Medical Equipment

Vocabulary
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
• 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
• 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
• X-ray. a type of radiation used to produce
images that help to diagnose diseases
 Useful Expression
Asking and explaining the function of medical
instrument
Asking:
 What is this instrument for?
 What is this?
 Would you take a/an + (medical instrument) for
(me, ms. Maya, etc)?
 Can you explain the function of ……+ (medical
instrument)
Explaining:
I’ll introduce you amedical instrument. It’s
called ………. It used (for/to……). (Or it is
functioned as……….)
It is a……
A/an ……is an instrument that is used for…..+
v-ing
ps:
Used to + v.1
Used for + v.ing
 Present perfect Tense
 S + Have/ has +been + complement
Exp. She's been in a wheelchair since she had
her leg amputated
Mr. Edward has been in hospital for 2 weeks
 S + have/has + V.3 + Object/ adverb
Exp. She has often visited her patient since 2018
Task. 1
Translate the this sentences into english
1. Alat ini digunakan untuk memotong
2. Apa nama alat yang digunakan untuk mencabut
jahitan?
3. Saya perlu alat untuk membantu pasien yang
lumpuh kakinya untuk bangun dari tempat tidur
4. Dalam proses endoskopi, kita perlu suatu alat
untuk membuat mulut pasien tetap terbuka
5. Bisa minta tolong untuk mengambilkan sebuah
termometer digital untuk saya?
6. Alat ini berfungsi untuk menyerap cairan atau
darah ketika proses operasi
7. Untukmengangkat korban kecelakaan,kita
menggunakan stretcher
8. Untuk mengukur tekanan darah kita bisa
menggunakan aneroid manometer atau
sphygmomanometer
9. Maukah anda menjelaskan fungsi dari sling?
10. Apa nama alat yang digunakan untuk
menimbang dalam bahasa inggris?