Am I patient enough to handle my patients? Or do my patient's ever think? Scenario: A Rural PHC A recent event to a friend of mine shook me. Patient: At 2.00 am in the morning, a father coming to the emergency in his Hondacity in a PHC, complaining that his five months old kid is having diarrhoea and ordering the doctor to put glucose(fluids) to the child. Doctor: Wait for sometime, let me examine the child first.
Patient: Doctor do it fast (agitated father, grandmother rushing the doctor) Doctor: Don be in a hurry, wait for five minutes. Doctor: The child does not have dehydration and is thirsty(meaning the child is not in a bad shape), please give the child some ORS(for rehydration) and we will see whether the child is feeding well or not. Father: No give glucose, I already gave ORS(flavoured bottle) int he evening and the child is still passing watery stools. Five minutes later:…
