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- Hi, Dr. Prairie here

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from Blanchfield Army Community Hospital,

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here to talk to you about
what do you do if you think

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you might be exposed to COVID,

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or might be developing an infection.

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First, if you are what
we would call low-risk,

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and we have a large population,

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probably 90% of our
population is low-risk.

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Where we get worried is our
ages, typically about 50,

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certainly above 70, and co-morbidities,

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things like diabetes, hypertension, COPD.

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If you are not in that
category, if you are lower-risk,

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I would encourage you if
you think you have symptoms,

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just stay at home.

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Most people will do just
fine staying at home.

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We do not want you coming in
to the hospital right away,

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or running into your clinic.

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If you just monitor your symptoms,

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take care of yourself, fluid, rest.

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If you realize your
symptoms are progressing

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and you're getting concerned
that you need to be seen

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by one of our professional
medical providers,

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at that point you have two options.

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Number one, you can call
the nurse advice line.

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It's a 24-hour line, and
right now there's a lot

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of people calling that
line, and sometimes folks

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are struggling to get through.

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The other option is you
call the appointment line.

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The appointment line, even
if you call after hours,

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there's an option there to
take you to our triage center

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for our COVID that we've set up.

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So we have dedicated nurses
working until 9:00 p.m.

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from 6:00 a.m. specifically
to answer your questions

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and address your needs.

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Whether you go through
the nurse advice line,

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or whether you go through the call center,

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you can be directed and talk to a nurse

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specifically in the hospital
about your COVID concerns.

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If we feel like you need an
appointment, or to be seen,

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we'll set you up an appointment.

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We'll bring you into our
COVID evaluation tent.

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But please don't just
come into the hospital.

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If you can stay at home
and manage your symptoms,

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that's the most important
thing you wanna do right now.

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(soothing music)