Specialist doctor 1 Tong Ho Tu Phuong, Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, City Children’s Hospital, is working at Thu Dung Field Hospital and Covid-19 Treatment No. 4, Binh Chanh District, said that noon 13/
Elderly female Covid-19 patient with underlying high blood pressure.
At the field hospital, doctors examine patients online, through video calls on the phone.
Through this case, Dr. Phuong recommends that asymptomatic Covid-19 patients see signs such as rapid breathing, feeling of shortness of breath, chest pain, skin color, and mucous membranes that are paler than normal.
At this time, medical staff will assess whether the patient is hypoxic or not by measuring SpO2.
Medical staff providing emergency medical care to an asymptomatic female Covid-19 patient who suddenly got worse on the afternoon of July 13, at field hospital No. 4. Photo: City Children’s Hospital.
The doctor also pointed out common signs of illness, including fever over 38 degrees Celsius, sore throat, runny nose, stuffy nose, muscle aches, severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, frequent coughing… These
In the 4-storey monthly treatment model, the Covid-19 field hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City are the first floor, receiving monitoring, care and treatment of over 10,000 asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic F0.
Doctor Phuong asked F0 at the field hospital to comply with the 5K principle in the hospital, `absolutely limit close contact with other patients, even if they are in the same room`.
`The 5K principle, eating and living actively, and early detection of signs of serious illness are the three key points that F0 without symptoms or with mild symptoms need to follow,` said Dr. Phuong.