Laur Audrey
Unit 4, 8 B Wellard Way, Bulgarra, 6714, Karratha, Western Australia, Australia.
Med Leg J. 2018 Mar;86(1):36-41. doi: 10.1177/0025817217743416. Epub 2017 Dec 20.
Deaf patients are too often overlooked in our society despite requiring in-depth attention to their specific communication needs. If they are not able to communicate with healthcare professionals, they may be unable to access and receive appropriate care. Yet, medical providers who fail to address patients' linguistic difficulties breach their ethical and professional duties, and face potential malpractice lawsuits. This article aims to highlight the unequal access of medical care by deaf patients and the impact of language barriers. It also provides an overview of medical providers' ethical and legal duties to assist people with hearing disabilities and discusses the benefits of using professional interpreting services and offers recommendations to address the ethical and legal issues faced by medical professionals.
在我们的社会中，聋人患者常常被忽视，尽管他们的特殊沟通需求需要深入关注。如果他们无法与医疗保健专业人员沟通，就可能无法获得并接受适当的护理。然而，未能解决患者语言困难的医疗服务提供者违反了他们的道德和职业职责，并面临潜在的医疗事故诉讼。本文旨在强调聋人患者在医疗保健方面的不平等获取情况以及语言障碍的影响。它还概述了医疗服务提供者协助听力障碍者的道德和法律义务，讨论了使用专业口译服务的好处，并就解决医疗专业人员面临的道德和法律问题提出了建议。
