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Paramedics Use Google Translate While Delivering Baby

Posted by samzenpus on from the quick-thinking dept.

First time accepted submitter myatari writes Irish paramedics transporting a pregnant Congolese woman to a maternity hospital in Cork had to use some quick thinking when the mum-to-be went into labor en-route. The two paramedics (neither of whom speak Swahili) fired up Google Translate to communicate via English-Swahili and successfully delivered baby girl "Brigid" (named after an Irish Saint no less!).

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  1. I'm a Paramedic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...and I use translation services (either via google, or more usually a paid up telephone translation service provided by my employer) semi-regularly!