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The young doctor fainted and passed away due to high fever
2022-12-24 12:03
Original title: The young doctor passed away due to high fever and fainted. If these symptoms occur in home isolation, you need to seek medical attention
Recently, Wang Teng, a 32-year-old Ph.D. from Sichuan Jianyuan, passed away in isolation due to infection with the new coronavirus. It is reported that after Wang Teng was infected with the new crown, he was worried that his family members would be infected by himself, so he was isolated at home alone. After a high fever and fainted, there was no one to take care of him. He was not sent to the hospital in time and died.
"Whether adults or children, high fever fainting may occur." Zang Xuefeng, deputy chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, introduced that high fever may lead to convulsions, short-term aggravation of cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, and then Affect the mind, leading to serious complications, even life-threatening.
"In the human brain, the braincase plays a role in limiting the volume of the brain. When severe edema is caused by high heat and hypoxia, severe intracranial hypertension and even brain herniation will occur." Zang Xuefeng pointed out that people with high fever can take antipyretics orally. Or use physical cooling to assist treatment, such as using warm water to wipe the forehead, armpits, chest, palms and other heat-dissipating parts. Do not "cover", otherwise it may lead to higher and higher body temperature. prone to febrile seizures.
Zang Xuefeng reminded that people who had febrile convulsions in childhood and special groups such as those with a history of epilepsy are susceptible groups that are prone to febrile convulsions. "Although children are more prone to febrile convulsions due to their tender body tissues, adults are often less tolerant to elevated body temperature than children." If the effect of reducing fever, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.
"It is not recommended for people to be isolated at home alone after being infected with the new crown virus. Try to ensure that family members are around to take care of them. If conditions do not permit, family members should keep in touch with those who are isolated at home alone to understand the latest changes in patients isolated at home." Zang Xuefeng pointed out, In the context of the epidemic, when the medicine is prepared, you should also calm your mind. Once an infection occurs, face it scientifically. After high fever, you can drink light salt water, salty soup, etc., and replenish fluids in time.
In addition, Tian Rong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Geriatric Hospital, also reminded that if breathing difficulties and shortness of breath occur during home use, children may be accompanied by fluttering of the nose and three concave signs. It is likely that severe pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus infection requires timely medical treatment; For patients with high fever infected with the new crown, the body temperature can usually drop to normal within 3 days. If the body temperature is still higher than 38.5 degrees Celsius after symptomatic treatment at home for 3 days, you need to see a doctor in time; patients with underlying diseases need to see a doctor in time if they have clinical manifestations of aggravated basic diseases; children patients If drowsiness, convulsions, refusal to eat, diarrhea, and vomiting occur, and they are not relieved by symptomatic treatment for more than 2 days, you need to see a doctor in time; pregnant women need to see a doctor in time if they have headache, dizziness, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
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2022-12-24 12:03
Original title: The young doctor passed away due to high fever and fainted. If these symptoms occur in home isolation, you need to seek medical attention
Recently, Wang Teng, a 32-year-old Ph.D. from Sichuan Jianyuan, passed away in isolation due to infection with the new coronavirus. It is reported that after Wang Teng was infected with the new crown, he was worried that his family members would be infected by himself, so he was isolated at home alone. After a high fever and fainted, there was no one to take care of him. He was not sent to the hospital in time and died.
"Whether adults or children, high fever fainting may occur." Zang Xuefeng, deputy chief physician of the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, introduced that high fever may lead to convulsions, short-term aggravation of cerebral ischemia, cerebral edema, and then Affect the mind, leading to serious complications, even life-threatening.
"In the human brain, the braincase plays a role in limiting the volume of the brain. When severe edema is caused by high heat and hypoxia, severe intracranial hypertension and even brain herniation will occur." Zang Xuefeng pointed out that people with high fever can take antipyretics orally. Or use physical cooling to assist treatment, such as using warm water to wipe the forehead, armpits, chest, palms and other heat-dissipating parts. Do not "cover", otherwise it may lead to higher and higher body temperature. prone to febrile seizures.
Zang Xuefeng reminded that people who had febrile convulsions in childhood and special groups such as those with a history of epilepsy are susceptible groups that are prone to febrile convulsions. "Although children are more prone to febrile convulsions due to their tender body tissues, adults are often less tolerant to elevated body temperature than children." If the effect of reducing fever, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.
"It is not recommended for people to be isolated at home alone after being infected with the new crown virus. Try to ensure that family members are around to take care of them. If conditions do not permit, family members should keep in touch with those who are isolated at home alone to understand the latest changes in patients isolated at home." Zang Xuefeng pointed out, In the context of the epidemic, when the medicine is prepared, you should also calm your mind. Once an infection occurs, face it scientifically. After high fever, you can drink light salt water, salty soup, etc., and replenish fluids in time.
In addition, Tian Rong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Geriatric Hospital, also reminded that if breathing difficulties and shortness of breath occur during home use, children may be accompanied by fluttering of the nose and three concave signs. It is likely that severe pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus infection requires timely medical treatment; For patients with high fever infected with the new crown, the body temperature can usually drop to normal within 3 days. If the body temperature is still higher than 38.5 degrees Celsius after symptomatic treatment at home for 3 days, you need to see a doctor in time; patients with underlying diseases need to see a doctor in time if they have clinical manifestations of aggravated basic diseases; children patients If drowsiness, convulsions, refusal to eat, diarrhea, and vomiting occur, and they are not relieved by symptomatic treatment for more than 2 days, you need to see a doctor in time; pregnant women need to see a doctor in time if they have headache, dizziness, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
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