2.5.1 Prevention 

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Vaccination Vaccination

Precautionary measures, such as 

2.5.2 Education 

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Education Education

Education is an important aspect of preventing and managing COVID-19 infection. The following SNOMED CT concepts may be used to record this data.

Please refer to 2.5.1 Extension Concepts - Treatment and Education for a list of known extension concepts.

2.5.3 Medication 

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Medication Medication

A number of countries are trialling the use of medication to treat COVID-19. Some Many of the medications being trialled are listed in the table below

these medications can be found in the 

2.5.4 Administrative Procedures 

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AdministrativeProcedures AdministrativeProcedures

Patients with severe symptoms or complications may require admission to hospital, or other administrative procedures. The following administrative procedures may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.5 Therapeutic Procedures 

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TherapeuticProcedures TherapeuticProcedures

Patients suffering from severe symptoms or complications may require a range of therapeutic procedures, many of them involving supportive care to help them breathe. The following therapeutic procedures may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.6 Treatment Findings 

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TreatmentFindings TreatmentFindings

Clinical findings relating to the treatment required or used by a patient may be captured in a health record. The following treatment findings may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.7 Treatment Equipment 

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TreatmentEquipment TreatmentEquipment

Respiratory equipment includes those medical devices used to support breathing and respiratory function - for example

706173000 |Intensive-care ventilator (physical object)|

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464328001 | Thoracic cannula (physical object) |

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< 277973009 | Respiratory equipment (physical object) | 
  OR < 336589003 |Oxygen equipment (physical object)| 
  OR < 334943003 | Respiratory appliances (physical object) | 
  OR < 304077006 | Respiratory system device (physical object) | 
  OR < 706167001 | Anesthesia and respiratory device (physical object) |