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Medical - IT (Information Technology) | | Dutch term or phrase: schipholbord | This is concerned with IT equipment for a hospital:
Een ‘Schipholbord’ is een grafisch overzicht van alle spoedeisende hulp waarvoor onderzoekskamers nodig zijn. In dit overzicht ziet u welke patiënt zich waar bevindt, met welke klachten en met welke urgentie.
This explanation makes it clear what it is, but is there an English equivalent for this term? The link below also includes a photo of a 'schipholbord'
http://www.ic2it.nl/page/52/schipholbord.html |
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| | English translation:wardboard | Explanation:
"Schiphol" is of course the name of the largest airport in the Netherlands near Amsterdam. I assume that the name "schipholbord" was invented because the allocation of patients and emergencies to hospital rooms is likened to the allocation of pasengers to erminals at the airport. For any Dutch person this comparison is self-evident. Not so, however for most other countries. If the translation would be focused on the UK the term heathrowboard doen't have the same connotation and impact as it does in Dutch. Hence my creative solution that rhymes and is catchy. |
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 Eddy Coodee
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:41
| Grading comment Great solution, it fits right in with the text. Thank you.
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