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The hospital bag

Illustrated Story B18, with a text transcript.

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Six-panel illustrated story, The hospital bag. Penny, an older white woman, arrives on a ward. Her glasses remain in her bag and her hearing aid needs a battery. Her husband explains that she uses both daily. The nurse helps check them. Wearing her glasses, Penny says she can hear better now. The hearing aid is not visible behind her hair in the final panel. Footer: Glasses and hearing aids belong in everyday delirium care.

Glasses and hearing aids are easy to overlook when someone goes into hospital. Having them in a bag is not the same as being able to use them.

Tell staff what the person normally needs, check that aids are available and working, and ask for help if something is missing. Seeing and hearing more clearly help the person communicate and are part of delirium prevention and care. They are useful measures, but they do not replace staff checking and treating the illness.

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Story text

  1. Panel 1. Penny arrives with her hospital bag.

  2. Panel 2. Her glasses are still inside it.

  3. Panel 3.

    • Rob: Her hearing aid needs a new battery.

  4. Panel 4.

    • Rob: She normally uses both every day.

  5. Panel 5. The nurse helps check that they are working.

  6. Panel 6.

    • Penny: I can hear you better now.

Bottom band. Glasses and hearing aids belong in everyday delirium care.

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