If there are elderly people at home, how can we prepare for the new coronavirus and prevent it before it happens?

Faced with the virus, even the normally healthy young people could not resist it, and their condition continued to worsen after they became infected, not to mention the elderly whose body functions began to decline and whose resistance was low. In this special period, we need to help the elderly at home prepare and tide over the difficulties together.

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How can the elderly protect themselves?

1. Reduce going out

In order to reduce the possibility of positive test, try to reduce going out, especially in places where people gather and the air is not circulating. When it is necessary to go out, pay attention to wearing a mask tightly, reduce contact with external objects, and pay attention to washing hands frequently or use portable hand sanitizer.

2. Vaccination

Get the new coronavirus vaccine according to your own situation and increase the vaccination rate of full vaccination and booster shots.

3. Pay attention to ventilation

Opening windows for ventilation is a must-do precaution for everyone to avoid respiratory problems. When opening windows, the elderly are more likely to catch a cold, so if allowed, the elderly can be temporarily moved to other rooms and returned after ventilation.

4. Chronic Problem Management

In addition to strengthening protection in life, the elderly should pay attention to the management of their own chronic underlying problems, use relevant management items regularly, and monitor relevant physical indicators.

5. Reduce visitation

Family members should visit the elderly according to the situation. If the elderly do not have much contact with the public, they can visit them normally and pay more attention to their physical and mental health. If the elderly often go out and come into contact with many people, they can visit them less frequently.

How can the elderly protect themselves when someone living at home tests positive?

1. Reduce contact

People who test positive at home need to live in a separate room for isolation. If conditions permit, they can also be moved to other residences. The family should do a good job of separating meals and disinfecting tableware. If possible, buy disposable bowls and chopsticks, which can be directly discarded after use, which is convenient and saves trouble. Everyone should pay attention to hand hygiene.

2. Mask protection

You don’t need to wear a mask in your room, but when you need to come into contact with others, you need to wear a mask for enhanced protection.

3. Cleaning and disinfection

When it is necessary to share some spaces, cleaning and disinfection cannot be neglected, especially for frequently touched surfaces or toilets. After using the toilet, the lid should be closed and flushed, the touched areas should be disinfected, and windows or exhaust fans should be opened for ventilation.

4. Strengthen observation

For the elderly at home, we must strengthen observation and deal with them in a timely manner when any problems arise.

What are the precautions for the elderly after they become impotent?

1. Cooling treatment

For the elderly, cooling should be done gently and the dosage should be started from a low level. The older the elderly are and the higher their body temperature is, the more serious the cooling should be. For the elderly, excessive sweating can easily cause collapse or even hypotension.

2. Basic Problem Management

For elderly people with chronic problems, it is not recommended to stop taking the medicines related to their chronic problems. Elderly people with blood pressure and blood sugar problems should pay attention to changes in indicators. During the period of elevated body temperature, it is important to pay attention to blood pressure monitoring and adjust the dosage of blood pressure-lowering medicines according to the blood pressure situation. It is also necessary to pay attention to monitoring blood sugar changes. Elderly people may eat less after yang, so hypoglycemia should be prevented.

3. Prevent falls

After the yang, the elderly will be weaker and more likely to fall and cause fractures. So pay attention to the unobstructed walkways at home, wear appropriate shoes and clothes at home to avoid tripping. When you need to move, family members can help according to your physical condition. Don't get up or stand too hard, and pay attention to giving your body time to relax.

4. Life care

During the period of yang, you may have a poor appetite, but you cannot always eat a single porridge and soup. You need to supplement some nutrition appropriately. Make sure the food is light and easy to digest. In order to avoid vomiting, you can eat small meals frequently. You can replenish water in combination with body temperature and sweating. In order to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort and heart burden, you can drink water in small amounts and multiple times. Pay attention to rest, which is conducive to the recovery of body functions.

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The symptoms of this special group of people, the elderly, are often hidden and atypical, so when the elderly at home experience unexplained increased breathing or heart rate, physical fatigue, decreased mental state, etc., we need to pay close attention.