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Grade School

Objectives

• Health Problem Identification among Grade 4 students

• Health Education: First Aid for Nosebleeding• Service Program: Aural Irrigation Project

• Grade 4 Students– Total: 756– Target: 10% (80 students)– Accomplished: 8% (66 students)

Physical Examination

Elementary GroupGrades 2 - 4

Objectives

• To perform physical examination to students in Grade 4 in order to identify health problems of the students examined

Population Demographics

• 66 out of 756 grade 4 students• Mean age: 10.167 years old– Max of 15 years old– Minimum of 8 years old

• 35 Females: 31 Males

Age Male Female

Anthropometrics

n=66 students Range Average

Height 1.21-1.59 m 1.31 m

Weight 11.0-45.0 kg 26.97 kg

BMI 9.3-21.9 15.55

Obese

Overweight

Underweight

Severely underweight

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Top 5 diseases in Grade 4 Population

Number of Students

Health Education:First Aid for Nosebleeding

• Goal: To provide basic health education regarding the primary management of nosebleeding for grade 4 students

• Audience: Grade 4 students from section 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

• Length of Lecture and Demonstration: 15 minutes per classroom

Content:1. Lean forward and bow down. Never

tilt the head as it may cause blood clot and aspiration of blood.

2. Pinch the cartilage of the nose using the thumb and index finger

3. Spit out blood in the mouth and don’t swallow.

4. Report the incidence to any adult, mainly your teacher, parent or school nurse.

5. If the bleeding persists, refer to the nearest clinic or health facility.

Evaluation: Return demonstration by the students of the steps in providing first aid for epistaxis.Positive Reinforcement: Giving prizes for the participants.

First Aid for Nosebleeding

• Goal: To provide basic health education regarding the primary management of epistaxis for grade 4 students

• Audience: Grade 4 students from section 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14

• Length of Lecture and Demonstration: 15 minutes per classroom

Content:1. Lean forward and bow down.

Never tilt the head as it may cause blood clot and aspiration of blood.

2. Pinch the cartilage of the nose using the thumb and index finger

3. Spit out blood in the mouth and don’t swallow.

4. Report the incidence to any adult, mainly your teacher, parent or school nurse.

5. If the bleeding persists, refer to the nearest clinic or health facility.

Evaluation: Return demonstration by the students of the steps in providing first aid for nosebleeding.Positive Reinforcement: Giving prizes for the volunteers.

Output

Problems Encountered

Aural Irrigation

The Algorithm

Objectives

• To formulate an algorithm on the Aural Irrigation service program on the students with impacted cerumen

The Algorithm

Physical Examination

Impacted Cerumen present

Give consent form for aural

irrigation

Impacted Cerumen

absent

Advice proper aural care

The Algorithm

Give consent form for aural

irrigation

Consent secured

Give form with instructions for

proper instillation of mineral oil

Consent not given

Discuss options; encourage follow-up

The Algorithm

Give form with instructions for

proper instillation of mineral oil

Instructions followed

Proceed with aural irrigation

and advice follow up

Instructions not followed

Discuss options; encourage follow-up

Recommendations

• Completion of baseline physical examination• Continue basic first aid health education