Covid Home Management

Be Prepared Kit Ideas

List of Items

This list has been crowd sourced from the NZ Long Covid support group. 


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Please don't feel that you need to buy everything on here, you may be able to share things with your community if needed (and can be safely cleaned)

Prepare

It is not intended to nor should be used to substitute medical advice. It is designed to help you prepare for the possibility of home management for Covid-19

Seek Medical Advice

PLEASE SEEK URGENT MEDICAL CARE IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR BREATHING OR OTHER SYMPTOMS

Call for Help

Call 111 or healthline on 0800 611 116. Or call your GP.

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Safety Cough / Throat / Sinus Fever Aches Self Care & help Ask Doctor about... Boredom
Masks Tissues Panadol Extra pillows Easy to heat meals (soups) Antihistamines Netflix
Gloves Kawakawa or other balm Nurofen Heat packs Emergency contact list inhalers Puzzles
Hand sanitiser Iceblocks Electrolytes Sinus relief House plan for self isolation steroids Books
Charged phone Vicks or eucalyptus for steaming Thermometer Extra blankets Sleep drops oxygen levels Notebook/pen
Phone plan Bowl & towel for head steaming Cool packs Bone broth anti inflammatories Cards
Disinfectant Vaporiser Warm clothes High grade Vitamin C when to go to hospital Podcasts
Clean drinking water Oximeter Peppermint or Ginger Tea check supplements Soothing music!
Child care plan Spare batteries for gadgets Vitamin D Video calls
Ventilation & warmth Throat spray Zinc (take with food)
Support person Throat probiotics Straws or balloons for lung exercises
Rubbish bags Throat lozenges Box breathing
Cleaning products Saline nasal rinse Breathing and meditation apps
Compression socks Saline nasal spray Food deliveries
Magnesium
Epsom Bath salts (if you have a bath)
  • Above all else - REST is crucial. You must rest
  • Medications from doctor may be required in addition.
  • You will likely lose your appetite, but must eat nutrient rich foods. Avoid sugar where possible (inflammatory). Avoid alcohol & caffeine
  • If someone is feeding you and delivering food, ensure that they leave at door and then go away before you collect. Keep all food containers in rubbish bags until send of self isolation, then deposit safely (gloves, handled by one member of family)
  • Panadol can be purchased via doctor prescription at a lower cost than pharmacy or supermarkets
  • Keep a journal of symptoms experienced each day until completely recovered (this could go for a while - suggest digital if you can)
  • Make a list of household instructions if you're usually in charge of keeping the house running - feeding pets, paying bills, how to use things, etc
  • Write down your medical background and any medications you usually take - make sure this can be found easily
  • Keep a top up of items you regularly use at home in one place so you can easily make a kit and get isolated
  • Check your doctor can do phone / video consults. If not, find one that can.
  • Get a medical certificate from the GP to ensure you get your work and payment / benefits covered as required


Home Management Tips Link
Dr Sandhya Ramanathan' advice for managing Covid-19 Symptoms https://twitter.com/SandhyaRamanat1
This animation will inform you about COVID, how to measure your oxygen levels (using a pulse oximeter), what the danger signs to look out for are and when to seek urgent help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifnYjD4IKus
Planning for delta at a community level https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/25-10-2021/planning-for-delta-at-a-community-level/?amp
How to read an Oxi meter and pulse reader https://t.co/vMz0ORwv9R?amp=1