Hospital Helpers walkthrough: shifts 2 to 5

Shifts 2, 3, 4 and 5 hold twelve more stories, with new machines: a blood test lab, tube mail, an ultrasound and a big MRI scanner. Seven patients also come back for a second visit, and Shift 5 is played at night. This page gives every step that has a right answer, so you can get unstuck fast.

Spoiler warning: these stories have little surprises, like a patient with a secret. If you like finding out by yourself, play first and come back here when you are stuck.

These shifts are part of the Contenta Games membership; see what a membership gives you. The first shift is on your first shift, step by step.

Shift 2: Finding the clues

Noor's wobbly afternoon

Noor is very tired lately, and the birdhouse Noor is building is still not done. 22 steps.

1. Comfort: "A chair and a glass of water", "Tell me each step first" or "Go slowly, please". All are right.
2. Checks: put the Finger clip and the Arm cuff in place. Noor says: "I just work through lunch." Remember that!
3. Doctor, pick the test: Blood test. An X-ray cannot tell why Noor is tired, and "No test needed" is wrong because Noor has been tired for weeks.
4. Nurse in the lab: put the Sample tube, the Name label and the Clean wipe on the tray. The sample is taken behind the curtain.
5. Which label matches Noor's name band? Noor · room 7, not "Nora · room 7". One letter differs.
6. Tube mail: put the capsule in the tube. Turn it first. Whoosh!
7. Doctor, read the report: Nils says there are fewer red cells than usual. Pick Lower than usual.
8. Noor tells you a secret: "I skip lunch to buy wood." What do you say? Thank you for telling me.
9. Plan cards: We found a clue, A plan to build you up, We check again later.
10. Sticker, and Noor says: "Lunch first, birdhouse after!"

Leo's stubborn splinter

Something sharp is in Leo's hand, and he cannot see it. 18 steps.

1. Comfort: "Count to three with me", "Tell me each step first" or "Go slowly, please".
2. Leo says he fell on the grass. Hmm.
3. Doctor, with Mei the ultrasound expert: spread the scan gel on Leo's hand, then move the probe until the splinter shows. It is a splinter of painted wood.
4. Grass has no painted wood. What do you say to Leo? You are not in trouble. What happened? Leo says he climbed the fence to get his ball.
5. Which picture fits? Mei said just under the skin, so pick Close to the top.
6. Plan cards: We found the splinter, We lift it out, A plaster on top.
7. Gripper: turn it and guide it to the splinter. It is out!
8. Nurse: press the plaster flat. Sticker, and goodbye.

Ines's tummy puzzle

Ines's tummy hurts, and her school project is due. 20 steps.

1. Comfort: "A warm blanket", "Tell me each step first" or "Go slowly, please".
2. Gently find where the tummy is sore with the ring. The spot is hidden.
3. Doctor, pick the tests: Blood test and ultrasound.
4. The blood sample comes by tube mail. Then find the two things Mei asks for with the probe.
5. Amir wants to wait and watch. Sanna thinks the sore part should come out. Who is right? Blood shows a sign of swelling and the scan shows a sore appendix, so pick The appendix comes out. Amir agrees: two clues, one answer.
6. Plan cards: We found the sore part, You sleep while we fix it, Rest, then home.
7. Surgeon, team check: Ines, not Ida.
8. Tiny camera: look around and find the sore part. You pass the liver and the stomach (all fine) and find the red, swollen appendix.
9. Lift the sore appendix over to the tray, then fit Cover 1 and Cover 2 into the outline. Turn them first.
10. Sticker, and Ines says she will draw the whole team for her project.

Shift 3: A familiar face

Mika's follow-up

Mika is back, and the wrist is much better. 12 steps.

1. Ask Mika about the wrist: "Can you bend it?", "Does it wake you at night?" or "Can you hold a drumstick?". All are right.
2. Help Mika bend the wrist to the mark: turn Mika's hand and put it on the mark.
3. Doctor, compare with last time: It bends further now.
4. Does Mika need a new X-ray today? No test needed. Mika is healing as planned.
5. Plan cards: It is healing well, Small exercises every day, A lighter support.
6. Fit the lighter support. Sticker, and Mika says: "Next year I play the drums again!"

Ari's knee mystery

Ari's knee still aches, but the X-ray found nothing. Ari says: "My coach thinks I make it up." 15 steps.

1. What helps with the loud scanner? "Pick music for the scan", "Try the call button first" or "We can pause any time". All are right.
2. Doctor: the old X-ray shows fine bones. What do we still not know? The soft parts.
3. Pick the test that shows soft parts: MRI scanner.
4. Get ready for the scanner: Jo asks the safety questions, Things go in the locker, Ear muffs on.
5. Move through the pictures. Find the spot Jo names. Search with the ring.
6. Jo points at a thick grey band. What does it show? A strained band, not a broken bone. The ache was real all along.
7. Plan cards: We found a strained band, No operation needed, Rest and knee training.

Ella's planned review

Ella is back for her yearly checkup, and this time she is not scared. 11 steps.

1. The thermometer, the two heart spots and the height marker, like last year. The thermometer shows 36.8° again, and the marker now shows 129 cm.
2. Ella asks: "Will I ever need a blood test?" Give Ella an honest answer: Only if we need a clue. "Never ever" is wrong, because nobody can promise that.
3. Compare with last year: Ella is taller. The marker sits higher than last year.
4. You have read Ella's chart. What comes next? No test needed. If you pick "X-ray", the game says: "Ella's bones are not today's question."

Shift 4: Hospital open day

Noor's follow-up

Noor has more energy, and the birdhouse has a roof now. 11 steps.

1. Ask Noor how the weeks have been: any of the three questions is right.
2. In the lab: the tray again, then the capsule in the tube mail. This capsule needs two turns.
3. Doctor, compare the two reports: More red cells. The new line sits higher than the old one.
4. Plan cards: The plan is working, Keep going as now, One last check later.
5. Noor shows you a photo of the birdhouse. Then you pick Noor's sticker.

Ines's recovery visit

Ines's tummy is fine, and she brought her drawing. 9 steps.

1. Ask Ines how she feels: any of the three questions is right.
2. Check the two small marks. They are shown, so just visit both.
3. Compare with the day of the fix: The marks are healing.
4. Does Ines need a new scan today? No test needed.
5. Her drawing shows the whole team, even the tube mail.

Ada's new wrist

Ada slipped on the ice, and the wrist is swollen. This is the last story of Shift 4. 18 steps.

1. Comfort: "A cold pack", "Tell me each step first" or "A quiet room, please".
2. Finger clip and arm cuff.
3. Pick the test that answers the question: X-ray.
4. Line up the arm and the X-ray machine. The arm is upside down: press Turn twice.
5. Which picture shows the break? The one with the gap in the bone (Picture 2).
6. Plan cards: What we found, What we do, What happens next.
7. Surgeon: Sanna stops the team. The tray says Adam! Team check: who is our patient? Ada.
8. Fit the four pieces into the outline. Three of them need turning first, and one of those needs two turns.
9. Nurse: wrap the support around the wrist.
10. It is open day! Everyone you helped comes to say thanks. Pick Ada's sticker, and the game says: "You helped everyone today. What a team!" The Next time line: "The lights go low. The night shift begins."

Shift 5: The night shift

It is dark outside. The windows are black and the lamps are low, but you can still see every face and every tool. Three patients you know come back tonight.

Sam's night cough

Sam coughs every night and cannot sleep. 18 steps.

1. Comfort: "Sit up with pillows", "A sip of water" or "Breathe slowly with me". All are right.
2. Checks: put the Finger clip and the Arm cuff on Sam.
3. Listen to Sam's chest. Find three whistling spots. They are hidden, so search with the ring. Then Sam says: "It started when we got Pim. She sleeps on my bed."
4. Doctor: what makes Sam cough at night? The kitten on the bed. "Long grass again" is wrong, because there is no grass in Sam's bedroom. "A cold room" is wrong too, because Sam's room is warm.
5. Does Sam need an X-ray tonight? No test needed. You heard the answer, so no picture is needed.
6. Sam asks: "Do I have to give Pim away?" What do you say? Pim stays. She gets her own basket.
7. Plan cards: Pim's fur tickles your chest, Pim sleeps in her own basket, A puffer helps you breathe easy.
8. Nurse: how do you use a puffer? Put the four steps in order: Shake it, Breathe out, Press once, Breathe in slowly.
9. Sam's chest does not whistle now. Sticker, and Sam says: "Good night! Pim gets the best basket ever."

Leo's swallowed coin

Leo swallowed a coin. Last time he fibbed, but this time he tells you right away. 16 steps.

1. Leo told the truth at once. What do you say? "Thank you for telling us", "Good. Now we can help" or "That was the right thing". All are right, and this is the choice for the Care badge.
2. What do we need to know first? Can you breathe and talk fine? The colour of the coin can wait. Leo can breathe fine.
3. Doctor: Jo says a coin is smooth. A battery or a magnet would be urgent.
4. Which test shows where a metal coin is? X-ray. A blood test cannot show where a coin is, and metal shows best on an X-ray, not on an ultrasound.
5. Find the coin on the X-ray. The coin shows as a small bright dot. Move the ring onto it.
6. Where is the coin now? Stomach. It went down the food pipe, not the air pipe.
7. The coin is smooth and small. What is the plan? Wait. It comes out by itself. No operation is needed, because the gut moves it along. Leo asks: "By itself? You mean... in the toilet?"
8. Show Leo the coin's trip. Touch each stop: the food pipe, the stomach and the gut.
9. Plan cards: The coin is in your stomach, It travels through the gut, It comes out in a day or two.
10. Sticker, and goodbye.

Ari's twisted ankle

Ari twisted an ankle at the evening match. This is the very last story. 19 steps.

1. Comfort: "A cold pack", "A cushion under the foot" or "Take it slowly". All are right.
2. Liv says: "Wait. A small child next door struggles to breathe." Who do you help first? The child who struggles to breathe. A sore ankle can wait a little, but breathing cannot. Ari says: "Go! My ankle is not going anywhere."
3. The little one breathes easy now, and you are back with Ari. Find where Ari's ankle hurts most: two hidden spots.
4. Doctor, pick the test to start with: X-ray. The MRI scanner is not the first step, because you start with the quick picture. "No test needed" is wrong, because Ari cannot stand on the foot.
5. Line up Ari's foot and the X-ray machine. The foot needs one quarter turn first.
6. Jo says: no break. Which picture fits? Picture 1, the whole bone. Jo explains that the bands are stretched. That is a sprain.
7. Plan cards: A sprain, not a break, Rest it and keep it high, Back on the pitch in two weeks.
8. Nurse: wind the soft wrap around the ankle. Ari tells you that helping the little one first was right.
9. Pick Ari's sticker, and the game says: "You finished every shift. The whole hospital says thank you!"

See also

• All 15 stories: the short table of every story.
• Jobs and tools: how the blood test lab, ultrasound and MRI work.
• Badges, stickers and curiosity cards: earn every badge.
• Tips for new helpers: how to get unstuck.
• Play Hospital Helpers.

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