Communication Cards

   

 

Communication Cards

For use in a hospital/other care setting when communicating between Severe ME patient and others is difficult.

The following linked communication cards could be downloaded, printed, laminated and used by an individual who finds communication difficult or impossible.

The patient could use a marker (not permanent) to indicate their need(s) to a carer/nurse/other, then have it rubbed out to use again.

For someone with Very Severe ME it may be necessary for carers/nurses/others to point at the choices on the card to figure out the individual's need(s). It would be important that the carer/nurse/other would set up some kind of routine for the individual to be able to indicate their choices, maybe a raise of a finger to indicate 'yes' or whatever the individual is capable of.

• Critical Needs: https://batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/B_W-Critical-Needs.pdf

• Symptoms: https://batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/B_W-Symptoms-and-Sensitivites.pdf

• Comfort: https://batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/B_W-Comfort.pdf

• Emergency & Severe Status: https://batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/B_W-Emergency-and-Severe-Status.pdf

• Blank Cards (customise to communicate your needs):
https://batemanhornecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/B_W-Blank-Cards.pdf

Further health information sheets are available from the Bateman Horne Centre via the following link: https://batemanhornecenter.org/education/mecfs-guidebook/