When an individual feels unwell, what situation can he choose to observe at home? What symptoms do he need to go to a medical institution for medical treatment after he or she has developed?
At the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held today, Wang Guiqiang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the First Hospital of Peking University, said that patients need some basic conditions for home observation, including living in a separate room and not having serious underlying diseases. Most people with COVID-19 can stay at home, and only a small number of people with severe underlying diseases need to go to medical institutions for treatment.
He said that home observation emphasizes observation and treatment. On the one hand, it is necessary to regularly measure body temperature and observe various symptoms of oneself. At the same time, if you have various symptoms such as fever and cough, you can take the medicine according to the symptoms.
If the following five conditions occur, Wang Guiqiang recommends contacting the community doctor. If the condition is serious, you can contact 120 to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment:
dyspnea or shortness of breath.
After drug treatment, he still has a fever, exceeding 38.5 degrees Celsius, and more than 3 days, he should go to the hospital.
The original underlying disease is significantly aggravated, such as when hypertension and cannot be controlled by medication, diabetes and cannot be controlled by medication, or other critical illnesses are at risk, you must go to the hospital for treatment in time.
Children suffer from some drowsiness, food refusal, diarrhea, vomiting, etc., and will not relieve it after treatment. They will be treated in the hospital for treatment after more than two days.
Pregnant and childbirth have headaches, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, or abnormal fetal movements, etc., and they must also go to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment.
Notes on people in home isolation
Wang Guiqiang introduced that the optimization measures taken by my country are not to relax home isolation and observation treatment, but to treat more accurately and effectively. On the one hand, prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus, and on the other hand, ensure that limited medical resources are used for the treatment of critically ill patients. There are also a series of ways to prevent the risk of further transmission, so that people who need treatment and critically ill patients can be referred and treated in a timely and effective manner.
Wang Guiqiang said that emphasized to people in home quarantine that it is necessary to take personal protection, and to contact members in the family as little as possible, and to maintain a certain distance if they are in contact.
The rooms you live in should be ventilated every day. Good ventilation is crucial to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious diseases.
Bathrooms and bathrooms are best if used alone, and they should be disinfected every day. If used together, they must be staggered and disinfected well after use to avoid transmission within the family.
Do a good job of hand hygiene and environmental disinfection, including during cooking, dining, etc., and pay attention to hand hygiene.
When coughing or sneezing, be sure to cover it with a tissue and throw the tissue into the trash can to avoid the potential risk of subsequent aerosol transmission.
Used tissues, masks, disposable gloves and other domestic waste are put into plastic bags and placed in special trash cans. Another thing to note is that personal items should not be mixed and separated from their family members as much as possible, because the items themselves may also cause the risk of virus transmission.
In short, through a series of protective measures, the spread in the family can be avoided to the greatest extent.
Source: Beijing Daily WeChat public account
Beijing Daily (ID: Beijing_Daily) intern reporter He Rui Chai Rong; CCTV News Client [Please indicate the source for reprinting: Beijing Daily WeChat public account]
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