The public called to ask how to protect the elderly at home.
A: COVID-19 is infected regardless of age. Older people are more likely to get seriously ill after infection, which requires our special protection. At ordinary times to strengthen personal protection, do the following:
① Vaccinate. Elderly people who meet the vaccination conditions should be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine. Those who have not been vaccinated all the time should be vaccinated all the time, and those who have not been given booster shots should be vaccinated all the time.
2 reduce going out. Try to reduce going out, especially to avoid closed places where people gather. If you need to go out, you must wear a mask, pay attention to hand hygiene, avoid direct contact with external environmental objects, and wash your hands frequently.
③ Pay attention to ventilation. At home, open the window regularly for ventilation, and pay attention to the change of somatosensory temperature difference. It is suggested that the elderly can be transferred to another room when conditions permit, and then return to the room after the ventilation is over and the indoor temperature is restored.
④ Chronic disease management. It is necessary to manage the basic diseases, use drugs regularly, and do not stop taking drugs without authorization, so that family members can take drugs on their behalf.
⑤ Work and rest rules. Keep relaxed, don't be nervous, ensure regular sleep and diet, drink plenty of water, and try to avoid smoking and drinking.
⑥ Reduce medical visits. If family members have more contact with society, reduce unnecessary visits to the elderly.
The citizens called to ask how to reduce the infection risk of cohabiting elderly people infected with COVID-19 virus.
A: In order to reduce the risk of infection, we should do the following four things:
(1) Reduce contact. If conditions permit, the infected person can be moved to another residence or isolated in a separate room. Family members and the elderly need to pay attention to hand hygiene. Infected people need to have meals with their families and disinfect tableware.
② Wear a mask. If contact is needed, it is recommended that both parties wear N95 masks.
③ Clean the environment. Do a good job of cleaning and disinfecting the space used by * *, especially the surfaces of toilets and objects that are in frequent contact, such as door handles and faucets.
④ Strengthen observation. Pay attention to the situation of the elderly and deal with problems at any time.
What should citizens pay attention to when they call to consult the elderly infected with COVID-19?
A: If the elderly are infected with COVID-19, we should pay attention to the following aspects:
① Understand the characteristics of atypical symptoms in the elderly. After the old people are infected with COVID-19 virus, their symptoms are often hidden and atypical. Pay close attention to unexplained fatigue, mental decline, loss of appetite, unstable walking or falling, unexplained increased heart rate or increased breathing rate.
② Strengthen all kinds of health monitoring. "Silent hypoxia" can occur after infection in the elderly. Family members feel that the breathing state of the elderly seems to be quite stable, but the oxygen saturation may have been relatively low. The changes of body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and peripheral oxygen saturation should be monitored. If there is a decrease in blood oxygen saturation, seek medical attention in time. At the same time, we should pay attention to the mental state, appetite and defecation of the elderly.
③ Basic disease management. Patients with cardiopulmonary diseases should also monitor finger pulse oxygen saturation. Pay attention to blood pressure monitoring of patients with hypertension. Pay attention to blood pressure monitoring during fever, especially when using antipyretics. If blood pressure is lower than normal, it may be necessary to reduce or even stop using antihypertensive drugs. People with diabetes should pay attention to monitoring blood sugar changes to prevent hypoglycemia.
④ Rational drug use. The higher the body temperature, the older the elderly, the more cautious they should be when using antipyretics, to avoid collapse or even hypotension caused by a large amount of sweating at a time, and to replenish water in time according to sweating and blood pressure; Avoid taking multiple drugs at the same time when using antipyretics, and read the drug instructions clearly. You can give symptomatic Chinese patent medicine. It is not recommended to use multiple drugs at the same time. If there are symptoms, it is recommended to stop using them.
⑤ Have enough rest and a light diet. Keep enough sleep, eat light and digestible food, eat less and eat more meals, and don't eat too much at a time to avoid vomiting. According to body temperature and sweating, properly replenish water and drink a small amount of water many times.
⑥ Pay attention to prevent falling. It is best to have the help of your family when you are active. Get up half a minute after waking up in the toilet at night, stand for half a minute after getting up, stand for half a minute before walking, and be sure to wake up completely before getting up.
4. Under what circumstances should citizens call the elderly infected with COVID-19 to go to the hospital to assess whether they need hospitalization?
A: If the elderly at home have the following conditions, it is recommended to go to the hospital to assess whether hospitalization is needed:
Fever or respiratory symptoms are gradually aggravated, or the symptoms are aggravated again after improvement; Obvious muscle soreness; The activity is obviously reduced compared with normal exercise, or there is obvious dyspnea after slight exercise; Chest pain or pressure, rapid heartbeat or dizziness, abdominal pain, new weakness or abnormal movement of face, arms and legs, especially unilateral; Urinary incontinence or decreased urine volume unrelated to decreased water consumption; Change of consciousness, disorientation, aphasia, decreased consciousness and gradual aggravation, epilepsy or spectrum error; Anxiety or emotional deterioration; The original underlying disease is obviously aggravated and uncontrollable; There are many basic diseases or serious complications.
Can citizens exercise after calling Yang Kang?
A: For the recovered patients whose nucleic acid turns negative, it is not recommended to take strenuous exercise immediately. At this time, people's health is still very fragile, so we should continue to recuperate, supplement necessary vitamin C and high-quality protein, and ensure adequate rest and sleep. For those patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, it is often counterproductive to exercise too early after COVID-19's infection is cured, which will increase the physical burden. Those who have not recovered from the basic disease should resume exercise after one week of rehabilitation. If you have symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath and palpitation, you need to stop exercising immediately.
What should citizens pay attention to when they call Yang Kang?
A: At the initial stage of recovery, you can do low-intensity exercise for about a week, including walking and yoga practice. When the body gradually adapts, it will carry out complex exercises such as strength training and balance training. Athletes need to observe their physical condition during and after exercise 1 hour, and pay attention to whether they have abnormal emotions, and whether they have difficulty breathing, abnormal heart rate and excessive fatigue on the second day after exercise. If the above situation exists, you can return to the low-intensity activity stage and seek medical treatment.