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Alice Benjamin Appears on KNBC-LA’s NBC 4 To Discuss Covid
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KNBC-LA (NBC 4; Los Angeles, Calif.)

Name: KNBC-LA (NBC 4; Los Angeles, Calif.)
URL: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/
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Alice Benjamin

Name: Alice Benjamin
Employment: Ask Nurse Alice Podcast
Position: Host
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12/17/2020 10:55 pm
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>> And joining us now ░░░░░░░░ clinical nurse specialist nurse ░░░░░░░░ Benjamin We ve talked ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine a lot ░░░░░░░░ recent days but we ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ basics With the numbers ░░░░░░░░ now what should people ░░░░░░░░ if they ve just ░░░░░░░░ positive you definitely need ░░░░░░░░ isolate yourself quarantine yourself ░░░░░░░░ your home and limit ░░░░░░░░ exposure to other people ░░░░░░░░ that s how things ░░░░░░░░ getting transmitted d to ░░░░░░░░ home social distance wear ░░░░░░░░ mask make sure your ░░░░░░░░ and mouth are covered ░░░░░░░░ and disinfect surfaces often ░░░░░░░░ stay away from large ░░░░░░░░ I can t emphasize ░░░░░░░░ enough We have to ░░░░░░░░ it 100 of the ░░░░░░░░ every single day carolyn ░░░░░░░░ s what we need ░░░░░░░░ do the other trick ░░░░░░░░ if you are exposed ░░░░░░░░ someone who has tested ░░░░░░░░ you also need to ░░░░░░░░ What s the timeline ░░░░░░░░ that I know this ░░░░░░░░ changed a bit from ░░░░░░░░ cD C regulations in ░░░░░░░░ Can you firm that ░░░░░░░░ for us initially if ░░░░░░░░ have come in contact ░░░░░░░░ someone who has tested ░░░░░░░░ for Covid originally was ░░░░░░░░ quarantine for 14 days ░░░░░░░░ stees has easeD C ░░░░░░░░ C has changed that ░░░░░░░░ 10 days The reason ░░░░░░░░ want you to do ░░░░░░░░ is to make sure ░░░░░░░░ don t develop any ░░░░░░░░ or symptoms You can ░░░░░░░░ the virus even when ░░░░░░░░ re asymptomatic Quarantine yourself ░░░░░░░░ you don t spread ░░░░░░░░ to other people let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the symptoms ░░░░░░░░ they vary person to ░░░░░░░░ But what are the ░░░░░░░░ common ones that you ░░░░░░░░ as a nurse the ░░░░░░░░ common symptoms are cough ░░░░░░░░ throat loss of taste ░░░░░░░░ smells Shortness of breath ░░░░░░░░ muscle aches We re ░░░░░░░░ seeing gi disturbances nausea ░░░░░░░░ those are the most ░░░░░░░░ ones that we are ░░░░░░░░ with people presenting to ░░░░░░░░ hospital There are some ░░░░░░░░ things that might happen ░░░░░░░░ your oxygen levels might ░░░░░░░░ it is attacking the ░░░░░░░░ So those are the ░░░░░░░░ things we want you ░░░░░░░░ look for and would ░░░░░░░░ be those respiratory symptoms ░░░░░░░░ would be a trigger ░░░░░░░░ you to get to ░░░░░░░░ interest ora doctor or ░░░░░░░░ actually the first thing ░░░░░░░░ you believe you have ░░░░░░░░ for Covid 19 it ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ to call your health ░░░░░░░░ provider first of about ░░░░░░░░ just go to the ░░░░░░░░ s office or go ░░░░░░░░ the emergency room They ░░░░░░░░ going to want to ░░░░░░░░ to you they ll ░░░░░░░░ you more questions about ░░░░░░░░ symptoms They may provide ░░░░░░░░ instructions on how you ░░░░░░░░ possibly treat yourself at ░░░░░░░░ with fluids with tylenol ░░░░░░░░ rest But if you ░░░░░░░░ to the point where ░░░░░░░░ re becoming short of ░░░░░░░░ not able itto keep ░░░░░░░░ food down you re ░░░░░░░░ so much pain that ░░░░░░░░ when you may have ░░░░░░░░ come to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ s interesting that you ░░░░░░░░ now seeing patients with ░░░░░░░░ distress It seems like ░░░░░░░░ symptoms are so widespread ░░░░░░░░ Is there anything people ░░░░░░░░ make sure to have ░░░░░░░░ hand on home We ░░░░░░░░ talked about thermometer are ░░░░░░░░ other items if I ░░░░░░░░ have a wish list ░░░░░░░░ people to have at ░░░░░░░░ I would say make ░░░░░░░░ that you have plenty ░░░░░░░░ fluids that you have ░░░░░░░░ tylenol or motrin to ░░░░░░░░ your fever or aches ░░░░░░░░ pains It s helpful ░░░░░░░░ you do have a ░░░░░░░░ are mom tor obviously ░░░░░░░░ you can check your ░░░░░░░░ as w an oxygen ░░░░░░░░ We call it a ░░░░░░░░ oximeter It tells your ░░░░░░░░ of oxygenation Sometime oxygen ░░░░░░░░ will fin begin to ░░░░░░░░ before someone feels like ░░░░░░░░ re short of breath ░░░░░░░░ appreciate your time and ░░░░░░░░ information as always Thank ░░░░░░░░ thank you.
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