A 38-year-old member asked:
what is the longest i can leave an elderly person in the car in 100 degree heat?
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Dr. John Leander Po answered
Infectious Disease 18 years experience
You don't.: Even with the windows down, it is very serious business.
The elderly have a very difficult time regulating their internal body heat.
Figure out a way to avoid this scenario altogether, or else have the person wait outside of the care in a safe area.
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A 51-year-old member asked:
Dr., when you see elderly patients who love life, what is the thing that impresses you most?
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Dr. Eulogio Galvez answered
Specializes in General Practice
Positive thinking : When an elderly patient presented with positive attitude and love life, a precious gift from god. This patient will benefit from self-healing and any form of treatment either medical or surgical will be successful. I wish all patients presents with a positive thoughts.Those patients with negative attitude in life needed to be exposed to self-healing medical chi kung meditation treat body-mind-soul.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Are floor exercises for pt acceptable for elderly person who cannot get up easily?
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Dr. J. Yusuf Erskine answered
Holistic Medicine 32 years experience
Probably not: My general rule of thumb is ' if you can not get down to the floor and get back up on your own safely, then you should not be doing floor exercises...
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A 42-year-old member asked:
How do you help an elderly frail person get out of suv?
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Dr. Bac Nguyen answered
Family Medicine 23 years experience
A Wheelchair-lift: Beyond the obvious direct assistance to the person slowly getting in-out, up-down the car/suv, something to consider is a power wheelchair lift installed as pictured here. It will cost some money, but a very hepful tool to help those needing it, especially if the person is large and cannot be safely assisted by another person. Best of luck to you.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
What percentage of american people live to see old age?
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Dr. Luis Villaplana answered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
WHAT'S OLD TO YOU?: 80-90?
10-13% of the population is in that age group, last time i checked. And the numbers are growing.
I believe as physicians we have been able to use technology and medical advances to keep people alive longer. However, please remember that it is up to you to have quality living.
Excesses of youth will always come back to get us...
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Innatentive aides and careless mistakes. How can the family of an elderly resident help?
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It happens: Even in the best of facilities, errors occur ( to err is human).
Try to stay involved and helpful to the staff, for the sake of your loved one.If repeated errors continue, consider a move.
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