{"id":5116,"date":"2020-11-21T23:09:54","date_gmt":"2020-11-21T23:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/?p=5116"},"modified":"2020-11-21T23:09:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-21T23:09:56","slug":"how-to-care-for-someone-sick-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/21\/how-to-care-for-someone-sick-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Care for Someone Sick at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Based on CDC,<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide support<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help cover basic needs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help the person who is sick follow their doctor\u2019s instructions for care and medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For\u00a0<em>most<\/em>\u00a0people, symptoms last a few days, and people usually feel better after a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See if over-the-counter medicines for fever help the person feel better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure the person who is sick drinks a lot of fluids and rests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Help them with grocery shopping, filling prescriptions, and getting other items they may need. Consider having the items delivered through a delivery service, if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take care of their pet(s), and limit contact between the person who is sick and their pet(s) when possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nWatch for warning signs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have their doctor\u2019s phone number on hand.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/symptoms-testing\/symptoms.html\">Use CDC\u2019s self-checker tool<\/a>\u00a0to help you make decisions about seeking appropriate medical care.<\/li><li>Call their doctor if the person keeps getting sicker. For medical emergencies, call 911 and tell the dispatcher that the person has or might have COVID-19.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n\nWhen to seek emergency medical attention<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Look for&nbsp;<strong>emergency warning signs*<\/strong>&nbsp;for COVID-19. If someone is showing any of these signs,&nbsp;<strong>seek emergency medical care<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>immediately:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trouble breathing<\/li><li>Persistent pain or pressure in the chest<\/li><li>New confusion<\/li><li>Inability to wake or stay awake<\/li><li>Bluish lips or face<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">*This list is not all possible symptoms. Please call your medical provider for any other symptoms that are severe or concerning to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Call 911 or call ahead to your local emergency facility:&nbsp;<\/strong>Notify the operator that you are seeking care for someone who has or may have COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on CDC, Provide support Help cover basic needs Help the person who is sick follow their doctor\u2019s instructions for care and medicine. For\u00a0most\u00a0people, symptoms last a few days, and people usually feel better after a week. See if over-the-counter medicines for fever help the person feel better. Make sure the person who is sick &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/21\/how-to-care-for-someone-sick-at-home\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Care for Someone Sick at Home<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5116"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5117,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5116\/revisions\/5117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}