What to do if a bedridden patient hiccups

Hiccups in bedridden patients may be caused by excessive excitement of the phrenic nerve or diaphragm spasm. For bedridden patients, if they catch a cold or have a poor diet, such a phenomenon may occur. You can take certain Chinese medicines and keep warm. You can also use acupuncture for treatment, or take Chenxiang Shuqi Pills to avoid greater harm to your health.

Nursing methods for paralyzed patients For the family members of paralyzed patients, when their family members become paralyzed due to illness, we should take good care of the patients and let them feel the love of their family, which is very beneficial to the patients' recovery. At the same time, we also need to provide the following care to the patients. 1. Provide good psychological care and pay attention to the patient's ideological work. Paralysis brings a heavy mental burden to patients. Family members must encourage patients to be optimistic and open-minded, build up confidence in overcoming the disease, enable them to cooperate with medical staff and family members, perform functional exercises of paralyzed limbs as soon as possible, and prevent joint deformities and muscle atrophy.

2. Maintain the functional position of the limbs. The finger joints of the paralyzed limbs should be extended and slightly flexed. A piece of sponge can be placed in the patient's hand; the elbow joint should be slightly flexed; the shoulder joint of the upper limb should be slightly abducted to avoid adduction of the joint; extend the hip and knee joints; to prevent foot drop, the ankle joint should be slightly dorsiflexed; to prevent external rotation of the lower limbs, sandbags or other support objects should be placed on the outer side. 3. Strengthen the activities of paralyzed limbs. When we take care of paralyzed patients, we need to provide them with some limb massage and pain-relieving activities. This can prevent limb contracture and deformity caused by long-term limb inactivity. 4. Prevent complications: Due to movement and sensory disorders in paralyzed limbs and poor local vascular and neurological nutrition, bedsores are likely to occur if the compression time is long. Therefore, you should pay attention to changing your body position, usually turning over once every 2 hours, gently massaging the red areas that are pressed, and you can also use safflower alcohol for massage to improve local blood circulation. The bed should be dry and flat, and personal hygiene should be maintained. You can take a bath, but you should keep warm to prevent cold. When using a hot water bottle or bathing, the water temperature should be appropriate to prevent skin burns. When turning over, the back should be tapped appropriately and expectoration should be encouraged to prevent aspiration pneumonia. You need to have enough intake, especially in summer, to drink enough water to ensure adequate nutrition. Choose vegetables and fruits rich in fiber and vitamins, develop bowel habits, and prevent constipation.

Giving a cup of hot drink before breakfast (hot water, tea, milk or coffee, etc., depending on your habits) can increase intestinal peristalsis and stimulate the defecation reflex of the rectum. To promote defecation, you can also massage the abdomen, from the right lower abdomen to the upper right, to the left upper abdomen, and then to the left lower abdomen. Repeat the massage 5 to 10 times to promote the downward movement of the contents in the upper colon to aid defecation. In case of constipation, glycerin suppositories or Chinese medicine can be used. If defecation is still not possible, enema should be given. For those with urinary retention or incontinence, a urinary catheter should be placed, and aseptic techniques must be strictly followed to prevent urinary tract infections. 5. Training of self-care and occupational skills. If we find that the patient's condition has improved while caring for him/her, we should let the patient do more limb exercises. We ourselves should also cheer for the patients and help them face difficulties with a positive attitude.

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