Winter and summer treatment of pediatric acupressure points have contraindications

Winter disease and summer treatment acupuncture point application is an external treatment method to treat and prevent diseases by applying drugs to certain acupuncture points in the body during the three volt days in summer, so it is also called “three volt moxibustion” and “three volt paste”. It is used for chronic and stubborn diseases that tend to recur or aggravate in autumn, winter and spring, with fewer side effects, low cost, easy operation, safe and effective, and suitable for young and old. At present, it has been accepted by more and more patients. However, children should pay attention to the contraindications when applying the patch. Indications: Pediatric bronchial asthma; pediatric allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, chronic pharyngitis; pediatric recurrent respiratory infections, immune deficiency; pediatric nephrotic syndrome in remission, enuresis, kidney deficiency. Contraindicated groups: those with skin wounds, skin ulcers, skin infections; those who are allergic to the ingredients of the dressing; those who are scarred; those with fever, coughing yellow sputum, hemoptysis; those who are not suitable for use according to the doctor. Caution: Infants and children under 2 years of age, as the child’s reaction cannot be known with certainty, the crying of infants and children must be closely observed. The timing of the patching: generally in the summer of each year, the first day of the first, middle and last day of the three volt days of the lunar calendar for patching treatment (if the middle volt is 20 days, the interval of 10 days can be added to the patch once). If you miss the first volcano, you can also start the compressing in the middle volcano, and the third compressing will be postponed for 10 days. The duration of the compressing time is 0.5~2 hours for children over 2 years old and 2~4 hours for older children. The specific duration of the compress will depend on the patient’s skin reaction. At the same time consider the patient’s personal constitution and tolerance, generally to the extent that the child can tolerate, if you feel that there is obvious discomfort at the patch, you can take it off. The course of compressing is generally 3~5 years. Skin reactions and treatment after dressing 1. Normal skin reactions and their treatment Local skin flushing, burning, mild tingling, or small blisters, very few can appear large blisters. Most of the patient’s skin will remain pigmentation for a period of time. If small blisters appear at the site of the dressing, no special treatment is usually necessary and they are allowed to absorb naturally. Alternatively, a moist burn cream may be applied topically to reduce discomfort. A large blister should be disinfected with a sterile needle by picking the bottom of the blister and draining the fluid to prevent infection. Broken blisters should be disinfected and then wrapped with sterile gauze to prevent infection. 2.Adverse skin reactions and treatment methods After the patching, the local skin appears serious redness, large blisters, ulceration, pain, skin allergy, hypothermia. After patching local skin redness and swelling, can be applied externally Pi Bao cream, Pi Kang cream, etc. to slow down the stimulation; skin local blisters or ulcers should avoid scratching, protect the trauma or apply scalding ointment, universal oil, erythromycin ointment, etc. Skin allergy can be applied externally with anti-allergy ointment. If there is a larger and more serious skin erythema, blistering and itching, the medicine should be stopped immediately and symptomatic treatment should be carried out. Those who have systemic skin allergy symptoms should go to the hospital for treatment in time. If the blisters are too large, or if there is purulent discharge in the blisters, or if there is skin breakdown, exposure of subcutaneous tissue, or bleeding, treatment should be sought at a hospital. In the above cases, patients should pay attention to keep the local area dry, do not rub or scratch the local area, and do not use bath products or apply other anti-itch drugs to prevent further stimulation of the local skin. Precautions: 1. For the applied medicine, it should be fixed firmly to avoid displacement or dislodgement. 2. For those who have blisters on the area where the medicine is applied, pay attention to prevent local infection. 3.For those who are allergic to adhesive tape, desensitizing tape or bandage can be used to fix the applied medicine. 4.For the residual ointment on the skin, it should be washed with water only and not scrubbed with irritating items such as gasoline or soap. 5.Forbid to eat cold, seafood, spicy and irritating food during treatment.