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Language Identification Flashcards

The sheets in this tool can be used to assist the office staff or physician in identifying the language that your patient is speaking. Pass the sheets to the patient and point to the English statement. Motion to the patient to read the other languages and to point to the language that the patient prefers. (Conservative gestures can communicate this.) Record the patient’s language preference in their medical record.

The Language Identification Flashcards were developed by the U.S. Census Department and can be used to identify most languages that are spoken in the United States.

Click here to download the Language Identification Flashcards

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Last updated on 11/10/2008