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Non-Physician Primary Healthcare Workers
Growth monitoring, no wonder, has been used as a tool for child survival (Figure 12.17).
The greatest advantage here is the paramedic can do it and parents also can do it at home.
As the data travel along with the parents, whenever the child is taken to a new center,
they are visible in the second place instantly. These graphs are automatically generated once
the data are entered by the paramedic. This eases the physician task and helps him to take quick
decisions.
Children become adolescents and then adults, and pediatrician will be replaced by the
adult physician. What has been happening over the years can be brought to the screen
instantly. The type of illness child has been undergoing, if displayed chronologically, can
help in planning appropriate preventive measures as in the case of asthma.
Other advantages of using the EHRs:
1. Facility to handle multiple child profiles
2. Manage child vaccination: Vaccine reminders are automatically sent
FIGURE 12.14
Weight measurement says about recent past of the child.
FIGURE 12.13
Paramedic expands the complaints, using HELYXON ® .