Marine Corps at Base Camp Pendleton, including members of Med. Bn., have been engadged in Medical Augmentation Training Exercises, “making sure they’re spun up on new equipment and each other’s roles – so the team won’t miss a beat when it’s time to practice medicine on the move.”
One of the devices used was the “phraselator”, designed for emergencies in the field where translation of English in a number of languages is essential for quick diagnosis and treatment.
From VoxTec, the manufacturer of Phraselator™:
Simply put, the Phraselator allows its user to offer instruction, give commands, relay important information or ask questions designed to prompt easily conveyed responses, in any language – all from the palm of your hand. Using progressive speech recognition technology, unique phrase matching capability, and the highest quality in and out audio, the Phraselator ensures communication accuracy…
Wouldn’t it be nice to have one of these in every ER, as so many patients cannot understand English and fail to follow medical directions, while the time factor is so critical?
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