Explain a Medical Condition to a Patient or Family

What You'll Get

A plain-language explanation of a medical condition or treatment that you can use when talking to patients or their families on scene or at hospital handoff.

The Prompt

Explain [medical condition or treatment] in simple, non-medical language for a patient or family member who has no medical background. Keep it reassuring, accurate, and under 150 words.

Tips

Run this before a call type you encounter frequently to build a library of ready explanations for common questions. Adding "the family is frightened and asking while we're working" shifts the tone appropriately for on-scene use.