The sequelae of stroke not only endanger the physical and mental health of patients, but also bring a heavy burden to families. Patients with sequelae of stroke should be given certain care, and the care of family members is very important, and nursing measures suitable for patients should be taken. The following is the family care of stroke sequelae.
● (1) If the patient's upper and lower eyelids are not completely closed, attention should be paid to protecting the conjunctiva and using chloramphenicol eye drops regularly. If you breathe with your mouth open, you can soak the emery cloth with normal saline and cover your mouth to avoid dry throat and foreign body stimulation.
● (2) Diet should be based on nourishing, and semi-liquid food or thin soft food should be given as appropriate. Eat less and more meals, and don't eat too fast. Avoid products that are sweet and greasy, spicy and irritating, and help fire and phlegm. Foods and vegetables such as hawthorn, auricularia auricula, radish, corn, peanuts, jujube, etc. with the functions of lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure, softening blood vessels and nourishing can be appropriately selected.
● (3) If the patient has severe oral salivation, cough or choking cough, he should adjust the appropriate lying position, such as semi-lying position, and turn his head to one side when lying flat to prevent suffocation. Pat the patient's back regularly to prevent the occurrence of fall pneumonia.
● (4) Patients are physically weak after illness, and are prone to exogenous diseases, especially sensitive to the common cold. Therefore, we should pay special attention to keep warm in our life, minimize the time of lifting clothes and bare limbs in nursing operations, and increase or decrease clothes and adjust indoor temperature for patients with weather changes.
● (5) Patients who can't take care of themselves in bed for a long time should take oral care and skin care on time, keep the bed clean and tidy, turn over and pat the back regularly, take a shower and change clothes, clean up feces and make the bed. Prevent bedsores.
● (6) After acute stroke, symptoms such as hemiplegia, hemianopia, slurred speech and incontinence often appear. After proper treatment, you can get a certain degree of recovery, generally within three months after illness, it is more difficult to recover after more than six months.
● (7) Pay attention to maintaining the functional position of the affected side to prevent the affected limb from being compressed, deformed and drooping. Neglected upper limbs should be hoisted with a triangular towel to prevent dislocation.
The above is the family care of stroke sequelae, I hope the above content will help you. At the same time, we should pay attention to the mental health of patients. The disease has certain influence on patients' psychology. As relatives of patients, we must take good care of patients and let them recover as soon as possible.