How to let children with congenital heart disease spend the summer safely in the hot and muggy days? When it comes to congenital heart disease, we all know that it is a heart disease from birth. The body of infants and young children is very fragile, and the disease brings great harm to the health of children, so what should parents do to make their children’s condition will be beneficial? How to care for children with congenital heart disease? 1, care of children with heart disease, the first thing is to ensure that the child is well rested. For children with heart failure (fast heartbeat, shortness of breath, enlarged liver, swelling and other manifestations), enlarged heart and disease in the acute stage should be absolutely bed rest. The child’s daily life, such as washing, eating, urinating and defecating, should be taken care of by adults. The length of bed rest should vary according to the type and severity of the disease, and everything should be done according to medical advice. Generally, the child should rest in bed until the heart size has basically returned to the normal range and the symptoms of heart failure have been controlled for 2 to 4 weeks. 2. Quietness is necessary for rest. Children who are irritable or cannot ensure sleep at night should apply sedative drugs, such as luminal and chloral hydrate, under the guidance of doctors. After the condition has stabilized and improved, the child can gradually increase the amount of activity. At first, the child can sit on the bed or play on the chair beside the bed, and then he can walk or move slightly indoors until his strength returns to normal. There should be a gradual process for the child’s activities. 3, after the recovery of the child, to prevent excessive restrictions on its activities and unnecessary extension of rest time, because this will cause the child (especially older children) unnecessary burden on the mind, and will prevent the recovery of physical strength, to the detriment of health. 4, the diet of children with heart disease should be rich in nutrition, and should be easy to digest, there should be enough protein and calories, it is best to give milk, eggs, soy products, etc., to meet the needs of the child’s growth and metabolism of the body. Vegetables and fruits are rich in potassium, magnesium and vitamins, which are good for the heart and can prevent constipation, and should be given to the child to eat more. The increased blood flow in the intestinal tract after a meal can increase the burden on the heart. Therefore, children with heart disease should have a small amount of each meal, 4 to 5 times a day, do not overeat, rest after meals, small infants have poor endurance, easy to eat milk fatigue, so should be patient feeding, if necessary, to extend the time of each feeding. To avoid choking and coughing, hold the child or feed in a semi-recumbent position. Children with swelling should eat less salt or no salt. 5, in addition, in care should pay attention to personal hygiene and environmental hygiene, children with heart disease often sweat a lot, to keep warm in the case of warm water diligently wipe body, change underwear. Children with pharyngeal tonsillitis should gargle with light salt water daily and pay attention to oral hygiene in general. The air in the child’s room must be fresh and sunny, and the room temperature should be kept at 22 to 30 degrees Celsius. Children with heart disease should go to public places as little as possible to prevent infection with various infectious diseases.