What should I do if my two-year-old baby has bronchial pneumonia?

Recently, a two-year-old baby of a relative has contracted bronchial pneumonia. The young parents are miserable, and the baby is in uncontrollable distress every day, which makes the parents heartbroken. Bronchopneumonia is a common type of pneumonia in children, especially infants and young children who have weak immunity and are prone to the disease. This disease is more common in cold seasons when the temperature changes suddenly, and is generally caused by pneumococcal infection. Below, I will introduce in detail the main treatment methods for bronchial pneumonia in children.

Children should not be given medicine casually when they are too young. If bronchitis is confirmed, they must be hospitalized for treatment because bronchitis is a viral infectious disease that is prone to recurrence.

1. Use antibiotics to control infection and prevent further deterioration of the disease. However, it is important to reduce the dosage and choose less irritating drugs for treatment. It is forbidden to use gentamicin, amikacin, streptomycin, etc., because these drugs can cause deafness in children and may also lead to renal failure.

2. Choose drugs such as nebulizer inhalation or 10% ammonium chloride mixture, Bisuoping, and Xiaoer Qiangli Tanling to relieve cough and expectorant. However, care should be taken to avoid overdose and prolonged use, which will affect the physiological activity of cilia and make secretions difficult to discharge.

3. Use drugs such as aminophylline and salbutamol to relieve spasms. However, it should be noted that prednisone and becloracone propionate aerosols should not be used for infants and young children. The use of medication for bronchitis in children must be under the guidance of a doctor. Parents must not give medication to their children at will, so as to avoid the medication causing more harm to the children.

In addition, the room of the sick child needs to be kept ventilated, and appropriate temperature and humidity can help alleviate the symptoms of the sick child. It should be noted that during the illness, children should not be allowed to drink ice water, but warm water. If a child in your family develops bronchopneumonia, seek medical attention promptly to determine the cause and receive symptomatic treatment. Do not delay the disease.