Scope of work of medical staff at educational institutions in Vietnam

No

List of medical examination and treatment activities

Medical staff at educational institutions

Regulations specified in Point a, Clause 3, Article 2 of Circular 28/2023/TT-BYT

Regulations specified in Point b, Clause 3, Article 2 of Circular 28/2023/TT-BYT

1

Observe, evaluate, and assess the patient's whole body condition

x

x

2

Assess nutritional status, measure height and weight

x

x

3

Measure and count the patient's vital signs: pulse, temperature, blood pressure

x

x

4

Consulting on prevention and control of refractive errors

x

x

5

Consulting on prevention and control of overweight, obesity, and malnutrition

x

x

6

Consulting on prevention and control of kyphosis and scoliosis

x

x

7

Consulting on prevention and control of dental diseases

x

x

8

Psychological consulting

x

9

Consulting on nutrition and exercise

x

10

Consulting on prevention, control and initial treatment of measles

x

11

Consulting on prevention, control and initial treatment of mumps

x

12

Consulting on prevention, control and initial treatment of hand, foot and mouth disease

x

13

Consulting and initial care for people with diarrhea

x

14

Consulting and care for people with upper respiratory tract infections

x

15

Consulting and caring for flu patients

x

16

Consulting, caring for patients with pink eye

x

17

Consulting and initial care for dengue fever patients

x

18

Consulting on health promotion care

x

x

19

Consulting on disease prevention and control

x

x

20

Initial first aid for signs of respiratory, circulatory, and cardiovascular danger

x

x

21

First aid and bandage for bleeding soft tissue wounds

x

x

23

First aid and temporary immobilization of all types of fractures, sprains, and dislocations

x

x

24

First aid and initial treatment for burns

x

x

25

First aid for poisoning (food, toxic gas)

x

x

26

First aid for sunstroke and heat stroke

x

x

27

First aid for drowning

x

x

28

First aid for foreign objects in the airway

x

x

29

First aid for electric shock and lightning

x

x

30

First aid for other accidents: falls, burial, eye injuries

x

x

31

Treatment of snake bites, immobilization and first aid for snake bites

x

x

32

Initial treatment when bitten or stung by animals or insects

x

x

33

Handling mass accidents

x

x

34

Initial treatment of atopic dermatitis, hives, rash

x

35

Initial treatment of abdominal pain

x

36

Techniques to move patients safely

x

x

37

Shaved wind

x

x

38

Change bandages, cut stitches

x

No

Disease

1.

Acute tonsillitis (J03)

2.

Conjunctivitis (H10)

3.

Allergic rhinitis (J30.1 - J30.4)

4.

Allergic contact dermatitis (L23)

5.

Acute diarrhea

6.

Epilepsy (G40)

7.

Common diseases and illnesses in school age

- Refractive and accommodation diseases (H52)

- Scoliosis (M40-M41)

- Malnutrition disease (E40-E46)

- Dry eye disease due to Vitamin A deficiency

- Goiter due to iodine deficiency (E01)

- Overweight and obesity disease (E66)

- Dental and oral diseases

- Asthma (J45)

- Mental and behavioral disorders (F00-F99)

8.

Some common infectious diseases:

- Cholera (A00)

- Bacillary dysentery (A03)

- Amoebic dysentery (A06)

- Typhoid and paratyphoid (A01)

- Food poisoning (A05)

- Helminth infection (B65-B83)

- HFMD

- Influenza (J9-J11)

- Acute respiratory infections in children (J00-J06)

- Pertussis (A37)

- Tuberculosis (A15-A19)

- Diphtheria (A36)

- Measles (B05)

- Mumps (B26)

- Dengue hemorrhagic fever (A97)

- Encephalitis (G05)

- Chickenpox (B01)

- Meningitis (G00)

- Rubella disease (B06)

- COVID-19 (U07.1, U07.2)

- Malaria (B50-B54)

- Trachoma (A71)

- Scabies (B86)

- Lice disease (B85)