H1N1 in patients with mild to home quarantine?
Posted on December 8, 2009
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Influenza A H1N1 influenza patients as the main source of infection. Mainly through droplets or aerosol spread through the respiratory tract, but also through the mouth, nose, eyes, mucous membranes, etc., directly or indirectly, contact. Contact with respiratory secretions, body fluids and items contaminated by a virus spread may also result. Generally susceptible populations.
Community Infection prevention and control measures —
Community health care workers on home isolation and treatment of influenza in patients with follow-up should be the standard of prevention, based on the droplets to take preventive measures. Wearing a surgical mask to wear gown; contact with the former wearing gloves, picking gloves or wash hands after hand disinfection; proper disposal of medical treatment items. For close (within 1 meter) contact with patients should wear medical protective masks.
Patients must wear a mask when going out. Healthy people in their daily life and normal social activities, do not recommend wearing a mask. Barring exceptional circumstances, a regular pharmacy or surgical masks stores personal protection needs can be met. Mask size must be completely covered live in your nose and mouth when worn to minimize the gap between the face and the mask. Keep masks dry, wet and must be renewed. Disposable face masks can not be reused.
Community home quarantine treatment guidelines —
Patients living rooms as possible to reduce the opportunities for contact with the co-occupants.
Patients are advised to use a separate bathroom, ventilation immediately after use, and cleaning and disinfection.
Coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose should be used to protect tissue.
After contact with respiratory secretions should be used to wash their hands or use a disinfectant cleaner to disinfect hands.
A common regional activities in the family need to wear a surgical mask.
Onset at home, isolation and observation for at least 7 days, or until the flu-like symptoms disappear after 24 hours to between the two, whichever is longer; children are likely to exceed 7 days. Isolation and observation period, the patient should not be away from home; For a home (for example, to the hospital for treatment) the need to wear a surgical mask.
Community co-occupant protection principles — in patients with
Family members, especially at high risk of influenza should be avoided whenever possible contact with flu patients. All family members in close contact with patients should pay attention to personal hygiene and good personal protection.
After direct contact with patients, or handling of items used in patients with contact with respiratory secretions, they should wash their hands in time to use or use a disinfectant cleaner to disinfect hands.
Relatively fixed as much as possible to take care of a family member to reach home rest and quarantine treatment of influenza patients; close contact with patients should wear medical protective masks. Care, contact family members of patients wearing a surgical mask when outside to reduce the spread of the disease possible.
Community Home rest and isolation of patients during treatment, should be closely observed for themselves and other family members of the health status. Once the family members suffered from secondary fever and acute respiratory infections and other abnormal symptoms should be promptly reported to the local disease control agency.
Community patients with household cleaning, disinfection and waste disposal —
Patients used towels, handkerchiefs and paper towels and other items should be properly handled; should be placed in separate garbage bags. Patients tableware, clothing should be cleaned separately, alone. Household items to keep the surface clean, on a regular basis with 75% alcohol wipe furniture, household goods and toys, etc. surfaces. Qin ventilated room.
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