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General practitioner's surgery: medical consultation. Sample containing about 194 words speech recorded in public context


4 speakers recorded by respondent number C132

PS230 X m (Doctor, age unknown, doctor, other participants are doctors patients) unspecified
FXFPS000 X u (No name, age unknown) unspecified
FXFPSUNK (respondent W0000) X u (Unknown speaker, age unknown) other
FXFPSUGP (respondent W000M) X u (Group of unknown speakers, age unknown) other

1 recordings

  1. Tape 093809 recorded on unknown date. LocationStrathclyde: Lanarkshire ( G.P.'s surgery ) Activity: Medical consultation

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Unknown speaker (FXFPSUNK) [1] Well now what can do for this man?
(FXFPS000) [2] Oh I went to the, [...] funny.
Doctor (PS230) [3] Yes.
(FXFPS000) [4] I meant to [...] I mean she's making an appointment for about two weeks after.
Doctor (PS230) [5] Right ah no sign of any damage to any of the bones, erm so it so it's just been the muscles getting tightened up on you.
[6] Right what what about the the tablets, did they help?
(FXFPS000) [7] The painkillers, I'm still getting pain a bit and the nurses
Doctor (PS230) [8] You're still getting pain?
(FXFPS000) [9] take like hot baths and that.
Doctor (PS230) [10] Mhm.
[11] That's right.
(FXFPS000) [12] [...] to get rid of the pain.
Doctor (PS230) [13] Right.
(FXFPS000) [sniff]
Doctor (PS230) [14] Are you due a line today [...] ?
(FXFPS000) [15] What for?
Doctor (PS230) [16] Insurance [...] .
(FXFPS000) [17] Ah eh no I finish on the twenty fifth.
[18] [sniff] ... You seem to know how it was, the old muscles, it feels like it's pulling on [...]
Doctor (PS230) [19] Aye, that's right because of, it's all, they're all very close together Dan.
[20] ... Feels as though it's right through. ...
(FXFPS000) [sniff] ... [sniff]
Doctor (PS230) [21] [...] Keep some of these in the house Dan [...] take them [...] relief. [...]
(FXFPS000) [22] [...] do you want er for the twenty fifth [...] up,
Doctor (PS230) [23] Twenty fifth.
(FXFPS000) [24] The twenty fifth of this month.
[25] Cos [...] finished [...]
Doctor (PS230) [26] That's okay, that's alright, aye, that's okay.
[27] Right?
[28] Okay Dan?
[29] Right, cheerio now.
(FXFPS000) [30] [...] . [recording ends]