART, heart problem
maybe: "in the past, have you experienced
heart problems?"
or "heart problems you have?"
HEART PROBLEMS.
number 7:
blood pressure -- that's the sign for blood
pressure -- tend to be high? so again: Does
your blood pressure tend to be high?
"blood pressure tend high you?"
number 8:
"Have diabetes?" You can fingerspell
diabetes.
I think sometimes some people sign SUGAR,
or SUGAR CAN'T, but for emergencies and clarity,
you can spell it: diabetes. Number 9...
"LUNG", as well, you should fingerspell. Once you've
done that, you can sign LUNG like that..
For example: "Lung problem, you experience?"
or "Have you experienced?" Maybe: "Lung
problems, have you already experienced?"
Number 10: "Seizures, you experience?"
that's the sign for SEIZURE. In other words
"You have seizures?" Number 11...
"Are you pregnant?" That's "PREGNANT".
you pregnant?
number 12:
"Drugs, Alcohol, you use?" Again, in other
words, that's: DRUG, drugs, alcohol
Okay..
"Do you use drugs or alcohol?"
If "yes", then maybe ask: WHEN or HOW OFTEN?
when? When? how often? again, eyebrows down.
or maybe WHICH? which. Number 13:
Were you wearing a seatbelt?
so that's the sign -- I've seen different signs
for seat belt, like this or like this or like
this... there's been a bunch, but SEATBELT
is fine. SEATBELT, YOU USE?
number 14:
"Did you pass out?" or "Were you
unconscious?" Number 15: START WHEN?
When you need to know when something began, sign START,
"START WHEN?"-- "when did it begin?"
maybe a "problem started when?", or "Pain
began when?" Alright, so those are 15 phrases
that you can use for an emergency
situation, if you need to ask about
someone's health. Again, I strongly
suggest first if you can you must get an
interpreter. Don't assume that a deaf
person sign -- best to match their
preferred communication. Third... what was 3...
It's good also to learn fingerspelling and numbers!
and 4: Just be careful; try to learn
more in ASL than just these 15 sentences. For maybe
different situation... But i hope this has
helped start! Before we finish, I just
want to offer a few possible responses
that you might see, and promise this will
be quick!
number 1: "YES". "Yes.
2: "NO".
No,
3: MAYBE.
4: SOMETIMES
number 5: EVERYDAY
then 6: "DON'T-KNOW"
"Not know".
and again: Numbers and fingerspelling,
you should learn, as well. Thank you for
watching, thank you for taking the time
to learn and practice a few sentences
for emergency situations when you're
helping people who are hurt or sick that
use ASL! Bye.