Medical Signing Playlist (Youtube) ►
Note: There are dozens of "right ways" to interpret complex
concepts. The examples here are simply that: "examples."
You should always match your signing style and interpretation
choices to preferences and needs of the person with whom you are
communicating.
01. Who is your doctor? (YOUR DOCTOR, WHO?)
02. Which hospital do you prefer? (HOSPITAL YOU PREFER WHICH?)
03. Which pharmacy do you use? (YOU STORE FOR BUY RX MEDICINE YOU
PREFER WHICH STORE YOU?)
04. Do you have insurance? (INSURANCE, YOU HAVE YOU?)
05. I need to ask you a few questions about your medical history.
(YOUR MEDICINE PAST, I FEW QUESTIONS.)
06. Do you mind stepping on the scale? I need to find out your height
and weight. (I NEED CHECK YOU
how-TALL-measure, WEIGH, YOU-MIND IT CL-LL: "scale" CL-V "stand on")
07. I'm going to go get you a wheelchair and I'll be back in two
minutes okay? (YOU WAIT 2-MINUTES I GO BRING-to-here WHEELCHAIR FOR
YOU, OK?)
08. Do you prefer a private room or shared? (YOU PREFER PRIVATE ROOM
[bodyshift-or] SHARE ROOMMATE?)
09. The shared room has a privacy curtain.
(ROOMMATE ROOM HAVE CURTAIN CL-4: "curtain between." CL-V/CL-V:_"two
people on separate beds.")
10. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. (VISITOR CAN COME-to-here
4-AFTERNOON-to-NIGHT-8)
11. Do you want me to get the nurse? (YOU WANT ME SUMMON NURSE YOU?)
12. If you need the nurse just push the red button. (SUPPOSE YOU WANT
NURSE COME-to-here, IT RED IT PUSH-[thumb])
13. I have some free samples if you'd like. (COMPANY THEY SELL
MEDICINE GIVE-to-me-[repeatedly] PILE OF. I GIVE-to-you SOME FREE
YOU WANT YOU?)
14. Don't take this on an empty stomach. (THIS MEDICINE YOU SHOULD
NOT HUNGRY HAPPEN YOU take-PILL. YOU SHOULD FOOD, SATISFY,
take-PILL.)
15. I need to take your temperature. (I NEED CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE)
16. I need you to step behind the curtain and put on this examination
smock. (IT CURTAIN? YOU NEED CL-1/CL-4_"person_move_behind" CLOTHES
OFF, IT WHITE DRESS PUT-on.)
17. I need you to expose your buttock a bit for so I can administer a
shot. (YOU-MIND CL: "pull down pants off of one buttock" FOR
INJECTION.)
18. I need you to roll over. (YOU-MIND NEED ROLL-OVER.)
19. YOU-MIND YOU NEED SIT U-P. [CL-B: "upper body leaning forward"]
20. You need to take those pills 3 times a day until you run out. (IT
P-I-L-L NEED take-PILL THRICE DAILY MORNING AFTERNOON NIGHT DAILY
CONTINUE RUN-OUT-OF)
2-MINUTES
4_O'clock
4-AFTERNOON-to-NIGHT-8
BRING-to-here
CHECK
CL-LL: "scale" CL-V "stand on"
CLOTHES_OFF
COMPANY
CONTINUE
CURTAINS
DAILY
DOCTOR
FEW
FREE
GIVE-to-me-[repeatedly]
HAPPEN
HOSPITAL
how-TALL-measure
INJECTION
INSURANCE
IT CURTAIN? YOU NEED
CL-1/CL-4_"person_move_behind"
MEDICINE
me-GIVE-to-you
MORNING AFTERNOON NIGHT
NOT-HUNGRY
NURSE
OK
PAST
PILE-OF
PREFER
PRIVATE
PUSH-[thumb/button]
PUT-on-slippers
QUESTIONS
ROLL-OVER
ROOMMATE
RUN-OUT-OF
RX
SATISFY
SELL
SHARE
SIT_U-P.
Sit-up: CL-B "lean forward."
SOME
SUMMON
take-PILL
TEMPERATURE
THRICE
VISITOR
WAIT
WANT
WEIGH
WHEELCHAIR
WHITE
YOU-MIND
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