Medical Instruments

by
Sri Wahyuni Awaluddin,SKep,Ns,MN(Hons)
 Measuring Vital Signs

• This is a watch

• This is used to calculate pulse/respiration rate

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• This is a TPR/BP chart or book

• This is used to record the result of TPR & BP

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• A thermometer
• To measure body temperature

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• Stethoscope

• To listen the sound of artery

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• A sphygmomanometer
• To measure blood pressure

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• A tray
• A trolley
• To bring the instruments

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Conversation

• Susi: What is this called

in English, Rani?

• Rani: Oh, this is called a

kidney dish

• Susi: What is the kidney

dish for ?

• Rani: This is used to

place soiled dressings

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• Rony: Can you tell me
what is this?
• Sammy: I think this is a
stethoscope
• Rony: Stethospcope!
What is this for?
• Sammy: This is used for
listening sound of lungs,
abdomen or heart
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• This is a needle holder

(To hold a needle)

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• This is a syringe

(To inject medicines/drugs)

• These are gloves

(To protect the nurse from blood splashes)

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 FORCEPS

• Plain dissecting forceps

• To handle sterile dressings

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• Surgical forceps/Teeth forceps

• To take gauze
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• Artery forceps

• To clamp the artery

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• Big forceps

• To take sterile gauze

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 CYLINDER

• Cylinder

• To keep big forceps

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• Dressing jar

• To keep gauze
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● Gallipot
● To hold ointment, medicines and liquid
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 SCISSORS

• Suture scissors

• To take out stiches

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• Bandage scissors

• To cut the bandages/gauze

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 SPHYGMOMANOMETER

• Desk sphygmomanometer

• To measure B/P
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 BOWL AND ITS
STAND

• Bowl
• To bring some waters
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• Bowl stands

• To hold the bowl

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• Screen/room cubicle

• To give privacy of patients

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• Infusion stand/pole

• To hang the infusion bottle

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 COUCH AND STRECHERS

• Examining couch

• To examine the patient

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• A wheeled strecher

• To bring a patient
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• Strecher

• To bring a patient
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• A wheeled chair

• To bring a disable patient to walk

 EXERCISE:
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE

• Yani: Whose is this wheel chair?

• Ira: oh..this is my wheel chair
• Yani: what is this for?
• Ira: this wheel chair is used to bring a disable
patient to walk

Use: My, Your, His, Her, Their, Our, Its

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• Dani: Whose is that thermometer?
• Emil: That is mine
• Dani: What is thermometer for?
• Emil: The thermometer is used to
measure body temperature
 BED PAN AND URINAL

• Bedpan

• To throw stool
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• A urinal

• To throw urine
Thank You

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