By

Amiruddin, SS.,M.Hum
Objective
Once you have
completed this
unit, you’ll be
able to…… Describe the function of medical equipment

Pronounce name of medical instrument

make question about the use of medical instrument

 Language
Competency

Language function
 Talking about medical instruments

Language focus
 What is this use for...............?it’s called ……
 It is a/an………………… what do you call an instrument used for?
Note :
 “A” and “An” have the same meaning. They are both articles.
 “A” is use in front of words that begin with consonants.
 “An” is use in front of words that begin with vocals
 Vocabulary

 Stethoscope Lister Receiver  Mercury

 Syringe bandage (kidney dish) manometer
 Stretcher scissor Wheelchair  Aneroid
 Hook Cylinder Crutches manometer
 Curette Galipot Lister’s curved  Snellen
 Tourniquet Tray sinus alphabet chart
 Pipette Bowl Trapeze  Snellen “E”
 Gag Cheatle’s Glass mercury chart
 Sling forceps thermometer
 Thermometer Plain Chemical dot
 Scalpel dissecting thermometer
 Dressing forceps Digital
trolley Suture thermometer
 Catether scissors Electronical
 Bandage Michel’s clip- digital
 Foreceps removing thermometer
 Probe forceps
 Drain Michel’s clip Infrared
 Splint thermometer
 Description
of instrument
Dressing
Trolley

consists of two shelves, the top shelf and the bottom shelf. The top shelf is
used to keep the sterile equipment obtained from C.S.S.D (central sterile
supply department), the bottom shelf is used to keep un sterile equipment.
A sterile pack from the CSSD contains disposable equipment. The disposable
equipment after use is discarded, but non-disposable equipment is sent back to
the CSSD for sterilization
Cylinder is used to put instrument handling forceps

A jar contains suitable disinfectant (lysol 1 in 40 is often used)

Cheatle’s forceps are used to handle sterile instrument
Suture scissors are used to remove stitches
Michel’s clip-removing forceps is used to remove clips
The lotion bottles contain cetrimide or hibitane for cleaning
the skin
Methylated ether is used to remove marks left by adhesive
tape.
Thermometer is a device used to measure temperature
Drains is a tube used for removing liquid from the body or site
of operation
Drains is a tube used for removing liquid from the body or site
of operation
Drains is a tube used for removing liquid from the body or site
of operation
Delicate (lembut) Tissue Forceps (Feine Chirurgische
Pinzetten)
 (Hypodermic) Syringe is a plastic or glass tube with a
long hollow needle that is used to putt drag, etc. into a
person’s body or to take a small amount of blood from
a person.
 Gag is an instrument that is placed between patient’s
teeth to stop him closing his mouth (especially when
an internist doing the endoscopies)
 Stretchers is used to carrying an injured person
 Bandage is used to wrap a wound or injured limb
 Pick-up forceps is used to take tampons and dressings
 Delicate Haemostatic forceps
(FeineArterienklemmen)
 Needle Holders (Nadelhalter)
 Hook is an instrument with a bent end, used to hold
structures apart
 Pipette is a thin glass tube used to take and measure
samples of liquids
 Wheelchair is used for an invalid to sit and move
around
 Forceps is scissor like instrument used to hold and to
pull something during medical treatment
 Sling is a triangular piece of cloth attached around the
neck, use to support a broken arm.
 Scalpel is a small sharp pointed knife used in surgery
 Snellen alphabet chart is used to test visual acuity
 Scale is used to weighing a patient during the initial
patient assessment
 Manometer is used to measure the blood pressure
 Trapeze is a triangular metal that is used to help
patient sit or stand
 Tuning Forks is used for listening sound equally in
both ears
 Useful
Expression
Asking and explaining the function of a medical
instrument

- what is this (instrument) for?

- what is this ?
- would you take a/an + (medical instrument) for Me?
-Can you explain the function of … + (medical instrument)?

Explaining:
I’ll introduce you a medical instrument. It’s name is……….. It
is used (for/to…). (or it’s is functioned as……)It is a……
A/an ….is an instrument that used for ………. Verb- ing
Task 1
Alat ini digunakan untuk memotong
This instrument is used to cut/for cutting
Apa nama alat yang digunakan untuk mencabut jahitan?
What do you call an instrument that is used for removing stitches

Saya perlu alat untuk membantu pasien yg lumpuh kakinya untuk bangun
dari tempat tidur
I need an instrument that is used for invalid patient
Dalam proses endoskopi, kita perlu suatu alat untuk membuat mulut pasien tetap
terbuka
In the process of endoscopy, we need an instrument that is used for stopping the
patient closinghis/her mouth
Bisa minta tolong untuk mengambilkan sebuah termometer digital untuk
saya?
Would you take an electronic digital thermometer for me please?
Alat ini berfungsi untuk menyerap cairan atau darah ketika proses
operasi
This instrument is used for removing liquid or bloodfrom the body
in the process of operation
12. Untuk mengangkat korban kecelakaan, kita menggunakan stretcher
We used a strecher for carring an injured person ( to carry a victim of an
accident, we use a strecher.
13. Untuk mengukur tekanan darah kita bisa menggunakan aneroid
manometer atau spigmomanometer
We can use aneroid manometer or sphygmomanometer for measuring
the blood pressure.
14. Maukah anda menjelaskan fungsi dari sling?
Would you explain the function of sling
15. Apa nama alat yang digunakan untuk menimbang dalam bahasa
inggris?
What do you call an instrument that is used to weigh something in
English?
Activity 5
 Task 1
Example:
Nurse 1 : what is this? (pointing at a galipot)
Nurse 2 : It is a galipot
Nurse 1 : What is this?
Nurse 2 : It is a …..
 Task 2
Example:
Nurse 1 : what do you call a chair used for an invalid to
sit and move around?
Nurse 2 : It is a wheel chair.
(Now nurse 2 take turns)
Nurse 1: what do you call……..?
Nurse 2: It is a ……………….
 Task 3
Example:
Nurse 1 : what is a gag used for?
Nurse 2 : It is used for stopping a patient closing his
mouth
Nurse 1 : what is …………………used for?
Nurse 2 : It is used for…………..
 Task 4. presentation (see supplementary material 2)
- cut the pictures in the supplementary material
- explain its name and function in front of the class
See you next session

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