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Good evening steemians.

Welcome to my diary am glad to have you read through.
I woke up by 3:am today first is to communicate with my creator who preserved my life, ever grateful to Him. Then I read a book from pdf" an ideal virtuous woman". I slept off because the day was still yet to break. Around 6:35am I woke up again to prepare for a prayer meeting by 7:am. After the prayer meeting came back to my lodge, had breakfast, had my bath then read for 2hours and took a nap. Then
start heading to CHER(children emergency room). When I got there saw a baby(3months old,unconscious on 100% oxygen and
on Nasogastric tube) with the mother and Aunt.

Question running in my mind:

What can make this child to be in this state? Febrile convulsion.

Why Emergency? Why i asked this question because it can be prevented when noticed on time.

That bring back my topic: The importance of having thermometer at home.

https://pixabay.com/photos/thermometer-medications-tablets-1539191/

Thermometer is used to read the temperature of the body. It ascertain whether an individual have a normal temperature or not
Normal temperature: it is between 36.6 - 37.4°©
Abnormal temperature: > 37.5°©

Why do i say is important:
it helps to ascertain danger zone and know when an individual need to consult a doctor

https://pixabay.com/vectors/first-aid-medical-medicine-doctor-2730772/

https://pixabay.com/photos/thermometer-fever-number-hand-3656065/

It is advisable to mothers or caregivers to first tepid sponge anyone running a temperature. If the fever still persist, you can readily give paracetamol to the individual but when after administering paracetamol and your tepid sponging and the fever is still rising what are you still doing at home, that individual needs a physician. Don't treat at home, you have done your best by giving first aid. In the case of my patient, the mother was still treating the child to the extent of the fever causing convulsion(loss of consciousness).
After clerking my patient ie necessary questions and examining my patient in other to give a differential diagnosis. I adviced the mother as i am writing now the need of having a thermometer at home.
Am yet to eat dinner( fried egg and bread with tea)

Thanks again for reading. Good night!
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