The Flu: Caring for Someone Sick at Home
[1.4 MB, 24 pages] Learn what you can do to help your family this flu season.
5 steps to take if you get the flu
- Stay at home and rest.
- Avoid close contact with well people in your house so you won’t make them sick.
- Drink plenty of water and other clear liquids to prevent fluid loss (dehydration).
- Treat fever and cough with medicines you can buy at the store.
- If you get very sick, are pregnant, or have a medical condition that puts you at high risk of flu-related complications (like asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), call your doctor. You might need antiviral drugs to treat flu.
Make a Sick Room(for more info,請點擊/打開以下各鏈接)
- Make a Sick Room, if You Can
- Follow the Sick Room Rules
- How to Clean the Sick Room
- Tips for Caregivers
Prevent Fluid Loss
- Tips to Prevent Fluid Loss (Dehydration)
- Check for Fluid Loss
- When to Get Medical Help for Fluid Loss
Medicine Safety
Treat Symptoms
Bringing down a fever will make the person feel better and help patients rest.
Treating a fever without medicine
- Put a cool, damp washcloth on their forehead.
- Wash their arms and body with a cool cloth.
- Give the person a slightly warm bath.
Treating a high fever with medicine
- Look for the ingredients “acetaminophen” or “ibuprofen” on labels.
- These medicines may take 30 to 45 minutes to start working. They may not bring fevers down to normal temperature.
When a fever causes a seizure
A seizure makes you have jerky spasms and can also make you pass out. In rare cases, a fever can bring on a seizure, called a “febrile seizure.” Seizures brought on by fever are more common in young children. Call the doctor or get medical help for seizures.
Any child younger than 3 months who has a fever should see a doctor.
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