people in healthcare
a person who is taking care of patients in hospital
ward nurse, nurse
crutches
if a wound is red, painful, swollen, it is....
inflamed
method which is used if doctors need to examine bones
X-ray
an injury to the skin
a person who helps people after stroke, etc. to move again
physiotherapist
nurses use this when they need to move a patient from one bed to another
patslide, hoist
sharp
method used if doctors need to examine tissues of the body, also used during pregnancy to examine the foetus
ultrasound
a thing patients may hold on to when they want to stand up/ sit up in bed
grab bar
a person who helps patients/ nurses in hospital. Does not need any medical education
a porter/ orderly
patients use this when they are not capable of walking to the bathroom. It is a kind of toilet
commode chair
never going away (about pain)
constant
a thing which you use when you need to know patient´s weight
scales
a place in hospital where patients give blood samples
phlebotomy
a person who helps people re-learn ADLs
OT/ occupational therapist
hearing aid
a person who cannot leave bed is....
bedridden
a way of treating pain; one person rubs a part of body of another person to relieve pain
massage
closest relative
next of kin
a doctor who helps when babies are born
obstetrician
non-tip cup
a person whose bone breaks easily is....
frail, fragile
when you want to relieve patient´s pain and you need to give them constant amount of medication, you use this ...
syringe driver
when patient comes to hospital for more than a visit/ leaves hospital
admission/ discharge