How to treat severe pneumonia in children?

If some young children suffer from pneumonia, it will seriously threaten the safety and health of the patients. Therefore, patients need to pay attention to taking appropriate measures for treatment in time to ensure the safety of the children and avoid the deterioration of severe pneumonia. So how should severe pneumonia in children be treated? Let me introduce this issue to you below.

1. Living environment: The ideal environment must have suitable temperature, humidity and sufficient ventilation. It is best to maintain the room temperature at 18-20℃ and the relative humidity at around 50-60%. Some parents are always afraid that their children will catch a cold, so they make the bedroom airtight and the air very turbid. Such an environment is extremely harmful to children with pneumonia. Windows should be opened regularly every day to keep the air in the bedroom fresh, but care should be taken to avoid convection wind and not let cold wind blow directly on the children. Maintain appropriate humidity to prevent dry air from being inhaled into the trachea, making it difficult to cough up phlegm. In winter, you can use an ultrasonic humidifier or place a sink, wet cloth, etc. on the heater. You can also put a kettle on the stove, open the lid, and let the water vapor evaporate. Infants and young children should try to avoid going to public places as much as possible, especially places with poor air circulation, to avoid contracting respiratory diseases.

2. Clothing and diet: Pay attention to the fact that clothes and quilts should not be too thick. Overheating will make the child irritable and induce asthma, aggravating breathing difficulties. It is generally best to keep the child's hands warm. The diet should be rich in protein and vitamins, easily digestible and nutritious, and eat small meals frequently. When your child has a fever, encourage him or her to drink plenty of fluids. Children with pneumonia have weakened digestive functions, and sometimes their breathing may be affected by shortness of breath when eating, which aggravates their breathing difficulties. Therefore, do not force-feed children with pneumonia. To avoid choking on the esophagus, the baby's upper body should be raised when eating and taking medicine. Critically ill children should routinely be fed through a nasogastric tube.

3. Exercise and rest: Children should stay quiet and rest in bed during the illness to reduce myocardial oxygen consumption and alleviate the burden on the heart and lungs. Children with asthma can adopt a semi-recumbent position. Generally speaking, the child can lie on his side with his head turned to one side, which is conducive to expectoration. The child can be turned over and patted on the back every half hour. Changing body positions frequently can prevent blood stasis caused by pneumonia, promote the discharge of sputum, and facilitate recovery. You need to strengthen physical exercise, engage in appropriate outdoor activities, add or remove clothes in time, wear appropriate clothes, gradually adapt to changes in temperature, avoid overheating or overcooling, and change sweaty clothes in time.

The above is my opinion on this issue. If the child has the above problems, it is necessary to take appropriate measures to treat it in time, so as to ensure the health of the child. Especially lung diseases will seriously threaten the safety of the child, so timely treatment is needed.