A cold is a common minor ailment, but a cold often causes more serious illnesses than a cold. The onset of diseases such as pediatric febrile convulsions, viral myocarditis, pneumonia, nephritis, allergic and thrombocytopenic purpura are often associated with colds. Therefore, the prevention of pediatric colds should be taken very seriously. What should be done to prevent pediatric colds? The key to preventive measures is to avoid contact with pathogens. 1, during the flu epidemic, do not take your child to crowded, airy public places, and do not let your child come into contact with cold patients. 2, family members with colds, should minimize contact with children, often open the windows to keep the indoor air fresh and clean circulation. 3.Close the doors and windows at home and fumigate with vinegar, if necessary, use peroxyacetic acid spray or lactic acid fumigation to disinfect. If the mother of a nursing mother has a cold, wash her hands with soap as much as possible and put on a mask to breastfeed; if there is a fever, milk can be squeezed out and boiled before feeding. – 5, to improve the immunity of the upper respiratory tract of children, to enhance the ability to resist upper respiratory tract infections. In addition, in the season of climate change, parents should strengthen the care of children, according to climate change in a timely manner to increase or decrease clothing. Because of the active, easy to sweat, do not wear too much clothing, and not according to the standards of adults, especially the elderly, but should be appropriate, appropriate temperature regulation. 6, cold water to wash your face. Wash your face with cold water every day, can enhance cold tolerance. People stimulated by cold air when the nasal mucosa contraction, respiratory cilia peristalsis slowed down, vasoconstriction, so that secretions reduced, can cause resistance to weaken. 7, onion root boiling soup. The onion has the effect of dispersing cold and relieving symptoms, and the white onion also has the effect of promoting Yang. Treatment of colds with bearded onion root washed and boiled soup, open the pot for 10 to 15 minutes to drink. 8. Salt water gargle. Gargle with light salt water every morning and evening, after meals, to remove oral germs and treat oral diseases, which is a better hygiene habit. In the flu epidemic this method has a preventive effect, tilted head gargle so that salt water fully rinse the pharynx effect is better. 9, hot water soaking feet. When it’s cold, the ends of the limbs are colder, soak feet with 40 ℃ to 50 ℃ water for 15 minutes every night. Soak feet when the water should not exceed the surface of the feet, the water is cold and then add hot water, so that people can slowly adapt to the temperature, should not be poured into too hot water at a time, so as not to cause low temperature burns. 10, massage the nasal groove. Both hands rubbing, palm hot massage Yingxiang point (located at the intersection of the nasal extension parallel line and the outer edge of the nasolabial groove, hand press here sore) for 3 to 5 minutes, can prevent colds and reduce the symptoms of nasal congestion after the cold, can also prevent and control rhinitis. Correct treatment on the sense of attention to the following points. 1, do not rush to reduce fever. Fever is a defensive response of the body, which helps to annihilate the invading germs. Children with fever, preferred physical cooling, such as warm water baths, cold compresses, cold saline enemas, etc.. If the body temperature reaches 38, 5 ℃ or more, the drug should be used to reduce fever, can use acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other preparations, as well as herbal antipyretic agents such as melon cream antipyretic spirit, antelope horn oral solution. However, aspirin-like drugs are prohibited in pediatric patients to prevent the occurrence of Reye syndrome. 2. Do not abuse antibiotics. Since influenza is caused by influenza virus infection, antibacterial agents are not effective against influenza virus at all. And the abuse of antibacterial agents can also cause liver and kidney function damage, diarrhea and other adverse reactions. Pediatric influenza belongs to the category of “seasonal evil cold” in Chinese medicine. The Chinese medicine should be used to clear the heat and detoxify the toxin, and the formula should be combined with Yin Qiao San and Pu Ji Disinfectant Drink plus or minus. If you have a cough, cough and phlegm, you can give cough and phlegm Chinese medicines, such as oral liquid for children with lung fever and cough, Jin Zhen oral liquid, lung power cough combination, compound fresh bamboo liquid, etc. 3, family prevention is very important Influenza season should do regular ventilation in the living room, tableware, toys diligently disinfected, reduce outdoor activities, wash hands and bath, drink more boiled water, light diet. After the disease should be bed rest, drink more water, supplement multivitamins, keep the nasopharynx and mouth clean, prevent complications. 4, Chinese medicine health care prevention (1) chrysanthemum 30 grams, water decoction containing gargle or spray moisten the throat. (2) 30 grams of fresh rhizome, 15 grams of peppermint, decoction of water to drink as tea, 1 dose daily. (3) Green leaf, Panax notoginseng, Guanzhong 20 grams each, decoction of water to drink as tea, 1 dose daily. (4) Tuina chiropractic: tonic spleen meridian 200-300 times, pushing the three gates, diarrhea six internal organs 100 times each, rubbing spleen Yu, foot three li 100 times each, clear the large intestine 100-200 times. Chiropractic 6 times, l times a day.