Do you know? Patients in bed with PICC should take exercises passively.

By Haplang Medical 15-09-2021

Patients who are lying in the bed due to infection, large-scale trauma surgery or limb paraplegia caused by disease , can not take exercises by themselves. In this case, patients should be taken care by helper and do some exercises passively to avoid venous thrombosis, limb swelling or other complications.

What should I do at this time?

Answer:

1. Passive arm movement intervention can be taken on patients with PICC catheters in long-term bedtime

Let's see what you can do?

2. In addition , drinking water to dilute the blood; raise the arm to 20-30 degrees, promote blood flow back and reduce swelling .

Now, you know how to take passive movement, you’ll no longer afraid of vein thrombosis even if in bed for a long term.

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