Hospital Helpers glossary: every game word explained
This glossary explains the words you meet in Hospital Helpers, from game words like "shift" and "Craft" to hospital words like "ultrasound" and "appendix". The hospital words are explained the simple way the game uses them.
Game words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Story | One patient's visit, from hello to goodbye. There are 15. See all 15 stories |
| Shift | A group of three stories. There are five shifts, and Shift 5 is the night shift |
| Step | One card or job in a story. The top of the screen shows "Step 3 of 14" |
| Your job now | The line on the pause screen that says what to do. During a job the same line is at the top of the screen |
| Handoff | A card where a colleague gives you a new role, like "Now you are the doctor." |
| Role | The job you do right now: Nurse, Doctor or Surgeon |
| Mood face | The little face beside the patient's name: Worried, Feeling okay or Happy |
| Comfort choice | Asking the patient what would help. Every answer is good |
| Picture cards | Three or four cards you put in order, to explain the plan or the steps of a job |
| Ring | The circle you move to search for hidden spots. It gets bolder when you are close |
| Outline | The shape that shows where a piece goes |
| Miss | A wrong answer, or a piece or card put down in the wrong place. It never fails you |
| Hint | The button that shows where things go |
| Help me finish | The second press of Hint: a colleague finishes the job with you |
| Care | The badge for choosing yourself how to help the patient feel better |
| Clues | The badge for looking at what you found before making the plan |
| Craft | The badge for finishing every job, with or without help |
| Bravery sticker | Lion paw, Paper plane or Sunshine: the sticker you give a patient at the end |
| Thank-you board | The place on the home screen where your stickers are shown |
| Curiosity card | A short fact about a hospital tool or about your body. There are 21. See badges, stickers and curiosity cards |
| Last time | The line at the start of a returning patient's story |
| Next time | The line at the end of a shift about what comes next |
| Teddy Clinic | A short practice on a soft toy, always open |
| Body Lab | Sanna's study, where you build the model Bodo and learn the organs. It has three lessons |
| Bodo | Sanna's practice model in the Body Lab. Not a patient |
| Save slot | One of three separate games on the same device |
Hospital words
| Word | What it means in the game |
|---|---|
| Hand gel | Cleans your hands without water. You rub it on at the start of each shift |
| Thermometer | Tells how warm your body is |
| Stethoscope | Makes the quiet sounds inside your body louder, like the heartbeat |
| Finger clip | Shines a light through your finger. It does not hurt |
| Arm cuff | Goes around the arm during the first checks |
| X-ray | A picture that shows bones, because X-rays pass less through bone |
| Name band | The band with the patient's name. The team reads it before every operation |
| Team check | The moment the team stops and checks who the patient is |
| Blood test | Looks at a tiny sample of blood. It gives one clue, not the whole answer |
| Red cells | Part of your blood. Food builds them. Noor's report shows fewer than usual |
| Tube mail | Pipes that blow a capsule with the sample to the lab. Whoosh! |
| Lab | The room where blood samples are checked |
| Ultrasound | Makes pictures from echoes of sounds too high to hear |
| Probe | The part of the ultrasound you move over the skin |
| Scan gel | Gel spread on the skin before the ultrasound |
| MRI scanner | A big machine with a strong magnet and radio waves. It is loud, but it does not hurt |
| Ear muffs | Worn in the MRI scanner because it knocks loudly |
| Strained band | What Jo finds beside Ari's knee on the MRI pictures. It needs rest and knee training, not an operation |
| Sprain | Bands in a joint that are stretched, not a broken bone. Ari's ankle needs rest and to be kept high |
| Appendix | A small part of the gut, as small as a finger. You can live well without it |
| Food pipe | The pipe that squeezes food down to the stomach. Air has its own pipe |
| Tiny camera | A camera the surgeon uses to look inside, in the operating room and the Body Lab |
| Sleep doctor | The doctor who stays with a patient while they sleep during an operation |
| Support | The wrap you put around a sore wrist after the repair. Mika later gets a lighter one |
| Plaster | A small bandage that sticks on the skin |
| Puffer | Sends a fine mist into your lungs. It opens the small air pipes. Sam learns the four steps to use it |
| Gripper | The tool that lifts out Leo's splinter |
The tools are explained in more detail on jobs and tools, and the organs on the Body Lab page.
See also
- How a patient story works: roles, rooms and the team.
- FAQ: quick answers.
- The guide's front page.
- Play Hospital Helpers.
