Franklin EMG-110 User manual

MERGENCY

User’s Guide

MEDICAL GUIDE

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EMG-110

Parents’

Introduction

Congratulations! You now own a powerful, por-

table medical emergency reference where the

answers to your child’s symptoms are at your

fingertips. This electronic

Parent’s Emergency

Medical Guide

can do all of the following:

• narrow down the symptoms of your child’s

emergency to find the best possible advice;

• find answers to many pediatric medical

illnesses or emergencies quickly and

easily;

• store emergency phone numbers for quick

access;

• store your family’s medical information;

• read about common problems and

concerns; and

• learn how to prevent accidents, illnesses,

and more.

✓Disclaimer

The content contained in this book should

not be considered a substitute for consulta-

tion with or for appropriate medical treat-

ment from your physician or a health care

professional.

Key Guide

CLEAR

BACK

HELP

INFO

FAM

ENTER

PHONE

Function Keys

Backs up a step or erases a letter.

Clears to the entry screen.

Enters a request or selects a topic.

Shows Family Info menu.

Shows a help message.

Showsreferenceinfoaboutatopic,

the topics’s location, and a whole

item’s name.

Shows the main menus.

Shows the next topic section.

Shows your phone numbers list.

Shows the previous topic section.

Answers yes or no to questions.

Direction Keys

Move up or down.

Moves left.

Moves right or types a space.

You can change the type size, shutoff time, and

screencontrast.Theshutofftimeishow long the

product remains on if you forget to turn it off.

Disabling the Demonstration

1. Press ON/OFF.

A brief demonstration appears. If you want

to stop the demonstration, press CLEAR.

2. Press MENU.

3. Mark

Disable Demo

To mark a line, press until the triangle is

next to the item you want to select.

4. Press ENTER to disable it.

To enable the demo, repeat the above steps.

Getting Started

▼

Changing Settings

1. Press MENU.

2. Mark

Set Type Size

Set Shutoff

, or

Set

Contrast

3. Press ENTER to select it.

If you selected

Set Contrast

, press and .

You can also adjust the contrast by pressing

and at the entry screen.

4. Select a setting.

Toexitwithoutchangingasetting,pressBACK.

▼

Answering Questions

Throughoutthis productyouwillfind decisiontrees

asking you various questions about your child’s

emergency.This narrowsdown the emergency so

you can find the doctor’s advice you need.

Press the Y key to answer yes, or press the N key

to answer no.

✓Viewing Help Information

You can view help information at most

screens by pressing HELP. To exit help,

press BACK.

✓Follow the Arrows

The flashing arrows to the right of the

screen show which arrow keys you can

press to view more.

✓Resuming Where You Left Off

You can turn this product off at any screen.

When you turn it on again, you return to

the last screen you viewed.

Finding Information

To find information about your child’s problem,

type the symptom, illness, or emergency at the

entry screen. You can find anything from bee

stings to broken bones.

1. Press CLEAR.

2. Start typing

nosebleed

You go directly to the index list.

3. Press ENTER when

nosebleed

is marked.

Anitem is marked whenthetriangleisnexttoit.

4. Press to read the doctor’s advice.

There is a question at the end of the advice.

5. Press the Y key to answer yes or the N

key to answer no.

6. Continue to answer all questions.

7. Press to read the doctor’s advice.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

✓Reading Cross-References

When you see an , press ENTER to

go to the cross-referenced text. Press

BACK to go back to the screen you were

previously viewing.

TheContentsmenuisdividedintothreecategories.

Emergencies

Common Problems and Concerns

and

Prevention

. They include general information

aboutmanychildren’shealthconcerns.Readthem

to learn more about caring for your child’s health.

1. Press MENU.

2. Press ENTER to select the Contents menu.

3. Select a category (e.g., I

Emergencies

4. Select a topic (e.g.,

4. Choking

5. Select a sub-topic, if needed

(e.g.,

Doctor’s advice

6. Press to read.

7. Press BACK to go back to the previous

screen.

8. Press CLEAR when done.

Using the Contents Menu

✓Using the Index Menu

You can also go to the Index by pressing

MENU and then selecting

Index

. Start typ-

ing an emergency to zoom directly to it.

Press ENTER to answer questions and

then read the advice. Press INFO to read

the topic’s general reference information.

Using the Contents Menu

▼

Emergencies

This category has a section on general infor-

mation including

How to Handle Emergencies

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

The Emer-

gency Room

, and

The Hospital

. After general

information there are fifteen emergency topics

from which to choose.

1. Bone & joint injuries

2. Breathing problems

3. Burns

4. Choking

5. Convulsions (seizures)

6. Cuts & bleeding

7. Drowning

8. Electrical injuries

9. Eye injuries

10. Fainting

11. Frostbite

12. Head injuries

13. Heat illnesses

14. Neck & back injuries

15. Poisoning

Using the Contents Menu

▼

Common Problems and Concerns

In this category, you will find information on

many common illnesses or problems. The

General Information section includes

How to

Use Medicine

How to Use a Thermometer

and

How to Choose a Doctor For Your Child

The following list shows the topics.

16. Bites & stings

17. Car sickness

18. Child abuse

19. Colds

20. Constipation

21. Coughing

22. Diaper rash

23. Diarrhea

24. Earaches

25. Feeding babies

& young children

26. Fever

27. Fussy babies

28. Growth

& development

29. Headaches

30. Head lice

31. Newborn babies

32. Nosebleeds

33. Pinkeye & sties

34. Pinworms

35. Rashes

36. Reye’s syndrome

37. Sore throats

& tonsillitis

38. Stomach aches

39. Sunburn

40. Toddlers who say

“no”

41. Vomiting

42. Warts

Prevention

This category is divided into three main topics

with many sub-topics on preventing accidents,

illnesses, and injuries.

43. Prevention of accidents

Here you will find tips on everything from

The risks as your child grows

Toy safety

44. Immunizations (shots)

Select this topic to find out about specific

vaccines, if vaccines are safe, if your child

should receive a dpt, and when your child

should be immunized.

45. Physical fitness

Select this topic to learn how much exer-

cise your child needs and when and how to

start. There’s also a word about smoking.

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Using the Contents Menu

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