Conducting Patient Triage

English for Medical Assistants

High Int
Adults

This unit is built around an interaction between a medical assistant and two patients. The medical assistant conducts initial triage of patients in a busy clinic, assessing urgency based on symptoms and directing them to appropriate care. This unit includes vocabulary, listening, comprehension, and grammar practice.

Focus

workplace
healthcare
medical assistant
present perfect with "since" & "for"
interpretive

Vocabulary

dizzy
symptom
assess
cold compress
triage room
treatment room
A spinning paper plane