{"id":282322,"date":"2025-11-17T11:33:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=282322"},"modified":"2025-12-01T10:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T15:49:23","slug":"holiday-healthcare-guide","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/holiday-healthcare-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"O seu guia de cuidados de sa\u00fade para as f\u00e9rias: Saiba onde ir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A \u00e9poca festiva est\u00e1 quase a chegar! Com encontros festivos e actividades de inverno, \u00e9 uma altura alegre do ano - mas tamb\u00e9m traz riscos acrescidos de constipa\u00e7\u00e3o, gripe e outros problemas de sa\u00fade sazonais. Este m\u00eas, o Dr. Brian Tsang, Diretor M\u00e9dico do Departamento de Urg\u00eancias do Charlton Memorial Hospital, e o Dr. Anil Shukla, Presidente do Departamento de Urg\u00eancias do St. Luke's Hospital, d\u00e3o conselhos para o ajudar a tomar as decis\u00f5es certas quando se trata de procurar cuidados m\u00e9dicos, para que possa desfrutar de umas f\u00e9rias saud\u00e1veis com os seus entes queridos. Pode ver um v\u00eddeo da Southcoast Health Know Where to Go <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ICBDWRM2WWg?si=CJNjPMdlN1-bunGq\">aqui,<\/a> no nosso canal YouTube. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"\u00c0 medida que entramos na \u00e9poca alta das constipa\u00e7\u00f5es e da gripe, \u00e9 importante saber que os hospitais e os estabelecimentos de sa\u00fade est\u00e3o frequentemente mais ocupados do que o habitual\", afirma o Dr. Tsang. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/know-where-to-go\/\">Saber para onde ir<\/a> para cuidados pode fazer uma grande diferen\u00e7a nos tempos de espera e no tratamento atempado\". Aqui est\u00e1 um resumo de quando ir a um centro de atendimento urgente versus o departamento de emerg\u00eancia (ED) e o que voc\u00ea pode esperar em cada um.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cuidados urgentes<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quando o seu prestador de cuidados prim\u00e1rios (PCP) n\u00e3o est\u00e1 dispon\u00edvel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/services\/urgent-care\/\">centros de cuidados urgentes<\/a> prestar cuidados a problemas de sa\u00fade que n\u00e3o constituem uma amea\u00e7a para a vida, mas que necessitam de aten\u00e7\u00e3o imediata, tais como<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sintomas de constipa\u00e7\u00e3o e gripe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Febre ligeira a moderada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Infec\u00e7\u00f5es do ouvido ou dos seios nasais<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entorses, distens\u00f5es ou fracturas ligeiras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pequenos cortes ou queimaduras<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erup\u00e7\u00f5es cut\u00e2neas ou reac\u00e7\u00f5es al\u00e9rgicas ligeiras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Os cuidados urgentes foram concebidos para fazer a ponte entre as consultas m\u00e9dicas de rotina e os cuidados nas urg\u00eancias, oferecendo um tratamento mais r\u00e1pido de ferimentos ou doen\u00e7as ligeiras\", afirma o Dr. Tsang. \"Tamb\u00e9m tendem a ter tempos de espera mais curtos e facilitam a marca\u00e7\u00e3o da consulta com anteced\u00eancia.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>O Southcoast Health Urgent Care tamb\u00e9m oferece <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/virtual-and-telehealth\/\">Cuidados virtuais e de telessa\u00fade<\/a> visitas por telefone ou v\u00eddeo. E, se o seu estado de sa\u00fade exigir uma consulta com um especialista, oferecemos o Book It Urgent Care Diret Specialty Scheduling em todos os nossos locais de cuidados urgentes. Esta funcionalidade interessante permite \u00e0 nossa equipa marcar diretamente uma consulta de acompanhamento para uma variedade de necessidades de cuidados de sa\u00fade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Servi\u00e7o de Urg\u00eancia (ED)<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Os departamentos de emerg\u00eancia est\u00e3o equipados para lidar com condi\u00e7\u00f5es graves e com risco de vida, que exigem cuidados imediatos e mais intensivos\", diz o Dr. Shukla. Ele aconselha a deslocar-se ao servi\u00e7o de urg\u00eancia mais pr\u00f3ximo o mais rapidamente poss\u00edvel ou a ligar para o 112 se tiver:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dor no peito ou dificuldade em respirar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dor abdominal intensa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hemorragia intensa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traumatismo craniano ou confus\u00e3o s\u00fabita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sintomas de AVC (por exemplo, dorm\u00eancia\/fraqueza na face, bra\u00e7os\/pernas; discurso arrastado)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convuls\u00f5es<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reac\u00e7\u00f5es al\u00e9rgicas graves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Uma vez que os servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia disp\u00f5em de um leque mais alargado de especialistas e de equipamento avan\u00e7ado, s\u00e3o a melhor op\u00e7\u00e3o para doen\u00e7as graves\", afirma o Dr. Shukla. \"No entanto, n\u00e3o se esque\u00e7a de que os servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia funcionam com base num sistema de triagem, o que significa que os doentes com doen\u00e7as mais graves s\u00e3o tratados em primeiro lugar. Isto pode levar a tempos de espera mais longos para pessoas com problemas n\u00e3o cr\u00edticos.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tempos de espera mais longos: Planeamento antecipado<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os centros de cuidados urgentes t\u00eam normalmente tempos de espera mais curtos do que as salas de emerg\u00eancia, mas a procura pode aumentar durante a \u00e9poca festiva. Muitos centros de cuidados urgentes oferecem marca\u00e7\u00f5es online para que possa reservar o seu lugar e minimizar a espera.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Os tempos de espera nos servi\u00e7os de urg\u00eancia podem variar significativamente, especialmente se estiver a tratar de uma doen\u00e7a n\u00e3o cr\u00edtica. Leve um livro ou algo que o mantenha confort\u00e1vel enquanto espera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A linha de fundo<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nesta \u00e9poca festiva, escolha o n\u00edvel certo de cuidados para que possa obter a ajuda de que necessita sem atrasos desnecess\u00e1rios. Para problemas menores, se o seu prestador de cuidados prim\u00e1rios n\u00e3o estiver dispon\u00edvel, um centro de cuidados urgentes \u00e9 frequentemente o caminho mais r\u00e1pido. No caso de problemas graves, ligue para o 112 ou dirija-se imediatamente a um servi\u00e7o de urg\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acima de tudo, tome precau\u00e7\u00f5es para evitar doen\u00e7as, praticando uma boa higiene e tomando as vacinas recomendadas, como a gripe e a COVID-19. Para saber mais sobre as vacinas recomendadas para si e para a sua fam\u00edlia, visite a p\u00e1gina <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/vaccines\/\">Centros de Controlo e Preven\u00e7\u00e3o de Doen\u00e7as<\/a>. Manter-se a par das suas vacinas pode ajudar a reduzir as doen\u00e7as, caso fique doente, para que possa passar mais tempo a desfrutar da \u00e9poca com os seus entes queridos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nota especial:<\/strong> Compreendemos que \u00e9 dif\u00edcil ser paciente quando n\u00e3o se est\u00e1 a sentir bem. A Southcoast Health est\u00e1 aqui para si e os nossos prestadores de cuidados de sa\u00fade passam o tempo que for necess\u00e1rio com cada paciente para garantir a melhor qualidade de cuidados para todos. Por favor, entenda que alguns casos s\u00e3o mais urgentes do que outros e podem ser priorizados antes de si - mesmo que esses pacientes n\u00e3o tenham sintomas vis\u00edveis. Por favor, reveja o nosso <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/patient-and-guest-code-of-conduct\/\">C\u00f3digo de Conduta do Paciente e do H\u00f3spede<\/a> para informa\u00e7\u00f5es importantes.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":282761,"template":"","categories":[1232,1229],"class_list":["post-282322","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-expert-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Your Holiday Healthcare Guide: Know Where to Go - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With festive gatherings and winter activities, it\u2019s a joyful time of year \u2013 but it also brings increased risks for cold, flu and other seasonal health concerns.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/pt\/news\/holiday-healthcare-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"pt_PT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Your Holiday Healthcare Guide: Know Where to Go - 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