caa a22 4500 397499140 CHVBK 20180308164528.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161202e199512 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1093/fampra/12.4.430 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)oxford-10.1093/fampra/12.4.430 What family physicians need in their doctor's bag [Elektronische Daten] [Sasson Nakar, Shlomo Vinker, Michael A Weingarten] Our objective was to determine what family physicians need in their doctor's bag for urgent and non-urgent house calls. In a prospective survey, family physicians completed a structured report form after consecutive house calls, recording what equipment they needed for each. Thirteen doctors from two urban practices, making a total of 111 house calls, took part. Frequency of reported need of diagnostic equipment, therapeutic agents and administrative supplies was measured. Items required more than 70% of the time were: stethoscope; sphygmomanometer and patient's medical chart; and prescription pad. All other items were required in less than 30% of house calls. We conclude that doctors should carry a stethoscope, sphygmomanometer and prescription pad with them at all times; the patient's medical chart is also essential. Additional equipment should be accessible as prepared kits and taken as needed, depending on the particular patient's problem. © Oxford University Press Clinical topics nationallicence Nakar Sasson Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut Vinker Shlomo Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut Weingarten Michael A. Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut Family Practice Oxford University Press 12/4(1995-12), 430-432 0263-2136 12:4<430 1995 12 famprj https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/12.4.430 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 other jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/12.4.430 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nakar Sasson Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vinker Shlomo Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weingarten Michael A. Department of Family Medicine, Beilinson Medical Centre, Petah Tiqva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Family Practice Oxford University Press 12/4(1995-12), 430-432 0263-2136 12:4<430 1995 12 famprj Metadata rights reserved CC BY-NC-4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-oxford