Recovery after fracture fixation, etc. Some stay in bed for a long time, such as stroke, and those who are light can get up again; Some people have to stay in bed for life, such as the late Parkinson's disease. Some of them can take care of themselves, some need feeding, and even have incontinence. In this case, many patients can get out of bed early if they are properly cared for. If you don't care properly, you will get worse and even die of complications. Therefore, home care is very important.
First of all, give spiritual comfort to the elderly. Because the elderly have been ill for a long time, they often get sick and suffer from illness. He must be in a bad mood, and he is old. He thinks he is sorry for his children or his wife, and is often pessimistic or even world-weary. On the contrary, some old people will lose their temper, or feel that this is not good, that is not good, and they are very demanding of their children. No matter what happens, we should understand the feelings of the elderly, comfort, persuade and guide them. Caring for the elderly is the virtue of our nation and one of the concrete manifestations of spiritual beauty. It is necessary to encourage the elderly to take the initiative to fight diseases and establish confidence in treatment. At all times and in all countries, there are also many old people who have been lying in hospital beds and have made some achievements. Even if you have an incurable disease, you should persuade the elderly to get through it, cooperate and coordinate with their children and grandchildren, encourage and comfort each other, and enjoy family happiness. This is the most important premise. With this, you are happy in everything you do. Let's talk about some specific issues:
Drink ethnic food: If you want to eat different diets according to different situations, such as liquid, semi-liquid or ordinary diet, you can consult a doctor in the hospital. The general principle is digestible and nutritious, protein is of sufficient quality, not too much fat, and various nutrients, vitamins and salts are balanced. Old people are more prone to constipation after staying in bed.
Therefore, cellulose in food is very important, so we should eat more fruits and vegetables to keep the stool unobstructed.
Indoor environment: air should be circulated to keep the indoor air fresh, but don't let the wind blow directly on your body. You can open the transom. Conditional can put some potted plants indoors, which can beautify the environment and adjust the air.
Medication: Take the medicine strictly according to the doctor's advice. Some elderly people can take medicine by themselves, while others need feeding. If you need injections or acupuncture, you should cooperate with doctors and nurses, such as turning over and undressing.
Prevention of complications: This is very important. The main complications were bedsore, pulmonary and urethral infection.
If the patient stays in bed for a long time, if he doesn't change his position often, it will easily block the blood circulation of the skin in the compressed part. Sweating or incontinence will cause local redness, erosion and ulcer, which is bedsore, and it is also easy to cause secondary infection and even sepsis. The prevention method is to turn over more. People who are completely paralyzed should help turn over, change their posture, wipe the places that are often under pressure with alcohol, and strengthen local circulation. If you have bedsore and infection, you can only see a doctor for treatment.
Pulmonary infection is another serious complication, which is called sedimentary pneumonia in medicine. The prevention method is still to turn over more, encourage patients to cough up phlegm and secretions as much as possible, and pat their backs to make sputum easy to cough up. If pneumonia occurs, please seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Elderly female patients, especially those with incontinence, are prone to urinary tract infection, even to total urinary tract infection, so such elderly people should pay more attention to the cleanliness of perineum.