Cold is a common pediatric disease, which can occur throughout the year. There are many medications used to treat pediatric colds, and if used incorrectly, they can have a half-hearted effect and may also cause harm to the child. Correctly taking cold medicine, you need to pay attention to the following points.
1, do not rush to reduce fever
Fever is a defensive reaction of the body, which is conducive to the annihilation of invading germs and the normal growth and development of the child. However, in case of high fever (39 degrees or more), the fever should be reduced under the guidance of a doctor. The best way to reduce fever is physical cooling, such as massage, cold compresses, alcohol baths and so on. If physical methods do not bring down the body temperature, antipyretic drugs can be used in combination.
But do not use APC (compound aspirin), because it has an excitatory effect, and infants and children’s neurological inhibition mechanism is not yet sound, the use of high fever, easy to induce convulsions, but also due to a lot of sweating and cause deficiency, and even jaundice due to the accumulation of free bilirubin in the blood.
2. Do not use antibiotics casually
The majority of colds are viral infections and antibiotics are not effective against viruses. It is enough to take antiviral drugs.
Consider combining antibiotics only in the following four cases.
(1) taking antiviral drugs can not reduce fever;
(2) Prevention of secondary bacterial infections in infants under 6 months of age;
(3) Significantly higher white blood cell count in blood tests;
(4) frequent tonsillitis;
(5) The appearance of bronchitis or pneumonia.
3. Regardless of the drug used, the following issues should be noted.
(1) The dose should not be too large, and the time taken should not be too long.
(2) Drink more water during the administration of drugs, to facilitate the absorption and excretion of drugs, to reduce the toxic effects of drugs on the body of children.
(3) Children under 3 years of age should not take paracetamol orally or by injection because their liver and kidneys are not yet mature.
(4) Do not use antipyretic drugs if the child or his family members have a history of allergy to antipyretic drugs.
(5) Do not take antipyretic drugs at the same time with alkaline drugs, such as baking soda, aminophylline, etc., otherwise it will reduce the effect of antipyretic.
4.Choose Chinese medicine preparation
Chinese medicine believes that colds are caused by the wind evil, divided into wind-cold colds and wind-heat colds, the evidence-based treatment is reliable, can be used under the guidance of doctors antelope powder, Sang Ju cold tablets, Banlangen punch, Qing Kai Ling granules, etc..