How Long Does Balanitis Last

Cap.2.2. ICU - Stay calm

Checklist

· Take care of yourself first
· Take copious notes
· Store notes in a safe place easy to find
· Take contact the employer of the person to inform him of what happened

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It 's very likely that at this stage many friends and family come to your aid. You will hear the concern, attention and care of other people ... there will be those who will come to visit and offer their help. Accept it. Above all offers of help. Gather the people who can stay with your family so that you can take notes when there are doctors and nurses and everyone should remember that, as written in the folder (in case if he had forgotten), this patient can not move, can not ' eat solid food, do not understand, not talks, etc.. etc..

not attempt to everything you do. Save yourself, you'll need. You need to conserve energy and sleep a lot. Ask your doctor the medications you reconcile your sleep, if necessary. Do not let anyone get rid of his guilt with an aid offer rhetoric. To the question "Is there anything I can do?" Always answer "Yes". And do not forget to thank very much as you ask one more small favor, "Get your stamps, this bag takes the post office, brings the clothes to the laundry. Please!"

Get a notebook. Rather, two. Label it clearly. This experience for caregivers will be the hardest you've ever done. Invest in a machine that makes holes in the leaves if you do not have one, and some cardboard separators. Divide and store every piece of paper and every document with annotations (with the names given the hours for each meeting with the medical staff). You could also use a tape recorder (always ask permission to use "I can record this interview? Usually mix things up!") To get a more accurate rendition of the testimony of physicians, with the correct answers to questions you did. This will save you problems when you return home with your family, "recalls precisely" what the doctor said.

Use the notebook to record every second therapeutic prescription for the recipes and receipts. You have the right to make you explain the results of all tests performed and all medical records. (...). Please keep updated the list of treatments, the dosages and the specifications, try to compile a thorough medical history of your family. You will be required each time you meet a doctor, therapist or hospital you have to bring your family. It might be useful to put this list into a computer so that it will be easier to update and print as needed. Try to store all the documentation carefully.

And if all this organization is too busy for you, especially at a time already so stressful, find someone who can help in this task, otherwise you put each piece of paper and every document in a box and take charge of all this when you have the mind more relaxed. Put the box in a place easy to find. There will be a time when you will be able to find five minutes to take care of this thing.

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