Types of Health Records
Health record can be of various types such as:
Keep your child’s health record in a safe place where you can easily locate it. At home, you can keep it near your phone or at the refrigerator. Keep one copy at your car, or purse or workplace.
- Consultation notes
- Hospital admission records
- Hospital discharge records, including the results of treatment, follow-up appointments or care required
- Test results
You can either create a written record or type it or scan your child’s file to have a computer-based record.
The health record of your child could consist the following:
Sometimes, swelling or breathing difficulties could be related to allergies. Referring to these records may help doctors diagnose correctly.
- Allergies: Note down all known allergies that your child suffers from such as:
- Medications
- Insect stings and bites
- Foods and latex
- Medications: Keep records of medications including dosages schedules that your child currently takes. Some medicines react badly when mixed with another medication. The checklist will help doctor administer the correct medicine.
- Pre-existing Conditions: Note down any health problems or illnesses your child may have such as diabetes, asthma, etc. In times of emergency tests administered for a diabetic is different from a non-diabetic.
- Vaccination Schedule: Keep an up-to-date record of your child’s vaccination schedule .Make sure that you include information about any reactions to an immunisation.
- Also, keep a track of your child’s current height and weight. This can help doctors to calculate dosages of any medication quickly.
- In case, your child is hospitalised, note down the reason, the dates of hospitalisation as well as the treatments received.
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