KOSOVO REFUGEES (07 April 99)

LARGE-SCALE INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

This is territory that belongs to the United States of America

You will be safe here

You are safe now

You will remain in this area until it is safe for you to return to Kosovo

We will work quickly to learn who you are and where you have come from

We will keep you informed about events in Kosovo

We will work with NATO to get to back to your homes when it is safe for you to return

We are not fully ready for you, but we are working quickly

We will continue to improve the conditions here as the days pass

We will provide safety, shelter, clean water, and food

We will provide medical care to those who need it

We will help you get in touch with your loved ones

When we talk with you, tell us about anyone you know who is sick or injured

When we talk with you, tell us if you are pregnant or have an infant with you

If you think that you are in danger from anyone around you, please tell one of us

We would like to interview each of you.

Are you willing to be interviewed?

It would help us if you answer the questions we ask as completely as you can

We will arrange for you to leave a message for your loved ones on the Voice of America Hotline

Move to the evaluation area now

Follow the people guiding you

HEALTH ASSESSMENT

{Customary polite, gentle, peer greeting in Albanian}

Let us use this machine to talk together

This machine can only translate from my language to yours

This machine cannot understand what you say

Relax, please

We will try to help

Will you answer questions from me?

Please help me collect some information

Do you have a passport or a registration document?

Tell me your name

Please write your name on this form

Show me where you used to live

How many people are with you?

How many members of your family are with you?

Do you have any immunization records with you?

What is the name of the town you come from

Please point to it on this map

How many people lived in your community?

Who is the leader of this community?

Where can I locate the leader of this community?

Is there anyone else I should talk with?

Can you bring that person to me?

Can you take me to that person?

Do you know where that person is now?

Are there English translators available?

Thank you

Thank you for talking with me

I may need to talk with you again later

Good Bye

IDENTIFICATION

My name is...

I am here to help you

I am not a member of the military

I am a member of the military team

I do not work with the government

I work with NATO

I work with an organization here to help you

I am a member of the Refugee Assistance Team

I am a member of the Disaster Relief Team

I am a member of the United States military

I am a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross

I am a member of the Medical Team

I am a member of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

I work with United Nations International Childrens Education Fund (UNICEF)

I work with the World Food Programme

I work with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

I work with the United Nations

I work with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees

I work with the World Health Organization

We will try to help you locate and protect your families

If you are sick or hurt, we can help you

We cannot offer you medical care

RELIEF SUPPLIES

You will be safe here

We have food for you

We have clean water

We have clothing

We have blankets

We have shelter

We have shelter materials

We have medical care available for you

We have medical supplies

We may have information about your family

PERSONAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY

I do not speak Albanian

Please write it on this form

What is your first name?

What is your family name?

Do you need to use the toilet?

Are you hungry?

Are you thirsty?

What city are you from?

In which country are you a citizen?

Did you escape from that country?

How old are you?

Where did you come from?

Please show me on the map

When did you begin your travel?

Have you had enough sleep?

Are you married?

Do you have children?

How many children do you have?

Do you know where your children are?

Are members of your immediate family here?

How many members of your family are here with you?

How many family members with you are female age 18 months to 18 years?

How many family members with you are female age 19 years to 65 years?

How many family members with you are female older than 65 years?

How many family members with you are male age 18 months to 18 years?

How many family members with you are male age 19 years to 65 years?

How many family members with you are male older than 65 years?

Is your family safe where they are?

Is any member of your family missing?

Do you know where your family is?

Do you have anyone with you that is not a member of your family?

Do you have relatives that can help you?

Where are your relatives located?

Do you know where they live?

Are they alive?

Where did you last see them?

Will you have a home to return to?

HEALTH / RELIEF ASSISTANCE / EDUCATION

Are you sick or injured?

Do you need medical attention?

Are you taking any medications?

Please point to where you are injured

Are you pregnant?

How many times have you been pregnant?

How many children under two years of age are being breast fed?

We are very worried about children who do not have an adult with them

Do you know of any children who have no parents with them?

Do you know of any children who are alone?

Do you have any disabled or injured people in your group?

Did you eat today?

Did you eat yesterday?

How long have you been here.

EPIDEMIOLOGY SURVEY

Do you have any immunization records with you?

Have you been given any immunizations recently?

Do you know what measles are?

Have you been given the measles vaccination?

When did you last receive the measles vaccination?

How many children have not received any immunizations?

Have your children or other family members received any immunizations lately?

Tell me about the group you are traveling with.

How many people died in the past week?

How many children under 5 years of age died in the past week?

How many children between the ages of 5 and 14 died in the past week?

How many people 15 years or older died in the past week?

Do you know what they died from?

Did they die from diarrhea?

Did they die from the cold?

Did they die from the heat?

Did they die from a lung infection?

Did they die from exhaustion?

Did they die from an injury?

Was the injury from a knife or machete?

Was the injury from a gun?

Was the injury from a landmine?

Was the injury from a motor vehicle crash?

Did the injury occur as an accident?

How many members of the same group died from the same illness?

How many members of the same group had a similar illness?

How many other persons, including friends and neighbors, had a similar illness?

Of those who have survived, how long (in days) were they ill?

Of those who died, how long from the first symptom to time of death?

How many have died from that illness?

Are the dead being properly buried?

Where were they buried

Show me on the map

Where are the dead being taken prior to burial?

How many adults 15 years and older have diarrhea?

How many children under age five have diarrhea?

How many children between five and fourteen years of age have diarrhea?

How many adults 15 years and older have bloody diarrhea?

How many children under age five have bloody diarrhea?

How many children between five and fourteen years of age have bloody diarrhea?

How many days have you had diarrhea?

How many days have they had diarrhea?

Has anyone received any type of treatment for their diarrhea?

How many adults 15 years and older have Upper Respiratory Infections

How many children between age 5 and 14 have URIs?

How many children under age 5 have URIs?

How many people with you are sick with some form of fever?

How many adults 15 years and older are sick with some form of fever?

How many children in the ages five to fourteen are sick with some form of fever?

How many children under five years of age are sick with some form of fever?

As best you can remember, were you feeling well prior to this illness?

Have you been hospitalized in the previous six months?

Have you received any injections or immunizations in the previous six months?

Have you received a blood transfusion within the previous six months?

Have you received any dental care in the previous six months?

Have you had a sexually transmitted disease in the previous six months?

Have you used injectable drugs in the previous six months?

Have you received any tattoos in the previous six months?

How long after your last meal did you begin to become ill?

How long have you been in need of medical care?

Is there anyone who needs clothing?

How many adult males need clothing?

How many adult females need clothing?

How many children under age five need clothing?

How many children age five to fourteen need clothing?

Show me in hours

Show me in days

Show me in weeks

Show me in months

ON PHRASES AND INSTRUCTIONS

Good morning

Good night

Good-bye

Please

Thank you

Get up

Come with me

Take a seat over there

You must stay here

Answer my question yes or no

Move your head up and down like this for yes

Move your head from side to side like this for no

Squeeze my hand once for yes

Squeeze my hand twice for no

Raise your hand when I say it

Raise your hand if you understand

Say it again

Please speak more slowly

Show me where

Is it on this map?

Show me on this map

Point with one finger

We are here

Point to its location

What do you call this?

What does this mean?

Write the number

Sign your name here

Print your name here

Do what I ask

Is this your bag?

Please, open your bag

You must leave your bag here

Draw a picture

Write it down

Write them down

Do you understand?

I understand

I do not understand

I do not know

You don't know?

Let me try again

Shall I call an interpreter?

Where are they?

What is this?

How many are there?

I will get it for you

I will be back soon

Yes

Maybe

FAMILY MEMBERS

Please identify your family members

Maternal Aunt

Paternal Aunt

Maternal Uncle

Paternal Uncle

Niece

Nephew

Cousin

Brother

Sister

Daughter

Son

Parent

Mother

Father

Husband

Wife

Children

Grandfather

Grandmother

Great Grandmother

Great Grandfather

Granddaughter

Grandson

Father-in-law

Mother-in-law

Son-in-law

Daughter-in-law

Sister-in-law

Brother-in-law

Stepdaughter

Stepson

NUMBERS

Numbers

Point

Hundred

Thousand

Ten thousand

Hundred Thousand

Million

MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES

Do you have any of the following problems?

Abdominal pain

Back pain

Bleeding from anywhere

Bloody Sputum

Bloody Stools

Chest pain

Chills

Confusion inside your head

Cough

Cramps

Dark urine

Diarrhea

Ear pain

Fever

Headache

Hemorrhoids

Infection

Insect bite

Itching

Joint pain

Loss of consciousness

Menstrual cramps

Muscle pains

Nausea

Rash

Throat pain

Tooth pain

Yellow eyes

Vaginal bleeding

Voices inside your head

Vomiting

DISEASES

Do you have any of the following diseases

AIDS

Anemia

Arthritis

Asthma

Bronchitis

Cancer

Chickenpox

Cholera

Common cold

Depression

Diabetes

Diphtheria

Disease of the blood

Eczema

Fungus

Gonorrhea

Heart failure

Heart murmur

Hepatitis

Herpes

Infection anywhere

Influenza

Insect bite that is serious

Yellow skin

Malaria

Measles

Mental disease

Mumps

Nervous breakdown

Paratyphoid fever

Peritonsillar abscess

Plague

Pleuritis

Pneumonia

Polio

Rabies

Ringworm

Scabies

Scarlet fever

Scurvy

Sexually transmitted disease (STD)

Skin disease

Smallpox

Syphilis

Tapeworm infection

Tetanus

Tonsillitis

Trench mouth

Trichinosis

Tuberculosis

Typhoid fever

Typhus fever

Warts

Worms

Yellow fever

MEDICAL FACILITIES

We will send you to the Medical Clinic

The staff at the Clinic will help you

Follow the arrows with the red cross symbol to the Medical Clinic

This is medicine to help you

This will stop the diarrhea

This will reduce the pain

This will help your cough

This will help you feel better

SIGNATURE

This module was recorded for Dr. Eric Rasmussen by Anila Xhixho on 09 April 1999