Please study the 20 vocabulary below and press the Mark Complete button to continue.
- bandage
- a long piece of cloth which is wrapped around an injured body part
- brace
- an object to support a body part and hold it in the correct position after injury
- cast
- a tough cover which protects an injured body part or a broken limb
- catheter
- a thin tube inserted into a patient’s body in order to remove a liquid, e.g. urine
- crutches
- sticks which fit under your arms and are used to walk when your leg or foot is injured or broken
- defibrillator
- a device to correct abnormal heart rate by means of electric shocks
- diagnostic equipment
- tools and devices used by doctors to examine a patient and form an opinion of what is wrong
- forceps
- an instrument with two long narrow parts for holding things during medical operations
- incubator
- a piece of hospital equipment in which ill or premature babies lie to be kept warm and given treatment
- MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
- a medical imaging technique used to produce images of internal organs
- scalpel
- a small sharp knife used by doctors during operations to cut skin & tissue
- sling
- a piece of cloth to support your arm in case it’s injured
- splint
- a metal, plastic or wooden element placed next to a broken bone to immobilize it while it’s healing
- stethoscope
- a tool which is used for listening to someone's breathing or heart
- stretcher
- a type of portable bed used to carry an injured or ill person
- syringe
- a tool which is used to inject fluid into the body or withdraw fluid from it
- thermometer
- a tool to measure temperature of the body
- tongue depressor
- a tool used during examinations of the throat which helps keep the view open
- wheelchair
- a rolling transportation device often used by someone who cannot walk
- X-ray
- a type of radiation used to produce images that help to diagnose diseases
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I need to wrap the bandage around my ankle, as I suspect I have sprained it.
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If the patient has suffered a severe head injury and there is a risk for a spinal cord injury, he or she will have to wear a neck brace.
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A broken bone will be treated with the cast unless it is very small.
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As you will be immobilized after the surgery so unable to go to the toilet, you will have a catheter inserted.
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She’s been walking on crutches for 4 weeks now and is really looking forward to the moment when her leg has fully recovered.
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A defibrillator is commonly used in case of patients with irregular heart beats.
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A stethoscope and thermometer are examples of common diagnostic equipment.
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Use forceps to close the blood vessel.
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As my son was born a month before he was due, he had to be placed in an incubator.
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To produce images of the body, MRI scanners use magnetic fields or radio waves.
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Make sure the scalpel is sterile before you begin performing a surgery.
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As I have injured my wrist and have to wear a sling, I’m going to take a few days off work.
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Before the doctor put my arm in a cast, he placed a metal splint next to it, so now my arm is so heavy!
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When you complain to a GP about acute cough, he or she uses a stethoscope to listen to your chest.
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Stretchers are included as standard equipment for ambulances in case paramedics need to carry injured patients.
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The majority of doctors surgeries use disposable syringes these days.
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Due to the toxicity of mercury, mercury thermometers were banned in EU.
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Now please open your mouth and I will use a tongue depressor to check your throat.
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She's been in a wheelchair since she had her leg amputated.
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He had an X-ray taken and it revealed he had broken a rib