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Affected by the recent epidemic, many places are closed or semi-closed. Among them, there must be inconvenient medical treatment or sudden illness. How should you deal with these situations? Today we are going to discuss these issues, and I hope everyone can get through this difficult time smoothly.
Author | Hao Xichun
This article mainly covers
What should I do if I have a chronic disease?
See a doctor for these emergencies
Be aware of these first aid methods
What should I do if I have a chronic disease?
First of all, let’s talk about this first, because the population of chronic diseases is too large, and the total population of hypertension, diabetes, and asthma exceeds 500 million, so for those who have these diseases in the family, you must know in advance The following knowledge, prepare early.
1. For chronic diseases, be sure to prepare and adequately prepare the medicines to take, such as aspirin, statin, and nitroglycerin for coronary heart disease; asthma, even if there is no attack for a long time, Be sure to have both salbutamol and prednisone on hand.
2. Be sure to remember to take the medicine on time, it is very important at this time, do not stay at home, sleep late, forget to take the medicine, you can continue to sleep after taking the medicine. Because you forget to take the medicine, there may be emergency situations, such as a sudden increase in blood pressure, a sudden increase in blood sugar, and an asthma attack, which are very dangerous.
3. Familiarize yourself with the symptoms of acute exacerbations of chronic diseases and know them in advance. For example, if you have coronary heart disease, you suddenly have chest pain, which is highly suspected of angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. For example, if you have asthma, you suddenly have shortness of breath and fast heartbeat. This may be an acute attack of asthma. For example, the corners of the mouth are crooked, and the drool is drooling, which may be a stroke. Dizziness, lack of energy, may be low blood sugar, these situations need to be known in advance.
4. Know in advance the simple home self-help measures for acute attacks of chronic diseases, which will be discussed in detail later. For example, acute asthma attack requires inhalation of albuterol, coronary heart disease chest pain can take nitrate drugs, and blood pressure is high, remember to take antihypertensive drugs, etc.
5. It is recommended that people with coronary heart disease should not live alone. The most common cause of sudden death is coronary heart disease. At this time, in case of sudden death, the companion can also give first aid and perform chest compressions, which can save lives.
6. Finally, you need to pay attention to some small things in life. For example, if you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, try not to catch a cold. If you have heart failure, you should not drink too much water, generally 500-1000ml/ If you have diabetes, you must eat three meals regularly to avoid hypoglycemia.
See a doctor for these emergencies
Isolated at home, we also need to know which diseases can be observed and which ones must go to the hospital or seek medical professional assistance. The following knowledge should also be well understood.
Fever
Infants younger than 3 months, if the body temperature exceeds 38 degrees, it is recommended to see a doctor; children over 3 months, if they have a simple fever and no other symptoms, they can be temporarily observed at home. It is recommended to see a doctor in any of the following situations:
Irritability or unusual behavior that does not improve with antipyretics;
Signs and symptoms of dehydration (eg, no urination in 8-10 hours, no tears when crying, dry mouth, or refusal to drink any fluids);
Stiff neck or headache;
abdominal pain;
difficulty breathing;
Rash;
Joint pain or swelling.
Also see a doctor if you have a fever for more than 5 days in a row.
cough
Cough is generally a protective symptom and can generally be observed at home, but if the cough is severe or difficult to distinguish from an asthma attack, a hospital visit is required.
chest pain
Chest pain is a very serious condition, especially for middle-aged and elderly people. In addition, if patients with diabetes and high blood pressure have chest pain, they need to go to the hospital.
diarrhea
Simple diarrhea can be observed. However, if you have diarrhea with blood and fever, it is also recommended to see a doctor.
Difficulty breathing
Even if you are breathing too fast and you are out of breath, don’t bear it and go to the doctor. This may be a serious heart and lung disease.
Disorders of speech or limb movement
If you suddenly cannot speak clearly, or if your physical activity is different from usual, you need to see a doctor immediately, because there is a high probability of a stroke.
Dizziness and palpitations
For middle-aged and elderly people, hypertension should be considered first. Now many people have sphygmomanometers at home. If the blood pressure is higher than 180/100mmHg at home, it is the first time that you find such an increase in blood pressure, and you need to go to the hospital immediately; if you are a hypertensive patient, you can Taking high blood pressure medicine at home, if the blood pressure does not drop in 0.5-1 hour, you also need to go to the hospital.
abdominal pain
Common critical illnesses include acute appendicitis, acute suppurative cholangitis, acute pancreatitis, and intestinal obstruction. Severe abdominal pain, high fever, abdominal pain limited to the right lower quadrant (appendicitis), right upper quadrant (biliary disease), general abdominal pain, abdominal stiffness, cessation of anus and defecation, jaundice, and extreme mental fatigue are all symptoms of abdominal emergencies. Need to see a doctor.
hemoptysis
It’s coughing up blood, which is often a serious lung disease that requires a doctor’s visit.
Blood or black stools
If you have new blood in your stool or your stool is dark, this is often a sign of acute gastrointestinal bleeding and you need to go to the hospital. Pay attention to the new hair, which is not seen before.
Be aware of these first aid methods
In some emergency situations, such as coma, sudden death, asthma, stroke or foreign body in the airway, you must learn to help yourself while waiting for an ambulance. If you just wait blindly, the consequences It is often very serious and even life-threatening. The following first aid methods must also be understood.
1. CPR
2. Identify breathing and protect airway
3. Protective Positions
4. Airway foreign body
5. Rescue for traumatic bleeding
For ordinary people, it may be difficult for the common people to have the onset or diagnosis of a certain disease, but it is more important to know how to give first aid in certain situations, so I specially emphasize the first aid method.
CPR
For sudden loss of consciousness at home and no breathing, it can be judged as sudden death, must start CPR as soon as possible, if it is delayed 4-6 Minutes, this person will never be saved again.