Question

Your medical needs change as you pass through different periods of your life. As a child, you receive vaccinations to guard you against certain diseases, or you may visit an urgent care facility for a sprained ankle. Your medical needs as a teen may range from visiting a dermatologist for skin care to a trip to the emergency room for a sports-related injury. As an adult, health care needs may range from cholesterol screenings to back problems. In a minimum of 250 words, describe the different situations requiring professional health services for people of all ages such as primary, preventive, and emergency care.

Answer 1

Answer: As you age, you need more or different vaccination's so that you don't get the disease or become sick. Each vaccination is for you and your health, either to keep you healthy or alive. As you age, you need to know what vaccination's you should have and what they do to affect you. If you are sick from the flu, or you have ammonia. You need to get a certain vaccination to keep you healthy.

Answer 2

Answer:  Maintaining an awareness of new information on health care and staying abreast of new developments regarding health is a first step in adult health care.

Explanation:

Primary health care for an adult includes the same preventive care undergone in earlier years, but also contains periodic screening.  Screening for conditions or disorders that plague the adult and senior populations include those for cardiovascular problems such as high or low blood pressure, high cholesterol, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, and stroke.  Also, conditions of a concern for adults are those affecting the gastrointestinal system, including constipation, chronic diarrhea, gastric ulcers, the growth of polyps in the colon and various types of cancer (colon, pancreatic, liver, stomach).  

Preventive health care for adults includes accessing information on preventive health care and following the USDA recommendations for a diet relative to one's age and gender. Also, taking caution to participate in appropriate and frequent physical activities offers a preventive advantage. Abstinence from alcohol and tobacco or other carcinogen containing substances also boosts one's level of prevention.  The likelihood of the development of many types of cancer increases with age.  Therefore, primary health care includes an awareness of possible risks as well as a genetic propensity.

Emergency care for adults includes maintaining an awareness of the emergency medical services nearby and how to summon them when required. It is an excellent procedure to keep a listing of phone numbers of emergency medical services as well as the numbers of family members and your doctor.  Also, as a part of the emergency medical list, include a list of current medications, doses, and schedule of drugs so that medical personnel will have access to vital information.