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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.

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
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