 Medical
Equipment
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There are different types of medical
tools that doctors and nurses use in hospitals
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Bedpans:
these are used for going to the bathroom
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Needle:
needles are used to take blood and sometimes to give medicine
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Otoscope:
is something that doctors use to look inside your ears
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Stethoscope:
is what doctors where around their necks. A stethoscope is used to listen
to sounds inside your body such as breathing and your heartbeat
Stretcher
bed: is a bed on wheels. It is used to move people from various
parts of the hospital
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Thermometer:
measures your body temperature. The normal temperature of the human body
is 98.6 degrees fahrenheit or 37 centrigrade. Sometimes the thermometer
is placed under the tongue
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Tongue Depressors:
are the wooden sticks that doctors use to look inside your mouth
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Wheelchairs:
help people move around who are too weak to walk, people can get others
to move theirwheelchairs or they can move around themselves
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X-RAY machines:
is a special camera that takes pictures of the inside of your body. A technician
takes your x-rays and they don't hurt at all. It is important to stay still
when the x-rays are being taken of your body
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