Health Advice

Head Injury

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Apply a cold pack on the affected area.
Avoid strenuous physical activities for the meantime including straining, running, hopping or jumping.
Seek urgent medical consult if you experience any of these:

If symptoms persist you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you have a fever or a temperature of 37.7C or higher or if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Come back to school only if you have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of anti-fever medications (Paracetamol, Ibuprofen).
If you have any respiratory symptoms, wearing a face mask is highly recommended to protect yourself and others.
Increase your water intake. Take frequent sips of water throughout the day.
Take vitamin C supplements to increase and strengthen your immune system.
Eat a well-balanced meal. Avoid sweets for the meantime to prevent throat irritation.
Have sufficient rest. Make sure you have at least 8 hours of sleep.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Limit your screen time and use gadgets only if necessary.
Read, study or do your homework in a well-lighted space.
Increase your water intake. Take frequent sips of water throughout the day.
Take vitamin C supplements to increase and strengthen your immune system.
Eat a well-balanced meal.
Have sufficient rest. Make sure you have at least 8 hours of sleep.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Increase your water intake. Take frequent sips of water throughout the day. Avoid caffeinated food and drinks (chocolates, coffee, tea)
Eat a well-balanced meal. Avoid dairy, foods that are oily, spicy, fatty, and highly-seasoned for the meantime.
Eat slowly and if possible, have small, frequent meals.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Increase your water intake. Take frequent sips of water throughout the day. Avoid caffeinated
Eat a well-balanced meal. Eat fiber-rich foods such as beans, broccoli, apples, nuts, potatoes, whole grains (brown rice, oats, wheat bread)
Avoid caffeinated food and drinks for the meantime.
Eat slowly and if possible, have small, frequent meals.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Seek urgent medical care if a fracture is suspected.
Do not try to put back deformed or misaligned bones or joints on your own.
Once you’ve sought consultation with your doctor, avoid strenuous physical activities until you have been cleared to do so.
If the affected area is in a cast, do not get the cast wet and wrap it in aplastic bag and tape it directly to your skin.
If the skin under the cast is itchy, don’t poke anything between your cast and skin (pencil, chopstick, etc.). You may use a hairdryer instead to blow cool air into the cast.
See your doctor immediately if you experience any swelling, difficulty in moving your fingers or toes, skin becomes blue, numbness or increased pain on the affected limb.

Clean your wound/s with soap and water.
Apply antiseptics/antibacterial (betadine, mupirocin) on your wound/s.
Avoid application of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide as these are too harsh and may make healing time slower.
Cover your wounds as necessary.
Eat well-balanced meals and increase vitamin C intake.
Observe for signs of infection. If the wound is warm to touch, reddish or swollen, has discharge and has a foul smell, go to your doctor immediately.

Avoid breaking the blister to prevent infection.
Apply burn/antibacterial ointment on the affected area.
If the blister has popped, you may use a dressing to cover the affected area.
Increase your water intake to prevent dehydration.
Eat well-balanced meals and increase vitamin C intake.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
For the first 48 hours, apply a cold compress on the affected area for 15-20 minutes every 3-4 hours. You may apply a warm compress after 48 hours.
Avoid strenuous physical activities for the meantime.
You may apply support bandages on the affected area to minimize pain, discomfort or swelling.
Hydrate and take frequent sips of water throughout the day.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class.
Apply warm compress on the affected area.
Use menthol liniment or patches with guidance/supervision.
Avoid strenuous physical activities for the meantime.
Hydrate and take frequent sips of water throughout the day.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.

Avoid trauma on the nose including blowing and picking of your nose.
Increase your water intake and make sure you are hydrated.
As much as possible, stay in a cool room and avoid direct sun exposure.
Eat a well-balanced meal.
If your nose bleeds again, pinch the bony part of your nose tightly, keep your head down and ask to be accompanied to the clinic.

Stay at home if you are not feeling well enough to attend class, if you have vision problems, and if your eyes are painful and have discharge.
Avoid scratching your eyes with your bare hands. Use a tissue if necessary and dispose properly.
Observe good hand hygiene.
If symptoms persist or worsens, you may come back to the clinic or consult your personal doctor.