How to care for children with pneumonia How to determine whether a child has pneumonia

Babies may suffer from respiratory diseases, mild cases may just be colds and coughs, but severe cases may develop into pneumonia.

Some parents began to wonder if their children had contracted pneumonia. Pediatricians said that pneumonia is not a contagious disease, but it can still cause cross-infection if children are in close contact. If children live in a crowded environment and indoor ventilation is not guaranteed, there will be more germs in the air, and children will be more likely to contract pneumonia. In addition, if there is a patient at home who has had a cold for a long time, it can also cause children to contract pneumonia.

According to the causes of pneumonia in young children, doctors recommend that parents should avoid taking their children to crowded public places in the spring, when diseases are more prevalent. If someone in the family has a cold, parents should reduce contact between their children and them, open windows frequently, and pay attention to the circulation of fresh air. In addition, parents should take their children to exercise outdoors in a good environment, because aerobic exercise can help children improve their body's resistance to disease!

How to tell if your child has pneumonia?

To put it simply, it is one test, two look, and three listen. Next, the editor will introduce it to you in detail!

One measurement: refers to measuring the child's body temperature frequently. If a child has pneumonia, the body will continue to have a fever, and the temperature is generally above 38 degrees Celsius, and the child can only take antipyretics for short-term relief.

Second check: The second check is to check the child's throat and breathing. If a child has pneumonia, he will have rapid wheezing and severe coughing, and sometimes it will be difficult to breathe. We also need to check the child's spirit. If a child has pneumonia, his spirit will be very bad, he will be depressed, and he will cry easily, want to sleep but wake up easily.

Third, listen: Parents can bend over and listen to their child’s chest wall in a quiet environment after the child falls asleep, because most children with pneumonia will make a "gurgling" sound in their chest wall.

How to care for children with pneumonia

Fresh environment:

A quiet, clean environment with appropriate temperature and humidity is conducive to the recovery of children with pneumonia. The room temperature should be kept at around 20℃ and the relative humidity should be 55-65% to prevent respiratory secretions from drying up and making it difficult to cough up, thus preventing cross infection. There should not be too many people in the room where the baby stays, and visitors should not stay too long. The room should be ventilated regularly to ensure air circulation, but drafts should be avoided, which is conducive to the recovery of pneumonia.

Hydration:

Drinking more water can help the discharge of phlegm and the normal functioning of the body. Therefore, mothers should encourage children to drink more water, help and guide parents to pat their children's backs and turn them over to promote the discharge of phlegm. In addition, breastfeeding should be done as much as possible. If artificial feeding is used, the amount and concentration of milk can be determined according to the digestive function and condition of the child. If there is diarrhea, skim milk should be given. For infants or children, a light, easily digestible diet rich in multiple vitamins should be provided. Children in the recovery period should be given nutritious, high-calorie food. For critically ill children who cannot eat, intravenous infusion should be given to supplement calories and water.

Breathe Easily:

When children suffer from pneumonia, they are restricted and have varying degrees of hypoxia in their bodies. Therefore, mothers should promptly remove nasal crusts, nasal secretions, and respiratory sputum to improve ventilation function, increase alveolar ventilation, and correct hypoxia.

Oral Care:

Patients with pneumonia who have a lot of sputum should try to cough up the sputum to prevent the poor discharge of sputum from affecting the recovery of pneumonia. If the condition allows, parents should often pick up their children and pat their backs gently. Bedridden children should turn over frequently, which can prevent lung congestion and make it easier to cough up sputum, which helps recovery.

Pay attention to your diet:

1. Children with pneumonia should replenish the water and nutrients needed by the body in a timely manner.

2. Eat a light, easily digestible diet and supplement with high-quality protein. Children with pneumonia often have high fever, poor appetite, and are unwilling to eat, so the diet should be light, easily digestible, and ensure a certain amount of high-quality protein.

3. Diet for patients with fever: liquid diet (such as human milk, cow's milk, rice soup, egg drop soup, beef soup, vegetable soup, fruit juice, etc.);

4. Diet for patients after fever subsides: Semi-liquid food (such as porridge, noodles, cakes and the like) can be added. Because children with pneumonia breathe more frequently and have fever, the evaporation of water is more than usual, so it is necessary to supplement with an appropriate amount of sugar and salt water.