Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / A reference hand-book for nurses / Braille

A reference hand-book for nurses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

366,159 braille cells · 377 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,680 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠧⠁⠇⠥⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠊⠞⠑⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠘⠮⠀⠯⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀
⠕⠮⠗⠀⠊⠞⠑⠍⠎⠀⠵⠀⠠⠊⠀⠛⠁⠮⠗⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠳⠗⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀
⠓⠕⠎⠏⠊⠞⠁⠇⠀⠐⠺⠀⠯⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠙⠥⠞⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠕⠮⠗⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠶⠀⠮⠀⠀⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠀⠷⠀⠍⠽⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯
⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠯⠥⠍⠀⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠎⠏⠢⠎⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠮⠀⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠀⠯
⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠏⠜⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠯⠥⠍⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅
⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠞⠁⠎⠅⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠋⠳⠗⠹⠀
⠗⠑⠺⠗⠊⠞⠬⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠺⠊⠩⠀⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠢⠞⠎
⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠿⠍⠀⠍⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠊⠝⠎⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠞⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠿⠍⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠝⠥⠗⠎⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠷⠀⠀⠐⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠸⠍⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠍⠽⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓
⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠑⠞⠢⠞⠀⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠊⠎⠍⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠁⠙⠙⠫⠀⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠑⠍⠔⠢⠞⠀⠀⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠎⠥⠏⠻⠔⠞⠢⠙⠬⠀⠝⠥⠗⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠱⠊⠡⠀⠞⠢⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠮⠀⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠕⠕⠅⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠔⠀⠍⠔⠙⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠍⠽⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇
⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠬⠀⠁⠀⠓⠯⠤⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠷⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠢⠊⠢⠞⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀⠿⠀⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠀⠀⠗⠑⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠮
⠀⠁⠥⠹⠕⠗⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠇⠽⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠱⠕⠍⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠶⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠞⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠅⠔⠙⠀⠋⠗⠊⠢⠙⠎⠀⠱⠕⠀⠑⠝⠉⠳⠗⠁⠛⠫⠀⠍⠑⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.