Question

A 2-year-old Indigenous child from a remote community presents with otorrhoea and a chronic perforated tympanic membrane. Recurrent otitis media has caused speech delay. Which intervention best reflects the Health Advocate and Collaborator roles in addressing health inequities?

Accepted Answer

Arrange ENT referral, ensure timely audiology assessment, and liaise with community services to support hearing and early language intervention

Answer

Reassure that recurrent otitis media is benign

Answer

Prescribe repeated courses of antibiotics without further assessment

Answer

Advise the family to relocate for better care without offering assistance

Answer

Delay any intervention until school age

Practice question

A 2-year-old Indigenous child from a remote community presents with otorrhoea and a chronic perforated tympanic membrane. Recurrent otitis media has caused speech delay. Which intervention best reflects the Health Advocate and Collaborator roles in addressing health inequities?