We are publishing a preview of an article in the new Corriere Salute. You can read the full text on the issue at newsstands for free on Thursday 18 February or in Pdf on the Digital Edition of Corriere della Sera.
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People confined to bed due to permanent disability are not the only ones who have the right to have their blood drawn at home, free of charge, through the National Health Service. Those who, for a limited period in a condition of physical frailty or disability. This does not mean that it is enough to feel tired or depressed to get the blood test at home and not at the ASL collection center, but it is up to the family doctor to evaluate each time whether the conditions exist to include the request in the prescription. The medical prescription indicating the need for home collection is essential to request the service from the home assistance center in the health district, whether it is sent by the patient (or a family member) or by the attending physician. There are no age or disease limits. And you don’t need a certificate of civil disability. The basic requirement is the inability to transport the person to the health district.
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Some examples: those who are bedridden after surgery or following an accident who has caused fractures can measure blood sugar or do the blood count at home. The same goes for those with low immune defenses, as transplant recipients and serious cancer patients (or at the end of a course of chemotherapy), and must minimize contact with the outside in order not to expose themselves to infections. Idem women with an abortion risk pregnancy (or premature placental abruption), people on oral anticoagulant therapy, susceptible to thrombus formation (due to pre-existing disease or rupture of the femur), and those receiving palliative care. Even a contagious infectious disease, such as measles and Covid, entitles you to a collection from your home.
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You can continue reading the article on Health Courier on newsstands for free on Thursday 18 February or in Pdf on the Digital Edition of Corriere della Sera.
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