Things You Find in a Medical Bag

stethoscope

The doctor can use a stethoscope to listen to the man’s breathing.

otoscope

The doctor is looking inside the girl’s ear with an otoscope. He is looking for an ear infection.

This dog might have an ear infection. Poor doggie!

blood pressure cuff

There is more pressure inside a balloon as it gets bigger.

There is more pressure in a bicycle tire as it gets bigger.

Blood pressure is how “pumped up” the blood is inside your arteries.

A blood pressure cuff is used to see if your blood pressure is high, low, or normal.

It is very unhealthy if your blood pressure is too high or too low.

syringe

Someone is using a syringe to give the boy a shot—called an injection.

reflex hammer

There are nerves inside your body—including inside your knee ↓. Knee nerves are yellow in this picture.

To test whether your nerves are working right, a doctor might tap on your knee with a reflex hammer.

digital thermometer

You can use a thermometer to tell whether you have a fever—you have a fever when your body is too hot on the inside.

It is usually a nurse, or a parent, who takes your temperature with a thermometer.

band-aid

We put band-aids on small cuts and scrapes.

assorted bandages

We use bigger bandages for bigger cuts and scrapes. This person should have been more careful with those scissors! They are sharp!

ointment

Bacteria are one kind of tiny germ.

Bacteria can be good or bad. If bad bacteria get into a cut, the cut is infected. That is bad! Never let a cut get infected!

We put ointment on skin for various reasons. One reason is to make sure a cut does not become infected.

cold medicine

We can take cold medicine when we get a cold. Cold medicine does not stop the cold, but it makes us feel better.

Please be careful! Never use real medicine without Mama or Papa! If you take the wrong thing, it could hurt you!

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