FF in CHILD CARE FACTS AND FALLACIES

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FF in CHILD CARE(FACTS AND FALLACIES)
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Objectives

• To present the common practices in child care
• To give the rationale of their use
• To advise on what is to be followed

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Objectives

• WHAT?
• WHY?
• And WHY not?
• Any alternative?

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Reason for the practices
CHILD
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CLASSIFICATION

• Applied
• Taken in (orally)
• Practiced

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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED Cause irritation (redness, firs
t degree burn-like lesion and or allergies on
site of application
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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED May aggravate the cond
itions of the skin and eyes
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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED May aggravate the
conditions of the skin and eyes
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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED No evidence to even
suggest relief or cure
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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED No evidence to even suggest rel
ief or cure
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Those that are applied
NOT RECOMMENDED Might react to the red
paint
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Those that are taken orally

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• There is no need to take
• anything to evacuate the stool
• May even cause diarrhea

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Those that are taken orally

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• No alcoholic drink while
• breastfeeding
• Better to take vitamin pills

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Those that are taken orally

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• No evidence that it helps!

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Those that are taken orally
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Those that are being carried

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• The baby might
• swallow it!
• No proven effect

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Those that are being practiced

• DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED
• May cut the lid of the baby!
• No evidence of claim

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Those that are being practiced

• DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED
• No evidence that it will be thicker

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Those that are being practiced

• DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED
• Nothing written about this
• Might introduce infection
• Might hurt the tongue

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Those that are being practiced

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• NO basis for claim
• Need to cleanse the
• body

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Those that are being practiced

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• NO basis for claim

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Those that are being practiced

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• NO basis for claim
• May cause allergies/
• wheezing

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Those that are being practiced

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• NO basis for claim
• If with fracture, may aggravate
• the fracture
• walang pilay sa dibdib

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Those that are being practiced

• NOT RECOMMENDED
• NO basis for claim
• Perspiration is for cooling effect

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AND MORE

• Chinese Traditional Medicine
• Other Alternative Medicine

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In Summary

• Presented the common practices in child care
• Given the rationale of their
• use
• Advised on what is to be followed

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• The Philippine College of Physicians wishes to
  acknowledge the following for her invaluable
  efforts in the preparation of this module
  
• Cynthia Cuayo-Juico, MD, FPPS