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Appendix 1

Dermatome chart

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Appendix 2

Mini-mental state examination

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Appendix 2

Mini-mental state examination

Score
ORIENTATION (max. score 10)
What is the year, month, day, date and season? /5
Where are we now? Street no, road, suburb, city, state. /5
REGISTRATION (max. score 3)
Ask patient to remember 3 items that you name. /3
Name 3 objects (e.g. orange, camel, table).
Repeat 5 times or until all learned and ask to recall them after each time.
Only score on first attempt (one mark each).
ATTENTION AND CALCULATION (max. score 5)
Ask pt. to count backwards by several 7s from 100. /5
(Stop after 5 times) OR spell ‘WORLD’ backwards.
RECALL (max. score 3)
Ask pt. to recall the 3 objects above. 1pt/word recalled. /3
LANGUAGE (max. score 3)
Show two objects (point to watch then pen). What's this? /2
Ask to repeat ‘NO IFS, ANDS or BUTS’ /1
THREE STAGE COMMAND (max. score 3)
Give pt. a blank sheet of paper and say ‘take this paper in your right hand, fold it in half, and put it on the floor’. /3
READING (max. score 1)
On a blank piece of paper write ‘CLOSE YOUR EYES’. /1
Ask pt. to read it and do what it says. Score 1 if obeys.
WRITING (max. score 1)
Ask pt. to write a complete sentence. Score 1 point if it has a noun and a verb. /1
COPYING (max. score = 1)
Draw intersecting pentagons and ask pt. to copy the drawing. 1 point if all 10 angles present and the two figures intersect. /1
image ‘Copy this design’ /30
GUIDE: 18–24 (probable mild dementia); 10–17 (probable moderate impairment); <10 (severe impairment).
Appendix 3

Snellen visual acuity chart (read from distance 140 cm)

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Appendix 4

School exclusion for childhood infectious diseases: minimum exclusion periods from school, preschool and childcare centres

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Appendix 4

School exclusion for childhood infectious diseases: minimum exclusion periods from school, preschool and childcare centres

Incubation period (days)Patient exclusion (least time from onset of rash or symptoms) (days)
Measles 10–14 5
Mononucleosis 30–50 Nil
Mumps 14–21 9
Pertussis 7–14 5 (after starting antibiotics)
Parvovirus (erythema infectiosum) 4–21 Nil
Roseola infantum 7–17 Nil
Rubella 14–21 5
Scarlet fever 1–7 24 hours (after starting antibiotics)
Impetigo 1–3 Until treatment commenced (cover sores)
Meningococcus 1–10 Until clearance therapy complete
Varicella and zoster 10–21 7
Herpes simplex (cold sores) 7–10 Until healed
Hepatitis
A 15–45 7 or recovery
B 40–180 Nil
C 14–180 Nil
Infective diarrhoea Varies 24 hours after cessation of diarrhoea
Hand, foot & mouth disease 3–6 Nil (best when blister healed)
Molluscum contagiosum 14–42 Nil
Head lice 5–7 Nil if on treatment
Ringworm 7–14 Nil if on ...

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