100-year-old dyed new crown no obvious symptoms but due to fractures to the doctor, a look at the results of the doctor anxious

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On January 16, a hundred-year-old woman, Zhang A-la, was discharged from the second hospital in Beilun District, Ningbo, after her lung inflammation improved. Two weeks ago, she was sent to the hospital emergency room for a fracture caused by a fall while bathing at home – the very fall that saved her life.

The reporter learned from the hospital that Granny Zhang had underlying conditions such as high blood pressure and had been infected with the new coronavirus for several days before being sent to the hospital, but did not seek medical attention because she thought she had no particularly obvious symptoms. The family thought she was not a big deal, and also thought she could recover after a period of good recuperation at home.

On the night of Jan. 2, Zhang A grandmother accidentally fell while taking a bath and sat on the ground crying out in pain, and her family rushed her to the hospital emergency room. A look at the examination report, the doctor is anxious: “too dangerous! Hurry up and get hospitalized.”

The doctor inquired about Zhang’s condition during a room check

It turns out that Zhang granny has no obvious symptoms except for the compression fracture of the lumbar two vertebrae caused by the fall, but her blood oxygen saturation is only 87%, and the CT of the lungs also shows viral pneumonia. “The old man is 100 years old, and hypertension, if you delay a few more days to seek medical attention, there is going to be a big problem.” The doctor told the family.

On January 5, the hospital’s surgical team customized a surgical plan for Zhang’s grandmother and successfully completed cone surgery. In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang was able to get out of bed and walk.

Schematic diagram of Zhang’s fracture site surgery

“The successful surgery was very helpful for the elderly to recover from pneumonia, and later we treated her with symptomatic treatment such as anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and prone ventilation, and Granny Zhang’s lung inflammation improved and she passed the difficult time successfully.” The doctor in charge, Tang Cong, said.

The reporter learned from the hospital that recently the hospital admitted many patients in their eighties and nineties who were senior in age and had underlying diseases, many of whom had no obvious symptoms after contracting the new crown, but in fact the disease had been developing quietly. Doctors remind that once the elderly are infected, family members must pay attention to early detection and early intervention to avoid aggravation of symptoms. If the elderly have chest tightness, cough, fever, nausea, diarrhea, poor appetite and weakness, they should be sent to the doctor for timely treatment.