2.5.1 Prevention 

Precautionary measures, such as , , and  are extremely important in the fight against infectious diseases such as COVID-19. The following preventative measures can be recorded using SNOMED CT. 

2.5.2 Prevention Findings 

Clinical findings (or situations) relating to the COVID-19 preventative measures performed may be captured in a health record. The following prevention findings (or situations) may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.3 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.

2.5.4 Medication 

A number of countries are trialling the use of medication to treat COVID-19. Many of these medications can be found in the  hierarchy of SNOMED CT. However until there is sufficient evidence, the WHO is cautioning against associations recommending or administering these unproven treatments to patients with COVID-19 or people self-medicating with them. For this reason, we have not included a medication treatment subset at this time.

COVID-19 vaccines, however, have been proven to be effective in clinical trials. The following generic vaccine concepts may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.5 Administrative Procedures 

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.

2.5.6 Therapeutic Procedures 

Patients suffering from severe COVID-19 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.

2.5.7 Treatment Findings 

Clinical findings relating to the treatment performed on a patient may be captured in a health record. The following treatment findings may be recorded using SNOMED CT.

2.5.8 Treatment Equipment 

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) |