As hospitals are running out of beds with a sharp spike in the number of people COVID-19 patients requiring medical admission, doctors are urging people to not panic if the RT-PCR test comes positive and not to seek hospital admission when not required. Most cases of coronavirus can get cured under home treatment.
Hospital admission is needed if:
You may have difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.
Oxygen levels in the body may have dropped below 94.
You will be over 60 years old and have some other illness.
Being hospitalized does not mean that you need oxygen or a ventilator directly. All of these conditions can be treated without an ICU or ventilator.
Signs to quarantine at home:
When you come in contact with a coronavirus positive patient but you have no symptoms. It is better to isolate yourself.
Isolate yourself if you have symptoms such as fever, sore throat, fatigue, weakness, body aches.
If your report is positive and your oxygen level is above 93, you can recover in home isolation.
For an accurate understanding of the oxygen level, taking a six-minute walk test is being suggested where a patient has to do an oxygen reading before and after six-minute of walking in their isolation rooms. This test can be taken 2-3 times in a day, the video message said. If these readings are normal, then there is no need for hospital admission.
When is the need for ICU or ventilator?
When your lungs are more than 50 per cent infected.
The level of oxygen in the body may have dropped to 90 or less.
Don'ts for COVID-19 patient:
After infecting with the coronavirus, it is important to keep the mind calm along with the body. Don't take any kind of stress.
Advice to stay away from mobile.
Do not check your oxygen level frequently as this can lead to stress.
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