Franklin EMG-110 User Manual

Parent's emergency medical guide

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  • Page 1 EMG-110 Electronic Publishers Parents’ MERGENCY MEDICAL GUIDE User’ s Guide...
  • Page 2 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;...
  • Page 3: Key Guide

    Function Keys Backs up a step or erases a letter. BACK Clears to the entry screen. CLEAR Enters a request or selects a topic. ENTER Shows Family Info menu. Shows a help message. HELP Shows reference info about a topic, INFO the topics’s location, and a whole item’s name.
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting Started You can change the type size, shutoff time, and screen contrast. The shutoff time is how 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.
  • Page 5: Answering Questions

    Answering Questions Throughout this product you will find decision trees asking you various questions about your child’s emergency. This narrows down 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.
  • Page 6: Finding Information

    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.
  • Page 7: Using The Contents Menu

    Using the Contents Menu The Contents menu is divided into three categories. Emergencies , Common Problems and Concerns , and Prevention . They include general information about many children’s health concerns. Read them to learn more about caring for your child’s health. 1.
  • Page 8 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.
  • Page 9 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.
  • Page 10 Using the Contents Menu 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.
  • Page 11: Using The Info Key

    Using the INFO key Use the INFO key to quickly find reference infor- mation, where you are in the outline, and to see a full name when only part is visible. To find reference information Another way to find reference information is to type the topic you want to learn more about (e.g., fainting ) and then press ENTER.
  • Page 12 Using Phone Numbers Use the PHONE key to enter important phone numbers. The number of phone entries you can enter depends upon their length. The longer the entry, the shorter the list. Here is how to add your first phone number. Adding a phone number 1.
  • Page 13 Using Phone Numbers Viewing the phone list 1. Press PHONE. 2. Mark the name you want to view. 3. Press ENTER to find the phone number. 4. Press CLEAR when done. Deleting a phone number 1. Press PHONE. 2. Mark the name you want to delete. 3.
  • Page 14 Saving Family Information The FAM key is used to add medical information about family members so you can have a record of medications, allergies, etc. at your fingertips in case of an emergency. Try this example. Adding an entry 1. Press FAM. 2.
  • Page 15 Saving Family Information Viewing and editing the list 1. Press FAM. 2. Mark the name you want to view. 3. Press ENTER to read its information. If you want to edit the information, press BACK to erase the letters and type in the new information.
  • Page 16: Product Information

    Children’s Hospital in Buffalo and a full partner in an active pediatric group practice. He is happily married and has two young daughters. Disclaimer: Franklin is not the author of the con- tent contained in this book. Franklin publishes the content contained in this book under license from the author.
  • Page 17 (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause un- desired operation. Copyrights, Patents, ISBN: © 1994 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 USA. All rights reserved. © 1994 INFOTAINMENT, LTD. All rights reserved.
  • Page 18: Limited Warranty

    Franklin will, at its option, repair or replace any product at no further charge to the end user on determination by Franklin, in its sole discretion, that the product was defective and that such defect arose within the duration of this limited warranty .

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