Medical Institutions for treating the sick and wounded focused on saving lives and mending injuries.
The hand sign’s visual refers to the emblem of the Red Cross, one of the most recognized symbols in the world since the Geneva Conventions adopted it to protect medical personnel assisting the wounded on the battlefield.
Instead of a Doctor, My ASL Dictionary has an unmasked Surgeon with a stethoscope illustrating the ASL hand sign for HOSPITAL. The H hand draws a cross on the shoulder, the symbol of the Red Cross.
An addition to the Dictionary is the ASL hand sign for CLINIC.
Fingerspelled or the C hand draws a cross on the shoulder, the symbol also found on Medical Uniforms.
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