Unit 1: Principles of management
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Treatment
Q. Read Abdul’s story again. Identify the condition which may have been caused by the action (or inaction) highlighted. Conditions: hypoglycaemia - hg, hypothermia - ht, infection - inf
hg ht inf
06:00: Abdul is at home, sick. His mother takes him to hospital.
09:00: a) Abdul arrives at casualty. He waits in a long queue. There is no food.
14:00: b) Abdul arrives on the ward. The nurses undress Abdul to weigh him. It takes time.
14:30: c) The nurses wait for the doctor to come to examine Abdul.
17:00: d) The doctor arrives. She prescribes Abdul F75 and antibiotics. The pharmacy is closed.
Abdul’s antibiotics need to wait until tomorrow.
17:30: e) The nurses are busy with another new admission, so Abdul waits for his first feed.
18:00-21:00: Abdul is given F75 for the first time and second time
22:00: f) The weather turns cold. The door to the ward is open. It is draughty.
22:30: g) The nurses want to give Abdul a blanket, but there is none.
00:00: h) Abdul is given F75 but he vomits half of the feed. Nobody pays attention.
01:00: The nurse on night duty is called away. There is only the nurse assistant.
02:30: i) It starts to rain outside. The ward becomes very cold.
03:00: j) The nurse assistant is asleep. Abdul’s feed is missed.
06:00: k) There is a shift change. The nurses are busy with handover and the feed is late.
07:00: l) Abdul is given F75 but he vomits most of the feed. Nobody pays attention.
08:00: m) The nurses are busy with an emergency. Abdul has wet bed linen but is left to wait.
09:00: Abdul is drowsy and it is difficult to wake him up. His temperature is below 35°C.
10:00: Abdul dies.