Treatment of a strong cold in a baby

The temperature of the baby's body suddenly and quickly rose to 39 ° C and above? The nervous system of the baby, vulnerable in the first years of life, can respond to this with febrile convulsions. If this happens, act correctly to help the crumb faster! The reason for the attack is oxygen starvation (hypoxia) of the brain. The higher the temperature, the more active the metabolism in the nerve cells and the more they need the cellular fuel - oxygen.

And the respiratory system does not ensure its inflow in abundance, as it itself suffers from influenza viruses or ARVI. causing a febrile state. When hypoxia, the walls of the vessels become more permeable and pass a part of the fluid outward - under the meninges and into the brain tissue. As a result, intracranial pressure rises. To bring it back to normal, the cerebral vessels are compressed, which means that the influx of oxygen and nutrients to the neurons is reduced, and hypoxia is increasing. As a result, a vicious circle of pathological symptoms occurs, on the next turn of which there are febrile convulsions. Usually this problem disappears by three years, at the most extreme - by six, when the nervous system develops resistance to hypoxia. In the meantime, you need to protect your child from infections and if he does get sick, do not allow the temperature to rise above 38 ° C. Treatment of a strong cold in a baby should be of high quality and most effective.

Carefully watch his condition for a cold! There was a small tremor in the fingertips? Does the calf's calf shiver? This convulsive readiness, from which half a step to the present attack! Give the baby two children's medications in the age-appropriate dose indicated on the package: first, antipyretic, and secondly, desensitizing (against allergies). The allergic component that aggravates the temperature reaction is inevitable when the children's organism is attacked by such powerful alien antigens as viruses of respiratory infections. The kid fainted, his eyes dropped, the teeth clenched tightly, the whole body (and sometimes only separate parts) tensed and began to shudder? He breathes noisily and heavily, foam comes out on his lips? The attack began! It usually lasts 5-10 minutes, after which the muscles relax, the body becomes limp, and the child falls asleep. The ambulance does not have time to arrive so quickly, and Mom will have to provide the first help to the baby herself! Open the window - the child needs fresh air! - and release him from clothes that impede breathing. Move the baby to the unfolded sofa. if vomiting occurs, clean the mucus from the mouth with a clean handkerchief.To not bite the tongue, place a knot between the lateral teeth.Wipe it with water.When the fever recedes, the cramps stop .All the rest is taken care of by the ambulance doctor, and tomorrow the kid is visited by a district pediatrician.

We breathe in full breast

Rhythmic and proper breathing reduces the risk of colds.

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This is what children's traumatologists call September. Brought from the dachas kids enthusiastically learn slides and stairs in playgrounds. And here it does not do without falls from a height. My mother's first thought: is it not a fracture? Such traumas are recognized immediately by sharp pain, which is amplified by movement. The first task is to create a damaged limb rest: lay on a flat plank and pribintovat scarf, and then hang on a scarf. And soon get to the emergency room, where the child will make an X-ray and impose a cast.