Start by asking the person about her sickness. Be sure to ask the following:
1. What bothers you most right now?
2. What makes you feel better or worse?
3. How and when did your sickness begin?
4. Have you have this same trouble before, or has anyone else in your family or neighborhood had it?
Continue with other questions in order to learn the details of the illness. For example, if the person has a pain ask her:
1. Where does it hurt? (Ask her to point to the exact place with one finger).
2. Does it hurt all the time, or off and on?
3. What is the pain like? (sharp? dull? burning?)
4. Can you sleep with the pain?
If the sick person is a baby who still does not talk, look for signs of pain. Notice his movements and how he cries. (For example, a child with an earache sometimes rub the side of his head or pulls at his ear).How to question a sick person
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
HOW TO EXAMINE A SICK PERSON
To find out the needs of a sick person, first you must ask important questions and then examine him carefylly.
You should look for signs and symptoms that help you tell how ill the person is and what kind of sickness he may have.
Always examine the person where there is good light, preferably in the sunlight, never in a dark room.
There are certain basic things to ask and to look for in anyone who is sick. These includes things the sick person feels or reports (symptoms), as well as things you notice on examining the sick person (signs).
These signs can be especially important in babies and persons unable to talk.
When you examine a sick person, write down your findings and keep them for the health worker in case he is needed.How to examine a sick person
You should look for signs and symptoms that help you tell how ill the person is and what kind of sickness he may have.
Always examine the person where there is good light, preferably in the sunlight, never in a dark room.
There are certain basic things to ask and to look for in anyone who is sick. These includes things the sick person feels or reports (symptoms), as well as things you notice on examining the sick person (signs).
These signs can be especially important in babies and persons unable to talk.
When you examine a sick person, write down your findings and keep them for the health worker in case he is needed.How to examine a sick person
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
SEEK MEDICAL HELP
1. Please note that, all the illnesses dealt with so far can be dangerous.
2. There are many other diseases (especially in tropical countries) that may cause similar signs and fevers.
3. These illnesses are not always easy to tell apart.
4. Most are serious or dangerous.
5. When possible, seek medical help.Seek medical help
2. There are many other diseases (especially in tropical countries) that may cause similar signs and fevers.
3. These illnesses are not always easy to tell apart.
4. Most are serious or dangerous.
5. When possible, seek medical help.Seek medical help
Monday, 1 August 2011
CHILDBIRTH FEVER
1. Begins a day or more after giving birth.
2. Starts with a slight fever, which often rises later.
3. Foul smelling vaginal discharge.
4. Pain and sometimes bleeding.Childbirth fever
2. Starts with a slight fever, which often rises later.
3. Foul smelling vaginal discharge.
4. Pain and sometimes bleeding.Childbirth fever
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