Primary and Secondary Levels of Care in Preventing Complications

Prevention and treatment of diseases involve a variety of strategies to produce better results. Those steps are classified into three levels namely, primary, secondary, and tertiary. For the case of a patient with having complications after a fall from skateboarding, the healthcare workers can use primary and secondary levels of diagnosis and treatment to deal with the available symptoms. On the primary level, the medical professional needs to put measures that prevent the onset of disease and emphasize interventions meant to maintain a healthy life. The healthcare worker can educate the patient on the need to take precautions while skateboarding to avoid the repeat of such injuries. This involves wearing protective gear and exercising in free space. There is a need to educate the patient on taking a certain diet to fasten the healing of the existing complications should the accident occur again (Institute for Work & Health, 2015) . Secondly, the nurse can immunize the patient to prevent the spread of disease-carrying pathogens. The patient might have sustained open injuries that can lead to infections. What follows is the secondary level of care that includes screening and carrying out a diagnosis to determine the ailment the patient is suffering. The nurse can screen the existing symptoms like high temperature, abnormal pulse, and swelling of particular parts of the body. The healthcare professional can also encourage the patient to report any other symptom he is experiencing to determine the direction to take in treatment. From the information collected, the nurse can develop possible ailment records and the corresponding care to prevent its effects. It is also during the secondary level of care that the healthcare worker needs to develop preventive measures meant to stop the onset of more complications and deterioration of the existing condition. This may involve administering drugs to induce pain, putting the patient on a normal pulse restoration and sealing of any open wound. 

Reference 

Institute for Work & Health. (2015). Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention . At Wo rk.