What To Do When Your Child Gets Sick By: Gloria Mayer, R.N. and Ann Kuklierus, R.N
Reviewed by Nishat Ally, 4th Year Medical Student
When (not if) a child gets sick, it is usually the caregiver who suffers more than the child. There are a lot of questions and doubts that go through the caregiver's mind when dealing with a sick child. Can this be dealt with at home, and if so, how? Should the doctor be called (this usually becomes an issue in the middle of the night)? Should the child be taken to the Emergency Room right away? Ms. Mayer and Ms. Kuklierus address these issues for a variety of common childhood illnesses in an attempt to reassure caregivers. In addition, they have included a section on when to call your doctor, many useful safety tips, and a chapter on what to do when your child gets hurt. The book has a chapter dealing with newborn issues but most of the chapters in this book deal with childhood issues. The chapters are organized by areas of the body such as eyes, ears, nose, throat, breathing, stomach, etc. Each chapter is broken down to cover illnesses that affect the specific body part/system that the chapter deals with. When covering an illness/condition, the book includes a general definition of the condition, typical signs and symptoms, what can be done at home, when to call a medical professional and some extra information about the topic. Most topics also have illustrations to help give the caregiver a better idea of what to look for and how to perform the measures to be taken at home. Knowing this information will help the caregiver in differentiating when the child can be cared for at home and when he/she would need immediate medical attention. This all translates into better childcare and a calmer, better informed caregiver.
Community Health Education Ctr RJ101 .M393 2005 Non-circulating
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