How to fill in adolescent health records

The core key to filling in youth health files is to fill in the information truthfully, match the corresponding criteria, and update it in a timely manner. There is no need to deliberately beautify or overly conceal. Follow the requirements of the school/community that issued the file and there will be no problems.

In the past two weeks, I helped Xiaoyu, my neighbor downstairs, who is in the second grade of junior high school, fill out the health file issued by the school. His parents initially wanted to leave the penicillin allergy history column empty, saying, "It would be troublesome to write it down since I haven't had an allergy for so long." I quickly stopped him - last year, he was kept under observation for two hours because of his penicillin allergy when he got a flu shot. If this column was left empty, it would be risky for the school to organize group medication and unified physical examinations in the future.

It is true that many parents are struggling with whether to write down "minor problems" such as myopia, scoliosis, and allergic rhinitis. They are afraid that leaving records will affect their future studies and major selection. I specifically asked friends who are doing health monitoring in the Education Bureau. In fact, in most areas, adolescent health records are only used for daily health management, and only for military academies, aviation, precision instruments, etc. Only majors with clear recruitment physical examination requirements will refer to the relevant content. Ordinary school entrance and job hunting will not retrieve this part of the information. On the contrary, if it is deliberately concealed, the school will not be able to adjust the child's daily activity arrangements. For example, for a child who already has mild scoliosis, if the teacher does not know and arranges for him to do weight-bearing sports training for a long time, it will aggravate the problem.

Don't be too nervous when filling it out. First, look for the physical examination report of the past three months and fill it out. Don't rely on last year's impressions for height and weight. If you haven't measured your height and weight recently, stand on the scale barefoot after dinner and measure it in the evening. A difference of one or two centimeters will not matter. However, if your weight has fluctuated by more than 5 kilograms in the past six months, or your myopia has increased by more than 100 degrees, it is best to fill in the latest data. The school doctor can get the file to provide timely nutrition or eye guidance to the child.

If you are filling out an online electronic file, don’t rush to submit it after filling it out. Go through it with your child, such as whether there are any old injuries from sports and whether there are any new seasonal allergies recently. These details that parents may have missed, the children themselves know best. If a child has chronic diseases such as asthma or type 1 diabetes, it is best to also fill in the names of the core drugs that are used daily. You don’t need to write too detailed dosage, just write the generic name. If there is an emergency, the school doctor or emergency personnel can judge and handle it immediately.

By the way, if your child has surgery or an allergy history is updated later, remember to take the initiative to find the school or community file administrator to update the information. Don’t fill it out once and leave it alone. After all, this file will follow the child for several years. Only accurate information can really play a role in protecting health.