Identify the child’s cold

Cold generally refers to the upper respiratory tract infections, including rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, otitis media, sinusitis and other parts of the infection than throat. For bigger children, every year there will be 4 to 6 times this infection. As long as the child’s body temperature does not exceed 38. 5 ℃, do not need to make any special treatment, pay attention to rest, more watering, coughing land to the point when the symptomatic pediatric cough syrup on the list. Can be for small babies, even if the flu is also dangerous. Start may be just a little nose blocked, venting a bit thick, if precautions are not taken soon there will be difficulty in breathing, bronchitis, pneumonia, and even life-threatening.

The older children more than a cold caused by a viral infection, while the baby there are two situations:

(1) caused by infection. At this time the spirit of a child is poor, poor mood, body temperature, do not love feeding.

(2) is the child’s physical structure and allergy caused by blocked nose, difficulty in breathing.

This case, the children showed only nasal congestion and sneezing, but the nurse normal, the spirit of good, or fever. When the cold air to stimulate the nasal mucosa, due to allergies can cause swelling of nasal mucosa, its performance is not mostly nose ventilation, nasal secretions increase, can be runny nose can also be blocked nose. At this time would inevitably lead to difficulty in breathing, poor feeding their children to eat a few mouthfuls to stop and take a breath; some children irritability, feeding unpleasant will simply crying loudly.

Do not be easily blocked nose with nasal drops to the children, particularly in adults, less suitable for intranasal net with their children. A better approach is:

(1) deposited with hot towel nasion Department.

(2) to increase indoor humidity, such as: the heating of wet towels on the ride or humidifier.

(3) to a child taking a bath in the nasal drip a drop of water until the nose scab moist cloth twist out later.

(4) with manual aspirator suction out the nose scab so.

A cold, small infant sucking milk more difficult, but also out of later breast-feeding dropper or a teaspoon, so as to avoid breathing difficulties have affected the food intake.

Less contact with family members when a cold baby in order to avoid transmission to him. The mother to continue breastfeeding when cold, but breast-feeding should be wearing masks, washing hands before making contact with the child.