Science/medical Flashcards
Research
Two fingers of both hands face each other then curl and move apart
Science
Mime pouring beakers
Itchy
Scratch back of hand
Medicine
Pinky stirs in left fist
Dressing
Fist mimes bandage around hand
Injection
Mime injecting arm
Operation
Thumb moves across stomach/arm
Hospital
Thumb makes cross on left upper arm
Dull pain
Fists tilted slightly in move closer over stomach (dull)
Right hand shakes over chest (pain)
Physio
Flat hands move down chest and thumbs out firsts knead like a back
Pulse
Two fingers and thumb takes pulse
Pain
Right hand shakes over chest
Sharp pain
Finger pings off other finger and fist opens (sharp)
Right hand shakes over chest (pain)
Reception room
Draw square (room)
Finger points down (for)
‘Come here’ motion with both hands (reception)
X-Ray
Fingerspell
With food
Fingertips of both hands come together (with)
Bunched hand moves near mouth (food)
Where does it hurt?
Hand shakes over chest (pain)
Upright palms circle (where)
Waiting room
Draw square (room)
Point down (for)
Firsts by side – two small downward movements
Tablet
Mime throwing a tablet into mouth twice
Wheelchair
Finger wheels at sides
Urine sample
Finger flicks down twice (urine)
Finger C (sample)
Vomit
Both hands mime vomiting
Test
Thumbs and pinkies wiggle diagonally down chest
Diarrhoea
Mime poop with whole hands
Cough
Fist to chest twice
Dentist
Tap teeth twice
(A) cold
Fingers close over nose
Check-up
Thumb and pinkies wiggle diagonally down then flatten over stomach
Bruise
Clawed hand twists on arm/cheek
Broken
Fists snap
Blood
Mime blood spraying from wrist
Bandage
Fist mimes bandage around flat hand
Antibiotic
Thumb and finger open towards mouth twice
Ache
Both open hands move up and down chest
Heart attack
Fingers face each other over chest, move rapidly towards each other several times
Cut
Finger slices wrist or location of cut
Accident
Open hand shakes slightly a few times by ear (slightly bent fingers)
Faint
Both hands Vs apart cross over and tilt down
Cream (medical)
Mime rubbing cream into back of hand
Medical
O with finger and thumb moves from left to right is chest
Deafened
Open hand closes slowly into beak at ear
Referral
R on palm, move from left to right
Fast (food)
Fingers start on stomach then move down (hungry)
Bunched fingers near mouth (food)
O shape with fingers out shakes
Headache
Open hand shakes out from side of head
Before food
Flat upright hand makes shallow arc from fingertips to elbow
Bunched hands at mouth (food)
Prescription
Throw one tablet into mouth. Two fingers move out across palm
Liquid
Both hands wiggle fingers out like waves
Compound
Hands face forward, connect as move forward, like beaks joining
Element
Left hand closes around upward finger; finger leaves fist
Periodic table
Finger leaves fist
4 fingers move down, left to right
Atom
Finger circles left fist several times
Alkali
Mime rubbing something between fingers; both hands
Neutral
Left finger points up; right hand slides left, right, centre behind it
Acid
Fingers scratch upright left palm
Autism
Both hand Vs face each other; move alternately up and down
Diabetes
Bent fingers, thumb sticking out at lower right chest. Mime injecting; thumb pushes in, hand moves closer to body (twice)
Hard of hearing
Right palm strokes along left a few times
Aspergers
Hands face forward at sides of head; move forward and twist so palms face each other and thumb up
ADHD
Fingerspell
Blind
V shape with bent fingertips at eyes move to left shoulder
Chemistry
Mime pouring beakers
Meningitis
Three finger M taps cheek/jaw
Hearing aid
Two fingers tap behind top of ear
Mental health
Bent hand touches right temple
Bent hands start on chest, close and move out as thumbs ups
Ambulance
Beak hand twists toward self and flashes open
Poison
Pinky stirs in fist
Ill
Both pinky out fists draws down chest
What’s wrong?
‘What’
Extended pinky moves forward
Learning disability
Hand closes like a beak at side of head
D falls and fist opens
Flu
Two beaks close over nose (one hand)
Feeling
Both open hands move up chest
Dizzy
Finger pointing up circles in front of face
Stressed
Stacked open hands curl into fists
Hurt
Both hands shake in front of chest
Fall over
Two finger person on palm, falls back
Liquid
Horizontal hands face each other at chest height, fingers wiggle like water and move apart
Solid
Fists face each other, middle knuckles nearly touching, tiny movements like particles
Gas
Whole hand O shapes move up and around like gas particles
Evaporation
Vertical hands move alternately up and down while fingers wiggle slightly
Condensation
Left hand vertical, right fingers wiggle down palm like condensation on window
Melt
Both hands close like upright beaks and move apart like pulling melted cheese
Freeze
Horizontal hands form claws and ‘freeze’
Star
Thumb and middle finger touch, then ping open
Stars
Both hands ping open and move forward and back
Planet
Hands mime sphere shape
Moon
Thumb and index finger held apart, close while hand moves as in crescent moon
Galaxy
With fingers spread out, right hand makes big circles over left
Solar system
Left hand makes Sun. Right open hand circles left
Earth
Left hand in fist. Right closes nearly around right, fingers wiggle as hand moved slightly around fist
Big bang
B, hands separate and fingers wiggle as hands move out
Meteor
Index finger pointing up, points diagonally across torso
Comet
Left fist on back of upright right hand, fingers wiggle as hands move diagonally from left to right
Binoculars
Both hands make Os over eyes
Black hole
Open left hand around right forearm, open right hand moves through left hand and closes
Asteroid
Both hands in big claw shapes tilt slightly alternately and move from left to right
Astronomy
As in ‘stars’ middle fingers open from thumbs 2x each hand. Both hand Vs move apart from head height
