What to do when a child with respiratory infections

 In weather like today, the infected child is something inevitable. If the child has signs of the flu or pneumonia, you are not subjective.

 If well cared for, they will self-cure within 10-14 days. However, in some children the disease progresses to pneumonia, need appropriate antibiotic treatment to prevent complications and death.

Airways with 2 parts (upper and lower) should have 2 types NKHHCT. Inflammation of the upper respiratory infection is the ear - nose - throat, usually caused by viruses, if you take good care of the majority of children will go away. Lower respiratory inflammation include bronchitis, pneumonia ... which causes pneumonia hospitalizations and deaths in leading children under 5 years of age in developing countries.

The most common symptoms of cough NKHHCT (cough or cough) but less than 30 days, which may be accompanied by fever; In addition, there may be accompanied by other symptoms such as sore throat, stuffy nose, runny nose, nausea, vomiting ... So the kids to the doctor as soon as the symptoms.

Colds: no antibiotics

Flu and colds are two different diseases. Influenza is caused by influenza viruses, while cold is caused by viruses residing in respiratory causes. Influenza usually do little high fever, lasting 3-4 days with exhaustion lasting 2- 3 weeks. There are no cold symptoms, frequent sore throat and stuffy nose is. So, if you feel the cold, then rest assured your child care in the following ways:

- Absolutely no abuse of antibiotics are not effective because, even may have side effects or drug-resistant germs.

- Have your child drink lots of water and not fasting. The cough, sore throat male drug safety. Clearing the nose to help children breathable, easy to feed.

Pneumonia: can not disregard

In all patients NKHHCT, pneumonia is the most dangerous complication so early detection is very important. The earliest symptoms of pneumonia when they are breathing fast. To recognize, you need to count the child's breathing for 1 minute, with second hand watches. Note, only counting breaths when they lie not fussy, crying:

Children younger than 2 months: rapid breathing while breathing 60 times / min or more.

Children from 2 months to 12 months: tachypnea as 50 / min or more.

Children from 12 months to 5 years: rapid breathing as 40 times / min or more.

To identify children with severe pneumonia is when the child has breathing concave chest, that is when they breathe in the lower chest will be indented instead hatch as normal. Need for children hospitalized immediately, especially urgent for children younger than 2 months old. Of course, for pneumonia, the child will be given antibiotics as directed by the physician. Note, parents do not arbitrarily stop antibiotics although they appear to have had better. If your child is vomiting within 30 minutes after taking the drug, the child needs to take a different dose.

During treatment, if the child has difficulty breathing signs, breathe faster, undrinkable, more tired, they must take the child to the emergency room.