Tips for preventing pneumonia in children

Neonatal pneumonia is the most common infectious disease in the neonatal period, with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The following measures can be taken to prevent the neonatal condition from worsening:

1. Create a good environment

The ideal environment for children with pneumonia is a sunny and fresh indoor environment. Do not close doors and windows, and do not smoke indoors. When cleaning the room, wipe and sweep wet to prevent dust from flying and irritating the inflamed respiratory tract and causing coughing. The indoor temperature should be maintained at 18-22℃ and the relative humidity should be maintained at 18-22℃. To keep the indoor air fresh, open the windows for ventilation 2-3 times a day, each time for 20-30 minutes.

2. Pay attention to diet

The diet of children with pneumonia should be as light as possible, rich in nutrition and easy to digest. Most children have fever, rapid breathing, loss of water, and viscous sputum, so they need enough water supplementation. Pay attention to feeding more water. In order to strengthen nutrition, pay attention to feeding children with high-calorie, high-vitamin, easy-to-absorb and digestible foods.

3. Take rest

It is very important for children with pneumonia to rest quietly. During the nursing process, it is best to concentrate on cleaning the bed, changing clothes, and feeding medicine, and do not disturb the child constantly. This is because the child's lungs are inflamed and the breathing area is reduced. If the child exercises too much or is irritable, it will increase the body's oxygen consumption, which sometimes increases the heart burden and causes heart failure, which is extremely unfavorable for the cure of pneumonia.

4. Posture and back patting

Although children with pneumonia should stay quiet, they cannot lie down all the time, because when they lie flat, a large amount of blood in the body is concentrated in the lungs, causing congestion in the lungs and affecting gas exchange. Therefore, they should change their body positions frequently, turn them over frequently or have adults hold them up and pat their backs to promote blood circulation. Changing body positions and patting their backs can loosen sputum and help remove it.

5. Fever care

Children with pneumonia generally have fever. When a high fever persists, the child must be cooled down. Do not cover the child with a blanket and unbutton the clothes. While taking oral antipyretic drugs, pay attention to physical cooling and send the child to the hospital in time if necessary.