STEVE: I need help. I think my arm is broken.
KELLY: Alright. Have you been to this hospital before?
STEVE: No, I haven’t. I need help quick. It hurts really badly.
KELLY: I understand. It’s good you came to the emergency room.
STEVE: Let me see a doctor.
KELLY: I’m sorry, sir. You will need to wait at least a short time.
We are very busy tonight. There was a big car accident on Highway 106.
STEVE: I thought this was the emergency room.
KELLY: It is. But unless you are critically injured, you still need to wait.
You aren’t bleeding, are you?
STEVE: No. Only a little. I fell off my porch.
KELLY: Oh, that’s terrible. Is it your right arm or your left arm?
STEVE: My left arm.
KELLY: Can you fill out this form then?
STEVE: No, I can’t. I’m left-handed.
KELLY: That’s very inconvenient for you then.
You’ll probably have a cast on your left arm.
STEVE: Yes. But why do I have to fill out a form anyway?
This is the emergency room.
KELLY: Yes, it is. But even in emergency rooms there is some paperwork to be done.
Have you ever been in an emergency room before?
STEVE: No. Just let me see a doctor. I’m worried about my arm.
KELLY: Be brave, sir. It won’t be long.
I will fill out the form for you. What is your name?
STEVE: Steve Schliessman. S C H L I E S S M A N.
KELLY: Alright Steve. Your social security number?
STEVE: 349-95-8821.
KELLY: Do you have medical insurance?
STEVE: Yes, I do. Blue Cross.
KELLY: Do you have your insurance card with you?
STEVE: No, I don’t.
KELLY: Well, you can call it in later. You can phone us.
STEVE: Can I sit down now?
KELLY: First I need to get your address. Try to move your arm as little as possible.
史提夫：我需要幫助，我的手臂斷了。
凱莉：好的。你以前來過這家醫院嗎?
史提夫：沒有。我立刻需要幫助，真的很痛。
凱莉：我知道，你掛急診是對的。
史提夫：讓我看醫生。
凱莉：先生，很抱歉，至少要稍等一下。
今晚我們很忙，106 高速公路發生大車禍。
史提夫：這不是急診室嗎?
凱莉：是的。除非你傷得很嚴重，不然還是要等。
你沒在流血吧?
史提夫：還好，只有一點。我從門廊上跌下來。
凱莉：真是糟糕。傷到右手臂還是左手臂?
史提夫：左手臂
凱莉：那么你可以填一下表格嗎?
史提夫：不行，我是左撇子
凱莉：那么對你而言很不方便。
你的左手臂可能要上石膏。
史提夫：是的，但是為什么還要填表格?
這是急診。
凱莉：沒錯。即使是急診，還是有些書面工作要完成。
你以前掛過急診嗎?
史提夫：沒有。快讓我看醫生，我很擔心我的手臂。
凱莉：先生，勇敢一點，不會很久。
我幫你填表格，你叫什么名字?
史提夫：史提夫?希士門。S C H L I E S S M A N。
凱莉：好的，史提夫。你的社會福利號碼是多少?
史提夫：349-95-8821。
凱莉：你有醫療保險嗎?
史提夫：有的，藍十字保險。
凱莉：你有帶保險卡嗎?
史提夫：沒有。
凱莉：你可以以后再打電話告訴我們。
史提夫：現在我可以坐下來嗎?
凱莉：我要先寫下你的住址。盡可能不要移動你的手臂
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