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    Time Allowed: Task 1 Case Notes: Vamuya Obeki

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    Vamuya Obeki, a 4-year old Sudanese refugee boy, was admitted to the children's emergency department for acute meningoencephalitis caused by a mumps complication. He has since recovered and been discharged. His parents, refugees who recently arrived in Australia, have limited English skills. Follow up is requested from the community child health service for vaccination advice and a neurological check-up for Vamuya and his brother, as the family's vaccination records were lost.

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    Vamuya Obeki, a 4-year old Sudanese refugee boy, was admitted to the children's emergency department for acute meningoencephalitis caused by a mumps complication. He has since recovered and been discharged. His parents, refugees who recently arrived in Australia, have limited English skills. Follow up is requested from the community child health service for vaccination advice and a neurological check-up for Vamuya and his brother, as the family's vaccination records were lost.

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    Vamuya Obeki, a 4-year old Sudanese refugee boy, was admitted to the children's emergency department for acute meningoencephalitis caused by a mumps complication. He has since recovered and been discharged. His parents, refugees who recently arrived in Australia, have limited English skills. Follow up is requested from the community child health service for vaccination advice and a neurological check-up for Vamuya and his brother, as the family's vaccination records were lost.

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    Time Allowed: Task 1 Case Notes: Vamuya Obeki

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    Vamuya Obeki, a 4-year old Sudanese refugee boy, was admitted to the children's emergency department for acute meningoencephalitis caused by a mumps complication. He has since recovered and been discharged. His parents, refugees who recently arrived in Australia, have limited English skills. Follow up is requested from the community child health service for vaccination advice and a neurological check-up for Vamuya and his brother, as the family's vaccination records were lost.

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    Task 1 Case Notes: Vamuya Obeki

    Read the case notes below and complete the writing task which follows.

    Time Allowed 
    Reading Time: 5 minutes
    Writing Time: 40 minutes

    Today's Date
    25/07/15

    Notes

    Vamuya Obeki was admitted through the Children's Emergency Department for acute
    meningoencephalitis as a result of a complication following mumps.

    Patient History

    Address: 32 Sexton St, Ekibin


    Phone: (07) 38485555
    Date of Birth: 23 May 2011 
    Admitted: 15th July 2015
    Gender: Male

    Discharged: 25th July 2015


    Country of birth: Sudan 
    Diagnosis: acute meningoencephalitis

    Social History

    Parents: Miri & Abdullah Obeki, refugees, arrived in Australia in 2015.


    Employment: Abdullah: Golden Circle pineapple factory, shift worker
    Miri: housewife
    Accommodation: Recently moved to rental accommodation
    GP: No family doctor
    Sibling: 2 year old brother, Saeed
    Language: Dinka, Arabic
    Interpreter needs: Abdullah understands spoken English but has limited written skills. Miri has limited
    understanding of English. Abdullah attends English classes.

    Medical History

    Parents state that both children had some kind of vaccination at birth but the vaccination record has
    been lost. Parents unaware of vaccine for Mumps.

    Discharge Plan

    Appears to have fully recovered from mumps and acute meningoencephalitis.


    Will need advice on recommended vaccines for both children.
    Will need neurological check-up. 

    Writing Task
    Using the information in the case notes, write a letter to The Director, Community Child Health
    Service, 41 Jones Street, Ekibin, requesting follow-up of this family.

    In your answer:

     Expand the relevant case notes into complete sentences


     Do not use note form
     The body of the letter should be approximately 180~200 words
     Use correct letter format

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