Hemophilia is a hereditary violation of blood coagulation process. If there is no in the blood in a sufficient number of one of the factors, then the bleeding can last for a very long time. How can we help the patient hemophilia? What can take the patient himself?
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The sick hemophilia can help himself
Hemophilia is a lifetime disease, and the patient constantly depends on the presence of blood drugs containing the factor necessary to him, in cases where bleeding begins. However, in modern conditions, the patient can plan a relatively normal lifestyle: a profession, family, lifespan.
You can largely help yourself, your children and those who are cared for you.
- Recognize as much as possible about hemophilia and how you can live with it.
- Start treatment in the early stages of bleeding and remember those cases when emergency assistance and hospitalization is required.
- Find a doctor who can observe you for a long time, coordinate your treatment and consult with experts from hemophilia centers if required.
- Take care of the safety of all entries in the history of your illness, including marked when and how much factors were injected. It will be useful if you have to change the attending physician or contact a new specialist.
- Follow your physical condition, constantly and during visiting the dentist.
- Avoid situations that can cause bleeding.
- Explore the issues of genetics related to hemophilia and the transfer of this disease to future generations.
- Enter the nearest society of patients with hemophilia. This will help you organize links with other families in which hemophilia has, and you can support each other, as well as share information. If there are no such societies in your area, think about creating a local unification of patients with hemophilia.
- Take part in donation intensification events. They literally give the blood of your life.
What can help a person suffering from hemophilia
Hemophilia – This is a disease that continues all his life, and at present it is completely impossible to heal. However, when a system of comprehensive care for patients with hemophilia is developing and it is possible to provide drugs containing blood clotting factors for patients with hemophilia, even with severe disease, it is possible to restrain bleeding.
When hemorrhage occurs in joints and muscles, as well as before and after the operational intervention and removal of teeth, it is necessary to carry out blood treatment with blood. Treatment may also be needed with hemorrhages to other fabrics, as well as after accidents and injuries.
First aid for hemorrhage
Conventional first-aid techniques are applied to the patient hemophilia as well as to another affected person.
Some minor bleeding can be stopped at home and without consulting a doctor. It is necessary to have a supply of sterile bandages and gauze bandages, sets of plasters, elastic bandage holders, ice, etc.
With minor cuts, abrasions, nasal bleeding, it is necessary to ensure pressure on the affected place. The ice is always necessary, since the cold narrows bleeding vessels and reduces the intensity of bleeding. If you use ice, do not overlap it right on the skin, but wrap into a wet fabric so as not to damage the skin.
