Basic health unit
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A basic health unit provides essential primary health care services to maintain community health and well-being. It offers outpatient and inpatient clinical services like examinations, basic investigations, treatment, and referrals. It also conducts preventive services like immunizations, health education, and monitoring of water quality and salt. Reproductive health services include antenatal and postnatal care, family planning, and basic obstetric and gynecological services. Other services include minor surgeries, radiology, laboratory tests, and response to epidemics and emergencies. The overall goal is to provide a minimum level of healthcare and protect communities from disease.
Basic health unit
- 1. what Is Basic health unit ? It is the minimum degree of health care considered to be necessary to maintain adequate health and protection from disease. Role and functions: 1. Out Patient Services General examination including patient history and physical examination Clinical management - basic investigation and rational prescribing Consultation with professional colleagues and specialists Referral of patient to higher centers requiring further investigation and treatment Emergency outcall during accidents and life threatening situations both within and outside the health care centers Advise and counseling on specific health needs of the patient Record keeping and documentation of the patient treatment and history 2. Inpatient Services Rational admission Inpatient care including clinical and nursing care On call duty Consultation and referral Health education and counseling Patient discharge and follow up
- 2. Feedback on treatment outcome to the patient and referral centers Record keeping 3. Preventive and Promotive Health Care Services Outreach services - includes immunization, family planning, Antenatal/ Post-natal Clinic, health education, treatment of minor ailments and under 5 growth monitoring Health education on relevant health problems Institutional health services - general checkup in school and religious institutes Annual household surveys Water quality monitoring and salt analysis Community based public health program activities e.g. alcohol reducing initiatives 4. Reproductive Health Service Mother and child care • Line listing 7 • Ante natal care • Post natal care • Immunization and child growth monitoring • Family Planning services • Pap smear collection and smear slides referral
- 3. • Visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and smear collection Health education Voluntary counseling and testing Conduct normal deliveries Basic Emergency Obstetric Care services Observation and monitoring of intra partum and post partum 9 Basic gynecology & obstetric management that include examination, observation and treatment Neonatal care and management of new born 6. Minor Operating Theatre Services Minor surgeries including incision and drainage, removal of foreign body, vasectomy etc. Suturing of wounds and cuts Dressing for burns and wounds Splinting and plaster cast Injections Infection control practices 8. Radiology Services Routine and emergency X-ray scans that includes extremities, chest, skull, pelvis, spine, abdomen
- 4. 9. Clinical Laboratory Services Stool OBT Urine RE Pregnancy - Gravidex test PHL - Water quality testing, Salt analysis 11.Epidemic and Emergency Services Basic life support Investigation Treatment Containment Recording and reporting Notification to higher level Attend to deliveries