American Sign language resources

**This resource should not be used in place of a qualified sign language interpreter which can be accessed through the Stratus iPad.  Please call the Patient Experience Department at 243-1333 if you have any questions about accessing a sign language interpreter. **
To assist you in better serving your patients, below are links to videos showing useful signs for a healthcare/hospital setting.  Also, check out the handy guide on Basic Medical Sign Language from the California Department of Social Services.

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Signs Starting with "a"

• Ache/Pain
• Address
• Advise
• Allergy
• Appointment
• Assist/Help​

Signs Starting With "B"

• Baby
• Bathroom
• Bed
• Better
• Blood
• Breath​

Signs Starting with "C"

• ​Calm Down
• Can
• Can't
• Change
• Chest
• Chill/Cold
• Clothes
• Come On
• Cough

Signs Starting With "d"

• Dizzy​
• Doctor
• Don't Know
• Drink
• Drive

Signs Starting with "E"

• Eat​

Signs Starting With "f"

• Family
• Father
• Feeling
• Fine
• Friend

SIGNS Starting with "G"

• Get Up
• Good

Signs Starting With "h"

• Happen
• Hard
• Have
• He/She
• Home
• Hospital
• How are you?
• Hot
• Hungry
• Hurt

Signs Starting with "I"

• Improve
• Injection
• Interpret

Signs Starting With "L"

• Lie Down​

Signs Starting with "M"

• Medicine
• Mother

Signs Starting with "n"

• Need 
• Now
• Nurse

Signs Starting With "P"

• Phone
• Pills
• Please
• Put on

Signs Starting with
"S"

• Sick
• Sleepy

Signs for Numbers

• 1-10

Signs for LEtters

• Alphabet