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COVID-19:

GUIDE FOR PATIENTS

RECEIVING TREATMENT

AT SERDANG HOSPITAL

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CONTENT

NO. TITLE PAGE

1. Introduction 3

2. House-keeping rules 4

3. COVID-19: General Information 5

4. FAQs related to COVID-19 8

5. Important advice 11

6. Warning sign/symptoms 12

7. Important reminder! 13

8. Prone position helps in patients 14

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Serdang Hospital.

You have been admitted to the ward to undergo

further investigation and treatment for coronavirus

COVID-19.

This brochure intends to provide you with some basic

information about the ward, in addition to the

procedures which may be carried out during your stay.

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HOUSE-KEEPING RULES

Please remain within the confines of your room/cubicle.

Should you require any assistance, please inform staff on

duty.

Clothing, food, and other basic needs will be provided to

you.

You are allowed to order food online to be brought to you.

Visitors are strictly not allowed.

You are prohibited from taking photos or disseminating

news about your admission on social media.

Please keep the surrounding areas clean and dispose tissues/

wet towels in provided bins

Your room/cubicle will be cleaned once a day. We will

provide basic necessities, however if you need further

supplies, please get your family members to provide them to

you.

Please be prepared to share a room with others if you have

COVID-19 infection

Please inform staff if u have any drug or food allergies

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COVID-19: GENERAL INFORMATION

What is the coronavirus COVID-19?

The coronaviruses encompass a large group of viruses, and

is considered the main cause of many respiratory tract

illnesses around the world.

The COVID-19 is a new form

of virus from the coronavirus

group, and was first detected in

Wuhan, China in December

2019. It can cause severe

respiratory tract ailments, which

may even lead to death.

Is the COVID-19 infection dangerous?

Ever since the viral infection has been detected in Wuhan,

China, it has now spread globally to involve numerous

countries with more than 48 million infected cases reported

so far, causing a mortality rate of about 3%.

If the spread of the illness is not curbed effectively, it will

continue to escalate and lead to more severe outcomes.

Most patients would experience only mild-to-moderate

respiratory tract infection symptoms, which may resemble

infections by other coronaviruses and the common cold.

The most common symptoms reported include fever, runny

nose, sore throat, and cough.

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Nevertheless, the virus can also cause serious lung

infections, especially in those with a lower level of immunity,

such as the elderly, babies, as well patients with cancer, poor-

ly-controlled Diabetes, and chronic lung diseases.

How does the infection spread?

The COVID-19 infection is said to have originated from

exotic animals which end up infecting humankind.

The spread of the disease from infected persons can happen

through the following ways:

Droplets from coughs and

sneezes

Through touch, for example after

handshaking

Touching objects or surfaces which

have been contaminated by the

virus, and thereafter touching your

mouth, nose, and face before

washing your hands.

Always wear a face mask, especially the

staff comes into the room

Frequent hand hygiene

Record your input/output in chart

Maintain good personal hygiene and cleanliness

Follow cough etiquette

Keep yourself hydrated

Drink about 8 glasses of water per day (1 glass = 200 ml)

If unable to tolerate much, to drink little but frequently

(50 ml every half hour)

Limit your distance from others to

at least 1 meter

IMPORTANT ADVICE

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Please inform the healthcare staff IMMEDIATELY if

you are experiencing the following signs/symptoms:

Difficulty in breathing – gasping

for breath, or rapid breathing

Coughing up blood

Chest pains which do not abate/resolve

Persistent diarrhea and vomiting

Prolonged/persistent fever

What would happen to you while you are being

quarantined in the ward?

You are currently warded at one of the dedicated isolation

wards located in Serdang Hospital.

In accordance with the guidelines set by the World Health

Organization (WHO), our staff will be wearing protective

suits while attending to you.

Review rounds will be done every day. The doctors on duty

will enter your room/cubicle to ask you some questions,

perform physical examination, as well as obtaining swab

samples from your throat and nose, in addition to blood

samples for investigative purposes.

If your swab result comes back as positive, you will be

required to remain warded until the end of your infectious

period, in order to receive treatment and for isolation

purposes. You will be updated from time to time by the

doctor who is treating you regarding this matter.

Please do not hesitate to raise questions to our attending

staff should you have any queries about anything at all.

We greatly appreciated your cooperation throughout your

stay in this hospital.

Should you require any basic necessities or additional

personal items, please inform your family members to hand

these items over to the guard at hospital main lobby. They

will hand over these items to the nursing staff in charge at

the ward. They are not allowed to enter the ward for any

reason.

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FAQs related to COVID-19 positive patients

For COVID-19 positive patients:

If you have never developed symptoms (asymptomatic):

May be discharged 10 days after the date of their first

positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 RNA

You do not require a repeat test.

If you have symptoms (symptomatic):

You will be discharged at least after 10 days have

passed since symptom onset AND

At least 24 hours have passed since resolution of

fever without use of fever-reducing medications

AND

Other symptoms such as breathlessness, cough have

improved

You do not require a repeat test.

Can I get reinfected with COVID-19 if I am exposed to

other COVID-19 patients?

Studies have shown that when someone is infected with

COVID-19, the PCR tests will remain positive in them

between 2-5 weeks (rarely longer), but these does not

mean you are still infective.

There is no evidence of patients getting reinfected with

COVID-19 after being re- exposed. Knowing what we

know about similar respiratory viruses, reinfection with

the same strain of virus rarely occur.

Why do the doctors review some patients and not others

when they come into my cubicle?

Patients go through different stages in the illness, and the

severity of the infection varies according to different patients.

Some patients will need more frequent review and

observations while others will need less.