Southern Metropolis Daily N video reporter: At present, what treatments are available for patients with new crowns? Medical institutions to treat patients with new crown drug reserves and protection situation? Do families need to stockpile drugs? Especially for families with the elderly and children, what kinds of drugs are recommended to be stocked? Thank you!
National Health and Health Commission Medical Emergency Department Director Guo Yanhong: Thank you for this reporter's question, you raised this issue we are all very concerned and very concerned. We know that the Omicron variant strain of the virus spreads quickly, is highly infectious, and the spread is also relatively insidious. However, with the mutation of the virus, the vast majority of infections are mild and asymptomatic infections, and the proportion of severe cases is relatively small. Over the past few years, we have accumulated a great deal of clinical diagnosis and treatment experience, and for the treatment of the disease, we should say that we have also accumulated a very good treatment for the characteristics and clinical manifestations of the virus.
The issue of medication that was mentioned earlier, the first treatment for patients infected with the new coronavirus is symptomatic treatment. We know that some patients will have fever, sore throat, cough, for these symptoms, the main symptomatic treatment, such as giving some antipyretic drugs, and some drugs to relieve cough and phlegm. Secondly, antiviral drugs, there has been a lot of progress in the research of antiviral drugs in the past few years. For patients with common type or with risk factors for progression to severe disease, antiviral treatment can be given as early as possible to minimize the transition to severe disease. However, antiviral drugs must be taken under the supervision of a doctor. Thirdly, in the past few years, we have had very good Chinese medicine and it is also very important to combine Chinese and Western medicine and to emphasize both Chinese and Western medicine in the treatment of diseases. Chinese medicine has unique advantages in the treatment of viral infections, so it should be said that there are some very good Chinese medicines available that can also be a very good choice for our treatment. Fourth, in the course of treatment, we are particularly concerned about the rescue treatment of neocoronavirus pneumonia and the treatment of underlying diseases at the same time, can not be infected with neocoronavirus, stop the use of medication for underlying diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and these patients, the daily treatment can not be interrupted. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the continued treatment of underlying diseases along with the treatment of new crowns.
Related drugs are indispensable in the treatment of new crowns, and we have asked medical institutions at the county level and above to strengthen certain preparations for these symptomatic drugs as well as antiviral drugs, including traditional Chinese medicine, western medicine and other drugs, including antigen reagents. At the same time, through the graded and categorized treatment, many infected people will choose to receive treatment at home, so we have asked primary healthcare institutions and drug retail outlets to make corresponding preparations, so as to ensure the accessibility of drugs. We will also make sure that people know how to use these drugs and how to use antigenic reagents in a variety of ways to ensure the safety of the drugs.
Last but not least, we would also like to suggest that there is no need to stock up and grab the drugs. With the deployment of the entire work, both in the drug distribution outlets and in the medical institutions, these drugs are sufficient. Thank you!
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How do I prepare my medicines? What to do with symptoms? What about the elderly and children? Zhang Boli tips
Recently, the prevention and control measures across the country intensively adjusted, part of the city to enter the public **** place already do not have to show proof of negative nucleic acid, do not sweep the place code. But unblocking is not the same as unblocking, with the optimization of preventive and control measures, the requirements for personal protection have also increased. Everyone is the first person responsible for their own health.
How do I prepare my medication? How to deal with symptoms? What about the elderly and children?
Some people are puzzled, and some are even panicked, said Zhang Boli, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Individuals still need to adhere to the proven preventive and control measures of the past, and be cautious of using medicines advertised on the Internet but not commonly used, and encourage families to prepare their own antigen kits for self-testing.
How should I prepare drugs at home on a daily basis?
During the new Crown pneumonia outbreak, many people developed good hygiene habits, such as wearing masks when they go out and washing their hands regularly at home. In this regard, Zhang Boli said, the current daily life, still have to
insist on the correct wearing of single-use medical masks or above the level of protection masks, especially in closed places and densely populated places.
Out back to wash hands and do a good job of hand disinfection, while outside to reduce the touch of public **** parts, such as shopping mall curtains, escalators, elevator switches, etc., do not touch the mouth, nose and eyes with their hands.
At present, with the gradual restoration of the order of life, many places have resumed the scene of the previous day's traffic. Zhang Boli suggested, or
as little as possible to gather in a crowded place should maintain a social distance, in a meeting, take the elevator, supermarket shopping bill payment and other gatherings of people occasions, should ensure that the social distance of more than 1 meter; coughing sneezing, the application of tissue paper to cover the mouth and nose, and then wrapped the tissue paper placed in the garbage cans or the use of the elbow arm to cover the spit should not be spat on the ground.
"During the influenza and new crown epidemic,
go out and come home every day, you can gargle with iced salt water and brush your nose with a cotton swab." Zhang Boli said.
Aiming at the current situation that many cold and flu medicines are in short supply in pharmacies, Zhang Boli reminded that in the preparation of medicines, anti-epidemic practice summarized and screened the "three medicines and three parties" as the representative of the effective medicines, but need to be used under the guidance of a doctor. Home can be appropriate to prepare some of the treatment of colds, coughs and other drugs, including antipyretic drugs, proprietary Chinese medicines, conventional cold and flu medicines and daily medicines can be. Be cautious of using drugs that are not commonly used but are advertised on the internet.
What should I do if I have a cold or fever?
Winter itself is a season of high incidence of colds and flu, and many people are worried that they won't know what to do if they develop symptoms of cold and fever. In this regard, Zhang Boli said,
If residents find themselves once a fever, sore throat, cough and other symptoms, they should promptly and early to take the treatment of cold and flu of proprietary medicines, and drink plenty of boiled water, more rest. Temporary self-isolation, try to avoid going out to the doctor to run around, to reduce the risk of infection or transmission.
"Families are encouraged to prepare their own antigen kits for self-testing, during which they should try to isolate themselves from their families, and if the self-test results are antigen-positive, they should contact their communities and hospitals in a timely manner for isolation and treatment." Zhang Boli suggested that if the family did not prepare antigen kits, or the patient, especially elderly or children patients, the emergence of persistent high fever accompanied by frequent dry cough, fatigue, sore throat, loss of smell, diarrhea, etc., to contact the community and hospitals in a timely manner, to communicate with the staff, depending on the patient's situation to choose different options, such as home nucleic acid, community to buy medicines, the proximity of the principle of sending to the fever outpatient clinic or the designated health care institutions to seek medical treatment, and so on.
How should key populations such as the elderly and children be protected?
Currently, some areas of China's elderly population of the new coronavirus vaccination rate is still relatively low, before the Beijing, Chongqing have appeared in the elderly due to the new crown infection deaths.
"In addition to daily protection,
the most effective protection for the elderly over 65, especially those over 80, is vaccination." Zhang Boli reminded that due to the relatively weaker immune function of the elderly, the level of antibodies and protective effect produced by people over 65 years old after completing the basic immunization of the vaccine is relatively lower than that of people aged 18 to 59 years old, and once infected, the proportion of serious and critical illnesses is also higher. Therefore, for the elderly who have not yet been vaccinated, it is recommended that they should take the initiative to get vaccinated as soon as possible if there are no absolute contraindications.
For children, especially younger children, Zhang Boli suggested,
Not only should we do a good job of personal protection of the children themselves, their parents, guardians should also do the appropriate protective measures. 3-year-old children should do the whole vaccination, go out and wear a mask correctly, do a good job of hygiene, to maintain a social distance, to avoid going to the crowded places of the public ****; parents, guardians should do a good job of balanced Nutritional diet, arrange a good work and rest, improve children's immunity, keep children's rooms clean, open the door and windows at the right time to ensure enough fresh air, pay attention to children's mental health and so on.
Psychological should also be prepared
Zhang Boli said the epidemic prevention and control policy optimization, the people's awareness of self-protection should be enhanced, everyone is the first person responsible for their own health. In addition to making the preparations mentioned above, it is also important to maintain a calm mind, not anxious, not afraid, and not to listen to rumors and untrue information.
"When there are confirmed cases, quarantined and other developments around you, treat them correctly, accept them positively, and be at peace with them as they come." Zhang Boli said not to trust information from unknown sources, but to get information from official channels. Actively do a good job of emotional calming, self-adjustment, such as reading, writing, eight-duan brocade, tai chi, etc., to ensure physical and mental relaxation; for the parents of children and adolescents, they also need to pay attention not to pass anxiety to their children, to ensure that the child's mental health state.
"If the public, especially the new crown pneumonia diagnosed patients, close and asymptomatic infected people, indeed can not through their own detoxification of psychological problems, and even affect the daily study, work and life, shall promptly seek treatment from professional psychologists or psychiatrists." Zhang Boli suggested.