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Medical Emergencies and Children

APMFormulators Biblical HealthCare Solutions For Families

Injuries, accidents and illness happen and often times they can't be avoided but parents can have the upper hand by preparing ahead of time for these medical emergencies. Pete and Maribel Hernandez have provided a list of emergencies to assist parents in anticipation of the unexpected, helping to save not only precious time but also money on costly and often unnecessary professional medical care. A little advance preparation can also cut response time and safe a father or mother's frazzled nerves.

Prioritize a medical emergency;
then find an appropriate herb for the condition.

by: Pete and Maribel Hernandez
Posted: May 12, 2006

A medical facility in Colorado reported that more than 90% of incoming office calls about sick children were managed by office advice from nurses. Parents often call because they need help determining whether they need an office visit or not.

Parents can learn how to prioritize medical emergencies then dovetail the appropriate use of herbs for any number of conditions. Parents can focus their energy on providing immediate direct care to their child. By doing this, parents develop confidence to independently care for minor childhood illness and injuries at home. By incorporating preventive aspects of pediatric management, the parent can act. Many simple questions can be answered by standard pediatric textbooks. But, the aspect of treatment needs be referenced back to a primary herbal text, you have found useful.

Below are 4 categories to help you prioritize the condition. For your convenience you could create a three ring binder with dividers. The dividers could each be labeled:

  1. Trauma Emergency
  2. Newborn/Toddler Emergency
  3. Accidents/Symptoms
  4. Childhood Diseases

After you have created the dividers add college rule paper. Now, look up the conditions in your favorite herbal text. What plants are suggested? Write down the names of the medicinal plants. Next, read about their "properties". If your herbal text does not cover properties, you will want one that does. In this way you are creating your own little binder on "Medical Emergencies and Herbs". Think of it as an herbal first aid course at home. Before you use any herb, it is critical you first prioritize the condition.

Four categories of medical emergencies are:

  1. Trauma Life Support Emergency: (911)
  2. Serious Illness/disease: Seek help immediately
  3. Moderate Illness: Seek help within 24 Hours
  4. Mild Illness: Treat at Home

Also, listed below are some common emergencies that occur with infants, toddlers, and older children. Here are some suggestions on how to use this list. Create pages in your binder. List these common emergencies. Next to them write your notes. What herb did you use to handle that condition? What supplies did you need, but didn't have? How can you better prepare yourself next time for any of these emergencies?

Trauma Emergency:

Newborn/Toddler Emergency:

Accidents/Symptoms:

Childhood Disease

Pete & Maribel Hernandez are founders of Alternative Phyto-Med Formulators (APMF). The Hernandez's reside in TX, homeschooling their 7 children. The Hernandez's blog emphasis the Trivium applied to Family Medicine from a Biblical Worldview. Visit their blog at: www.APMFormulators.com. [Related article]

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