Where There Is No Doctor 2011
Chapter 4
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A SICK PERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Comfort of the Sick Person 39
Special Care for a Person Who Is Very Ill 40
Liquids 40
Food 41
Cleanliness and Changing Position in Bed 41
Watching for Changes 41
Signs of Dangerous Illness 42
When and How to Look for Medical Help 43
What to Tell the Health Worker 43
Patient Report 44
Chapter 5
HEALING WITHOUT MEDICINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Healing with Water 46
When Water Is Better than Medicines 47
Chapter 6
RIGHT AND WRONG USE OF MODERN MEDICINES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Guidelines for the Use of Medicine 49
The Most Dangerous Misuse of Medicine 50
When Should Medicine Not Be Taken? 54
Chapter 7
ANTIBIOTICS: WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO USE THEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Guidelines for the Use of Antibiotics 56
What to Do if an Antibiotic Does Not Seem to Help 57
Importance of Limited Use of Antibiotics 58
Chapter 8
HOW TO MEASURE AND GIVE MEDICINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Medicine in Liquid Form 61
Dosage Instructions for Persons Who
How to Give Medicines to Small Children 62 Cannot Read 63
How to Take Medicines 63
Chapter 9
INSTRUCTIONS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR INJECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
When to Inject and When Not To 65
Emergencies When It Is Important to Give
Injections 66
Medicines Not to Inject 67
Risks and Precautions 68
Dangerous Reactions From Injecting Certain
Medicines 70
Avoiding Serious Reactions to Penicillin 71
How to Prepare a Syringe for Injection 72
How to Inject 73
How Injections Can Disable Children 74
How to Sterilize Equipment 74