A day at the hospital

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A day at the hospital
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Youre Sick
Cough, cough!

• First step, get Sick Leave (byokkyuu) if
  necessary.
• How do you get it? Do you need a doctors note?
  Discuss!

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Next,

• Find a doctor!
• DRs and friends are good resources!
• Will you go there alone?
• The JET Diary has a good medical dictionary.

DR
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Hospitals
Clinics, Private Practices

• Modern equipment
• Larger facilities
• Always open
• Good when you dont know what you want

• Specialist doctors
• May need to outsource
• Limited hours but quicker service
• Can be cheaper

• http//www.qq.pref.saga.jp/qq/qq41gnmenult.asp

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Off we go

• Think about what questions you want to ask,
• Any specific medicine/disease, look it up
  beforehand.
• Get your insurance card and go!

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Japanese Health Care is Good, but Different
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• Sign in, give them your card, and take a seat.
• Expect to wait 10-15mins at a clinic, 30mins at
  the hospital. (or much longer (

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• The doctor will examine you and give his/her
  advice.
• Thermometer goes in the armpit.
• Most doctors know English vocab even if they
  cant do sentences if you have questions ask! If
  something sounds weird, get them to rephrase it.
• If you need a doctors note (shindansho), ask for
  it at the end. \3,000

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• The receptionist will give you a card for the
  hospital/clinic, bring it with you whenever you
  go there.
• Pay then, later payment is possible.
• There is usually a pharmacy nearby for your
  prescription.

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Emergency?

• Call your supervisor!
• Then PA if you need help
• Police 110
• Ambulance 119

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Japan can be stressful

• You are likely to feel sick or unhappy more than
  you did at home at first. Take extra care of
  yourself, prevention is best.