Beschreibung:
<jats:p>Recently an 18-month old child with an ear infection was brought to our clinic for treatment. The medical student who saw the patient and who had been taught to be complete found that the child had had no immunizations. She was told by the mother that the child had had a cold every time he had an appointment for "shots." The child received diptheria-pertussis-tetanus, oral polio, and measlesmumps- rubella immunizations in addition to amoxicillin.</jats:p>
<jats:p>Had the mother made a real effort to obtain the immunizations or was this merely a convenient excuse? Although we could not know the answer to this question, we do know that the policy of many public health nurses and other health-care providers in our community is that a child must be in perfect health before an immunization can be given.</jats:p>