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Marks used in and around care: the instruction above a bed, the trace on a monitor, the instrument that has come to stand for the profession. They are grouped because each is read fluently by staff and only approximately by everyone else, which is exactly the gap a symbol reference exists to close.
Two strands winding around each other, joined by rungs.
A looped tube ending in earpieces and a round chest piece.
A flat line broken by a sharp spike, standing for a heartbeat.
A crossed-out cup or spoon, instructing that a patient must not eat or drink.
A graduated barrel with a plunger and a fine needle.