Children are affected by various diseases since birth, in this blog post we will tell you about the common diseases and first aid treatment of children. There are many common problems in babies which mothers helplessly prevent without prior knowledge. If you have preconceived notions about the diseases described below, you can avoid unnecessary confusion.
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| Children's Diseases |
1) Fever:
Normal body temperature is 98.4 degrees Fahrenheit. If the body temperature rises, the first treatment of fever should be started:
- Take off all your clothes and cover your body with a thin sheet.
- Wipe the body with lukewarm water.
- Have plenty of liquid food and drink:
- If the fever is above 100°F, give the fever reducer paracetamol, and
- Measure the child's fever every four hours and record it on a chart. Taking fever reducing medicine is also on the chart specify
Febrile Seizures:
Usually: Between the ages of six months and five years, many children have a fever with seizures. If febrile convulsions occur:
- Sleep on the floor or on the side of the stomach:
- All clothing should be loosened, i.e. buttons should be unbuttoned and ribbons should be loosened;
- In order not to get stuck in the teeth, two cloths should be twisted in a tea spoon and inserted between the teeth; And
First aid should be started to reduce the fever.
If seizures occur without fever, if seizures last more than 15 minutes, if they occur more than once in 24 hours, or if seizures occur on one side of the body, a specialist should be consulted.
3) Cold:
Runny nose, sneezing and low fever are the main symptoms of this disease. If the nose is blocked, the baby will have trouble eating and sleeping. Elevate the head of the baby's bed if possible during colds. Use nasal drops for stuffy nose. Cream should be applied on the upper lip so that sores do not occur due to cold. It is better to eat liquid food and drink plenty of water. A child with a cold should be kept in a comfortable environment; The nose should be kept clean and the first treatment of fever should be sought if the child develops a high temperature fever along with a cold and heavy and rapid breathing.
4) Cough:
Whatever the cause of the cough in the child, first aid is sufficient in most cases. First aid for cough ---.
- Eat plenty of liquid food and drink;
- Tolerable hot water should be fed and several times a day water vapor (Steam) should be drawn through the nose and
- Kusum can be fed by mixing lemon juice and few drops of honey in hot water.
If with cough – 1) rapid breathing (50 times per minute or more); 2) Chest
Pazar goes inside; 3) turns blue; or 4) If there is tension, the doctor's advice should be taken on an urgent basis.
5) Diarrhea:
If the stool is noticeably soft or liquid and if the child passes more than normal bowel habits, dehydration occurs. To prevent this dehydration, the food should be fed with saline.
Diarrhea causes sudden weight loss, thirst, extreme weakness, irritability, sunken eyes, dry tongue, scaly scalp, and loss of skin elasticity—resulting in a gradual loss of skin elasticity. Even or long skin folds. If the baby stops urinating for a few hours, then it should be understood that the baby is suffering from severe dehydration.
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