Prevention of bronchopneumonia in children

  If your child has fever, cough, shortness of breath, or nasal incitement, he or she is probably suffering from bronchopneumonia. Bronchopneumonia is a serious external disease in children, usually caused by infection with bacteria or viruses, and has an acute onset, with a good prognosis if treated early.  Children with bronchopneumonia should generally be hospitalized, but in mild cases they can be treated without hospitalization, using anti-infective and antiviral treatments under the guidance of a doctor. For children with high fever, do not forget to give physical cooling or antipyretic agents, such as ibuprofen and paracetamol.  If your child has fever and fear of cold, no sweating, no thirst, coughing and shortness of breath, white phlegm, and a light red tongue, the Chinese medicine can be used to treat bronchopneumonia with the Chinese medicine Tong Xuan Li Lung Pill, 3-6g each time, 3 times a day. If fever is not afraid of cold, slight sweating, thirst for water, cough, thick yellow sputum, shortness of breath, red throat and red tongue, this is a wind-heat closed lung disease. For viral pneumonia, 15g each of Panax quinquefolium, Da Qing Ye and Yin Hua, 6g each of Bai Bu and Sang Bai Pi, and 3g of licorice can be taken with water decoction, 1 dose daily. For mild bronchial pneumonia, 500g of fresh chasteberry leaves, 500ml of water, thick decoction to 200ml, 5-10ml each time, 3-4 times a day. Bacterial pneumonia can be treated with 3g of Qing Dai, 9g each of Ginkgo, Dioscorea, Plantago and Herba, Chen Pi, 1 dose daily, divided into 3 doses.  Mild pneumonia should be cured by anti-infection treatment for 10-14 days, but if the pathogen is virulent, mild pneumonia can also develop into a serious disease, in addition, early tuberculosis can also be misdiagnosed as pneumonia, should be noted, parents should also pay attention to the following points when treating pneumonia at home: 1, cough is the basic manifestation of bronchopneumonia, if the cough is frequent, each cough lasts a long time indicates that the lesions in the lungs are heavy, cough is progressive aggravation, mostly due to gradual deterioration of the condition. Small infants with a weak cough should be alerted to sputum blockage leading to asphyxia.  Parents should pay attention to the appearance of sputum and the amount of sputum. If the sputum is large and sticky, drink more water and give phlegmolytic agents, such as herbal cough and phlegm granules and bamboo leech.  3. Children with pneumonia often have fever. If the temperature is above 39℃, the symptoms of systemic poisoning are heavy, the spirit is not good, or even refuses to eat, the infection is mostly serious and the child should go to the hospital immediately.  If the pulse rate increases in a quiet state or does not match the increase in body temperature, it may be a complication of heart failure. If the pulse is irregular, it may be a complication of myocarditis and requires immediate medical attention.  5, accelerated respiration is the main manifestation of pneumonia, shortness of breath is: age 2 months or less, respiration ≥ 60 times / min, 2 to 12 months, respiration ≥ 50 times / min, 1 to 5 years of age or less, respiration ≥ 40 times / min. Mild pneumonia dyspnea is not obvious, once the dyspnea indicates a serious condition, you should go to the hospital immediately.  6.If your child is one of the following, he/she needs to be hospitalized: ①Children within 6 months of age. ②The body temperature is often above 39℃. ③Coughing frequently, difficulty in breathing, and nasal agitation. ④Breathing > 60 times/min, pulse > 160 times/min. (⑤) Malnutrition, rickets, congenital heart disease. (6) Prominent gastrointestinal symptoms, such as vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal distension, etc. (7) Prominent gastrointestinal symptoms, such as vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal distension, etc. ⑧No improvement in condition by home treatment. ⑨The child has poor spirit, poor appetite or cannot eat.