Franklin EMG-110 User manual

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E MERGENCY
User’s Guide
MEDICAL GUIDE
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Electronic Publishers
EMG-110
Parents’

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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.

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Key Guide
CLEAR
BACK
HELP
INFO
FAM
ENTER
PREV
PHONE
NEXT
MENU
YN
or
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.

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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
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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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 to 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