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A National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care

Who needs an interpreter?

When should an interpreter be used?

Should family members be used?

Should staff members be used?

Hospital Policy

Foreign Languages

Contacting a Hospital interpreter

Using Cyracom telephones

Cyracom phone locations

Cyracom PIN numbers

Using Cyracom from any telephone

Questions and concerns about CyraCom phones?

Japanese

Sign Languages

Sign Language Interpreters

TDD/TTY Phones

TV closed captioning

Translating Documents

Getting a document translated

Do not use online translation programs

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Do not online translation programs

Never use online translation. Greater than 50% of words and phrases typed into online translation programs are inaccurate.

In health care, online translation programs are dangerous.

Hospital policy prohibits the use of online translation resources.

The Hospital has qualified in-house translation resources. Contact Josefina Lopez at 3—5869 or jclope2@email.uky.edu

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