QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INTERVIEW WITH THE DOCTOR
Doctor,
how long have you been looking after burn injury cases?
What are the major causes for burns?
When you get the patients in the middle of night, sir do you feel comfortable?
Do you enjoy doing this job?
What is the general treatment given to the burnt victims?
What is the first aid to be given in case of burns?
What are the preventive measures to be taken to avoid burn injuries especially while lighting crackers?
Can the skin of burn injury patients be restored? If so, how?
Do patients with high degree of burns require counseling during and after treatment?
Are the facilities in the hospitals in our cities sufficient to treat all degrees of burns? If not, where will you refer cases which can not be accommodated here?
Doctor, lastly, what is your advice to the children like us?
What are the major causes for burns?
When you get the patients in the middle of night, sir do you feel comfortable?
Do you enjoy doing this job?
What is the general treatment given to the burnt victims?
What is the first aid to be given in case of burns?
What are the preventive measures to be taken to avoid burn injuries especially while lighting crackers?
Can the skin of burn injury patients be restored? If so, how?
Do patients with high degree of burns require counseling during and after treatment?
Are the facilities in the hospitals in our cities sufficient to treat all degrees of burns? If not, where will you refer cases which can not be accommodated here?
Doctor, lastly, what is your advice to the children like us?
INTERVIEW WITH DR.SIVAMANI ( 25-11-2016)
EXCERPTS FROM THE INTERVIEW PREPARED BY ADITI
We started from the school at 2.45
pm to Athani Hospital, Kozhinjanpara.
Our group consisted of Suraj, Abhinav Krishna , Swati.S and I, Aditi. We
were led by our English Teacher, Mrs. Rugmini Menon, and Librarian, Mr. Mujib
Rahiman.K.U. We reached the hospital by
3.50 pm. Our purpose of visit was to
interview Dr.Sivamani, Dermatologist, Athani Hospital, about various issues related to burn injuries.
We were warmly welcomed by the
hospital staff and led to Dr.Sivamani’s Consulting Room. There he greeted us with cheers and made us
comfortable. We introduced ourselves and
informed him about the intention of our visit.
Suraj: Doctor, how long have you been looking
after burn injury cases?
Doctor:
Since the completion of my Medical Degree,
I have been looking after burn injury cases.
For the last fifty years, I am in the job.
Suraj: Out of the patients consulted during
the last month, what is the approximate percent of children with burns?
Doctor: Even though I used to receive a number of
patients with burn injuries in the early days, now the number has got reduced
due to the advent of electricity and discontinuance of kerosene lamps for the
purpose of study for children.
After Suraj, Abhinav Krishna asked
the Doctor the following queries:
Abhinav: What are the major causes for burns?
Doctor: Burn injuries are caused by extreme
temperatures- due to burning of crackers, fire, electricity, cooking gas, oils,
etc. and also due to extreme cold conditions.
Abhinav Krishna was followed by
Swathi. She wanted the Doctor to clarify
the following:
Swathy: When you get the patients in the middle of
night, Sir, do you feel comfortable?
Doctor: Cases related to burn injuries are very
rare in the odd hours. Even if isolated
issues come up, I do not feel any discomfort to attend the patients. It is my job to attend the needy,
irrespective of time and place.
Swathy: What is the general treatment given to the
burnt victims?
Doctor: The burnt portion of the body of the
victim should be kept immersed in the cold water as long as possible. I will not recommend items like toothpaste,
honey, etc. to be applied to the burnt portion, since these contain various
chemicals. At the same time, antiseptic cream for burns, like Burnol, can be
used.
The last set of questions was asked
by me.
Aditi: Do you enjoy doing this job?
Doctor: As treating patients is my job, I enjoy it
very much.
Aditi: What are the preventive measures to be
taken to avoid burn injuries especially while lighting crackers?
Doctor: First of all I would not recommend usage
of fire crackers or fireworks as there is a lot of involvement of child labour
in manufacturing these items. I have
never burst crackers in my entire life.
However, my advice to you is, while lighting crackers, make use of a
stick to keep your body away from the crackers.
Also avoid lighting crackers in a bunch.
Never attempt to light the cracker by holding it in your hand. While lighting crackers, always wear
non-inflammable clothes.
We thanked him whole-heartedly for
sparing his precious time and sharing the valuable information and useful
advice.
We left the hospital at 4.00 pm and
reached the school at 4.30 pm.
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