The SOS Communication Kit is a simple 6-page document. It can be downloaded and printed - free - by any clinician or support person worried about a patient’s ability to communicate.
With a pair of scissors and a staple, the SOS Communication Kit converts into a PointSheet for staff and a 16-page FlipBook for patients.
Thanks to the talent and generosity of volunteer doctors at MMAMTB, the SOS Communication Kit is being translated into more than 40 languages and will be illustrated for non-English speaking patients, as well as those without literacy.
We are currently refining the SOS Communication Kit and adding as many languages as we can... Watch this space!
SOS Patient Flash Cards
Use these cards to talk to us
I am in pain (pain scale 1-10)
I am too cold
I am in pain
I am thirsty
I need the toilet
How did my operation go?
I feel dizzy
I feel sick
I am itchy
Please call my family
I want to lie down
I am too hot
I want to sit up
I want to write
Please get my hearing aid
The SOS Communication Kit requires six pieces of blank paper, scissors and a staple to construct. It consists of a staff PointSheet and a series of flashcards which, when stapled at the top left corner, convert to a 16-page FlipBook for patients.
The Kit is 'single use' for infection control purposes and designed to travel with a patient through their hospital journey. It is environmentally sustainable yet may be disposed of and reprinted if moving from a contaminated environment or if it becomes worn or soiled in the course of clinical care.
SOS Staff PointSheet
Your operation is over
You are in recovery
Are you too hot or too cold?
Do you feel dizzy?
Are you in pain?
Would you like to lie down?
Are you thirsty?
Would you like to sit up?
Do you need to go to the toilet?
Are you comfortable?
Do you feel sick?
Shall I call your family?
Do you want your hearing aid?
Do you want pen and paper?