Guidelines for vital signs measurement during home isolation

Project: Safe quarantine, for care our health GUIDELINES FOR VITAL SIGNS MEASUREMENT DURING HOME ISOLATION WRITTEN BY 4TH YEAR NURSING STUDENTS, BURAPHA UNIVERSITY

1. Register via line BuuWeSAFEClinic to save personal information 2. Measure temperature and blood oxygen concentration and record data via LINE BUUWeSAFEClinic Twice a day (8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.) 3. Do a mental health assessment on day 3 of quarantine. 4. Keep infectious waste, put it in a double-layer black bag, close the bag tightly before disposing it with general waste. 5. If the treatment period is over (10 days), bring the equipment return to the hospital. 6. You can return to normal life once the treatment period is over. What should I do while staying at home?

How to measure body temperature correctly Normal body temperature is 35.4-37.4 degrees Celsius. If it is lower than this there may be an inaccurate measurement, the measurement should be repeated and if it is higher than this it is considered a fever. Armpit temperature measurement Clean the thermometer with alcohol or soap with water If using a glass mercury thermometer hold it firmly, let the mercury drop into the bulb and read the temperature below 35 degrees Celsius before measuring. Wipe the armpits dry. Place the thermometer so that the bulb is in the center of the armpit, close the arm to the body. In the case of using a glass mercury thermometer Should be left for about 5 minutes and then removed from the armpit raised to eye level read measurable results In the case of using a digital thermometer the reading must be taken at the sound signal and then removed from the armpit. Clean the thermometer with alcohol or soap with water, then store in a dry place. Information from the Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health.

How to measure blood oxygen and pulse rate correctly The blood oxygen value should not be lower than 95 – 100%, but if the measurement results are reduced by more than 3%, immediately inform the health team. Pulse rate is 60-100 (average 80 beats/min). 2. 1. Take a deep breath and relax. The measurement will Put your finger all the be taken and the result will way into the machine be displayed on the screen. and pinch your finger The upper value is the tightly against the blood oxygen level in % machine, then press the and the lower is the heart power button. rate / minute. Information from Dr. Romyen Sakthongjeen, Center for Infectious Diseases Sinphaet Ramintra Hospital

Seated exercise hypoxia test in COVID-19 patients Equipment 1. A sturdy chair with a back but without armrests. Height from seat to floor 40-50 cm. 2. Fingertip pulse oximeter should have a display showing SpO2 and HR clearly. Procedure 1. Take off the mask, stand on your feet at the waist and place both hands on your hips, wearing fingertip oxygen monitors throughout test. 2. Sit with your butt fully down on the chair and immediately stand up straight without pushing the chair up with your hands and return to sit with your buttocks full again. Repeat as fast as you can in 1 minute (preferably 20-30 reps in 1 minute), at a safe speed manually. 3. End the test 1 minute before the end of the test if the patient is tired or HR > 120 or the SpO2 has decreased by 3% or more and the value is really low when the measurement and display are measured 2-3 times in a row. 4. At the end of the test after 1 minute, the SpO2 measurement is continued for 1 minute. If hypoxia is not detected, the test is complete. Information from Nithipat Jearakul, Department of Respiratory Disease and Tuberculosis, Siriraj