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Interrogatory:

Identity : I’m going to ask you some questions to understand your health problems and to fill in your medical file

What is your surname ? Can you spell it please? What is your first name ? What is your date of birth ?

How old are you ? Do you have any family ?

Do you have medical insurance or social security,Can you show me the documents?

Do you have an identity document?

I’m going to ask you some questions to find out if the medical expenses will be covered by

your medical insurance or social security :

Have you already applied for your medical expenses to be covered ?

What country do you come from ? Since when have you been in France ?

Do you have any proof of identity documents ?

Have you made an application for a residence permit, to the French authorities ?

Do you have any documents that justify your presence in France ?

I’m going to ask you some questions about your general state of health .

Way of living:

Lodging : Where do you sleep : in the street ? in a hotel ? At a friend ' s or with your family ?

In an apartment ? In a squatter camp or an informal settlement ? What's your address ?

Do you need help to find accommodation ?

Food : Where do you eat ? Do you need help to find a place to eat ?

Family situation : Are you married ? Do you have any children ? Do you have any brothers and sisters ?

Work : What work do you do ?

Administrative : Are you seeking political asylum ? Are you a refugee ? Are you without residency documents ?

Do you need help to apply for residency documents ?

Risk Hazard : Do you smoke ? How many packs a day ? Do you drink alcohol ? How many glasses a day ?

Do you take drugs ? cannabis? cocaïne ? héroïn ? ectasy ? do you sniff it ? Do you smoke it ?

Do you inject it ? Since what age have you being doing this?

RECORD: Medical record : Do you have any illnesses ?

diabetes, high blood pressure, AIDS, malaria, hepatitis, chicken-pox, stomach ulcers, cancer,

tumour,an abcess, tuberculosis, anaemia, bleeding

Have you ever been to hospital ? What for ? Have you ever had X-rays taken ?

Do you have any allergies ? Are you allergic to any medication ?

Do you have a pace-maker ?

Surgical record :Have you ever had an operation ? A fracture, Appendicite s, A hernia, cancer, A tumour,

An abcess, Heart Surgery ? Show me your scars. have you ever had a blood transfusion?

Gynaecology/ Obstetrics: How many children do you have ? Have you ever had a miscarriage ?

Are you currently using contraceptives ? Have you had any Caesarean deliveries ?

Have you ever had an abortion ?

Psychiatrics : Have you ever consulted a psychiatrist ?

Family background : Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?

Vaccination : Are your vaccines up to date ? Have you had a tetanus vaccination ? less than 10 years ago ?

Have you had a Hepatitis B vaccination ? Do you want to have a flu vaccine ?

Treatment : Did you take or are you taking any medication at the moment? Do you know their names ? Did you bring them with you ?

Have you taken your treatment today?
Are you on SUBUTEX ? Do you take METHADONE ? Do you buy it on the street ? How much do you take a day ?

CLINICAL EXAMINATION :

I'm going to examine you. Will you undress please ? You can keep your underwear on .Lie down on the examination bed .

Undress completely please.

General: Show me where the problem is ? Do you feel ill? Do you have temperature ? Do you have the shivers ?

Do you feel weak ? Did you faint ? Did this condition start all of a sudden ? Did it develop progressively?

Does it happen when you get up off a chair or a bed ? Do you lose control of your bladder?

Have you lost weight? Have you put on weight?

Do you sleep well ?

Is there a medication that helps you ? Did you lose your balance ?

Did you have an accident ? Was is a road accident ? Was it at your place of work? At home ?

Were you assaulted? Were you raped ? Did you fall ? How many metres ? Were you injured ?

Were you fasting at the time?

Pain : Where does it hurt?

                     Does the pain move. Where to ? Is it a throbbing pain? a dull pain ? a persistent pain ? a stabbing pain ?
                          Can you induce or cause the pain ? Is it a burning pain? A squeezing pain ? Is it itchy ? Is it a pain that pulls?
                Is there anything that relieves the pain?;
                    Is there a position that gives you relief?

Cardiovascular : Do you have chest pain ? For how many hours have you had it ? For how many days ?

Does the pain move ?. Where to ? Is it a burning pain? Does it squeezes ? Is it itchy ?

Is it a pain that pulls ? Does your arm hurt ? Does your jaw hurt ?

Is it painful when you exert yourself ? Does it hurt when I press on your chest ? Is it the first time ?

Are you out of breath when you exert yourself ? Do you have palpitations ?

Does medication (trinitrine) give you relief? Do your legs swell ? More so in the evening ?

Do you feel that your heart beats irregularly?

I’m going to listen to your heart. I’m going to take your blood pressure.

Pneumology : Do you have difficulty breathing ? When you exert yourself a little ? When you are lying down ?

Does it hurt when you breathe ?

Do you cough ? Do you cough up phlegm ? Do you cough up blood?

Are you out of breath when you exert yourself?

Is this the first time?

I’m going to listen to your lungs from your back. Breathe deeply. Hold your breath. Cough

Take a deep breath and hold it for a few seconds.

Digestive : Do you have a stomach ache ? For how many days ? For how many hours ? Have you been vomiting?

Was there blood in your vomit?

Have you been nauseous? Do you have heart burn? Do you have trapped wind? Are you constipated?

Do you have difficulty swallowing?

Do you have diarrhoea? Is there blood in your diarrhoea ? Is there mucus in your stools?

Are your stools black? Are your stools white?

Are you able to eat? Are you able to drink?

Show me where the pain is. When I press, show me where it hurts the most

I’ll have to do a rectal examination Is that fine?

Urology : Does it burn when you urinate ? Is there blood in your urine ? Do you have a backache ?

Do you need to urinate more often? Is your urine cloudy ? Do you find it difficult to urinate ?

We’re going to do a urine test. Please urinate in this bottle.

Do you have pain in the testicles ? Does the pain go down the testicle ?

            Neurological : Do you have dizzy spells? Do you have headaches? Did you bump your head ?
                        Does light or noise bother you?
                        Did you lose your balance ? Do you have pins and needles in your hands?
Do you have a ringing or buzzing noise in your ears?
                        Do you lose control of your bladder?
                        Do you have difficulty speaking? Do you have difficulty moving your arms or legs?

Do you see double or blurred? Have you been nauseous? Tell me if you don’t feel anything when I touch you.

I’m going to do some neurological tests.

Put both your arms in front of you and close your eyes. Do as I do. Push against my hand.

Stand up , You need to be barefoot , Close your eyes.

Infectious : Do you have temperature ? Do you have ganglions ? Do you have the shivers?

Have you already been tested for Hepatitis? Have you been tested for HIV/AIDS?

Have you ever been at risk at becoming infected with HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis :

through sexual relationships without condoms, injecting drugs, tattoos, body piercing, blood transfusion?

Othorinolaryngology Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT):

Do you have a sore throat ? Do you have difficulty swallowing ?

Do you have ear ache ? Show me which one hurts? Can you hear with this ear?

Has your nose been bleeding?

Ophtalmology : Do you have normal eye-sight? Cover one of your eyes

Do you wear glasses ?

Follow my finger with your eyes.

            Ob/Gyn/Breast : On the calendar, show me the date of your last period
                               Are your periods normal? Do you lose blood in between your periods? A little ? A lot ?
                               Are you pregnant ? How many months? Is this your first pregnancy?

Have you had any contractions?

How many minutes are there between the contractions? Have your waters broken?

I’m going to do an internal examination. Please open your legs , Bend your knees , Tell me if I hurt you

Orthopaedics and rheumatism: Show me where it hurts. Can you move ? Can you walk ?

Do the other joints hurt ? Was there a crack ? Can you feel a swelling of your joint ?

Can you feel when I touch you ? Is it the first time that this has happened to you ?
How many days ago dit it start ? Did you disinfect it?

Don't move. I’m going to give you a local anaesthetic.

I’m going to give you some stitches. Don’t touch the sterilised materials.

The stitches have to be taken out in 7 days , in 12 days .

Pediatry : How old is he/she ? Are you worried with his health ? Does he cry normally ?

Does he have temperature ? What are his stools like? Is he eating well? Has he been vomiting?

Please hold him. I’m going to examine him. It won’t hurt.

He’ll need to stay in hospital under observation. He needs to have other tests made.

Psychology/ Psychiatry: Have you been eating well ? Do you find it difficult to fall asleep? Do you feel depressed?

Do you feel sad ? Is this person inclined to be violent? Is this person in a normal mental condition?

Do you wish to have a treatment?

Do you feel anxious? Do you have suicidal thoughts? Do you hear voices?

Dermatology : Does it itch? Show me where it started.

Are there others in your environment who have the same problem as you ?

Have you had this before ?

Have you been bitten by an insect ? Have you been in the sun ?

You can get dressed now.

Complementary tests : Your test results are normal , not necessary to do any further tests .

We need to do another test :

An X-ray , An ultrasound scan, A Tomogram scan ( Are you allergic to iodine ? ),

An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

A fibroscopy , A coloscopy An ECG , A lumbar puncture ,

You need to have a blood test . Are you happy to have an HIV/AIDS test done ?

You’ll need to see a specialist .

I’m going to call another doctor to get a second opinion .

Results : Your test results are normal . There is something abnormal in your test results .

You’ll need to wait , a few moments ,a few hours, until tomorrow . it’s important that you stay in hospital .

Treatment : You have to be hospitalised, to be treated, to be observed .

Do you want to call your family ? We are concerned about his state of health .

We are giving him all the necessary medical care, but his health problem is very serious .

Do you want to phone someone ?

I’m going to send you to the emergency section .

I’ll call the nurse .

I’ll call the social worker .

I’ll call the youth educator .

We’re going to inject the medication , into your veins, in your bottom ,

We’re going to give you a vaccine : Tetanus , Hepatitis B , Flu .

You need oxygen , You need to keep the mask on your face .

We have to assist his breathing with the aid of a machine , We have to anaesthetise him.

You mustn’t exert yourself at all .

We need to do an emergency operation , Do you give your consent? Have you had anything to eat or drink in the last 6 hours ? You must have an empty stomach.

We’re going to give you some medication .

Here is your prescription

(SUBUTEX: you need to go to the chemist every 7 days; You need to dissolve the tablet under your tongue for 15 minutes before eating or drinking anything)

(METHADONE : You must go and get the medication from the chemist every day )

(METHADONE : You must go and get the medication from the chemist every day)

You must not mix the Methadone with the Subutex or you will experience withdrawal symptoms.

I’d like to see you again in X .

You’ll need to find an interpreter for the next consultation.

Thank you, good-bye!