Primary Health Care (ANM I Year Text Book)

Primary Health Care is a Hindi medium textbook for ANM I Year students, covering infection control, common diseases, primary medical care and first aid. The book is divided into five sections: - Infection and Immunization: concept of disease, infection, immunity and body defence, immunization, specimen collection, disinfection and sterilization, and waste disposal - Communicable Diseases: introduction, individual communicable diseases, care in communicable diseases and epidemic management - Community Health Problems: care of the sick in the community, fever, respiratory, digestive, urinary and cardiovascular problems, aches and pains, nervous system, metabolic and musculoskeletal diseases, and care of the handicapped - Primary Medical Care: types of drugs, administration of drugs, drugs for minor ailments and common emergency drugs - First Aid and Referral: need for first aid, minor injuries and ailments, fractures and life-threatening conditions The book has 592 pages (2026 edition) and is written by Ramavtar Sharma and Dr. Amit Kumar Chaturvedi, with contributors. For ANM first-year students preparing for the Primary Health Care examination and their work at the community level.