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Covid can worsen quickly at home. Here’s when to call an ambulance
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COVID-19 recover at home, rather than in a quarantine facility or hospital. About 10% have required hospital treatment. However, a handful have had worsening symptoms, did not receive emergency care and died at home.
There appear to have been two factors behind such COVID deaths at home: worry about the perceived costs and risks of seeking official health care; and the sudden onset of complications from a worsening infection.
Here’s what to watch out for when symptoms worsen dramatically at home and when to call an ambulance. What should I look out for? As a GP I am asked this question often.
Patients naturally want guidance on the signs to look out for so they don’t seek help too late or too early. This is called “safety netting",
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