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30 Cards in this Set
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Mortality
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Death
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Morbidity
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Ratio of sick to well persons in a defined population.
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Leading Causes of Death
Infants (less than 12 months) |
1 Congenital Anomalies
2 Disorders relation to shor gestation and LBW. 3 SIDS |
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Causes of Death
Early Childhood: 1 to 4 years |
Injury
Congenital anomalies. Malignant neoplasms. |
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Cause of Death
Childhood: 5 to 9 years |
Injury
Malignant neoplasms. Congenital anomalies. |
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Cause of Death
Later Childhood: 10 to 14 years |
Unintentional injury.
Malignant neoplasms. Suicide. |
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Cause of Death:
Adolescence: 15 to 19 years |
Unintentional Injury
Homicide Suicide |
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True Contraindications to Immunizations.
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1 Moderate or severe illnesses with or without fever.
2 Anaphylactic reactionto a vaccine or a vaccine constituent. |
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Not A True Contraindication and GIVE VACCINE.
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Mild to moderate local reaction.
Mild acute illness with or without low-grade fever. Current microbial therapy Convalescent phase of illness. Prematurity. Recent exposure to an infectious disease. History of Penicillin or other nonspecific allergies or fact that relative has such allergies. |
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Natural Immunity
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Immunity that is permanent from birth, innate or genetic.
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Naturally Acquired Active
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Protection obtained by having the disease.
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Naturally Acquired Passive
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Obtained antibodies via placental transmission or by breast milk.
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Artificially Acquired Active
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Development of protection by vaccination with live, attenuated or dead organism or its toxin (toxoid) so that the immune system produces antibodies. ALL Immuninations.
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Artificially Acquired Passive
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Prophylactic protection obtained by injecting antibodies directly into the individual. It produces no active involvement of the individual's immune system and therefore, immunity steadily decreases. FLU SHOT and TETANUS.
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Mortality and Mobidity help:
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Identify ways to promote child health.
Advances in treatment and prevention. Information for health counseling. To determine high risk age groups. |
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Macule
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A lesion that is flat or flush with the skin surface.
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Papule
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A lesion that is elevated from the skin surface.
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Vesicle
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A fluid filled papule.
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Crust
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Secondary lesion caused by the secretions of vesicles drying on the skin.
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Discrete lesions
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Lesions that are separated by areas of normal skin.
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Coalesced lesions
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Lesions that have fused or run together.
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Incubation
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Interval between exposure and disease.
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Prodromal stage
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Interval between the first appearance of symptoms to the skin eruption.
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Period of Communicability
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Period during which the patient is capable of transmitting illness to someone else.
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Incidence of Death due to Unintentional Injury.
Age 1 to 4: |
MVA
Drowning Fire/Burns |
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Incidence of Death due to Unintentional Injury.
Age 5 to 9 years. |
MVA
Drowning Fire/Burns |
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Incidence of Death due to Unintentional Injury.
Age 10 to 14 years. |
MVA
Drowning Other Land Transport |
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Incidence of Death due to Unintentional Injury.
Age 15 to 19 years. |
MVA
Poisoning Drowning |
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Characteristics of Accident Prone Setting
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Thursday - Saturday
Increased Stress Hungry Child (3pm to 6pm) Grandparents home #1 place |
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Characteristics of Accident Prone Child
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Bright, alert, adventurous.
Increased level of general activity. Daring. Excessively curious. Happy go lucky personality. Mimic older children or adults. Inability to delay gratification. Exaggerated oral tendencies. High strung; Hot headed. Stubborn or hard headed. Easily Frustrated. Poor concentration or attention. Lack of self control. Aggressive. |
