Which department should children go to for cold and fever

Which department should children go to for cold and fever

Cold and fever are common symptoms in children. When a child has a cold and fever, he or she should be taken to the pediatric respiratory department for treatment in time. Generally speaking, colds and fevers are highly self-limiting. Through certain treatments, the child will gradually recover in 5 to 7 days. At this time, it is necessary to strengthen diet adjustment, give the child some light food, replenish the child with water in time, and let the child get enough rest.

Which department should children go to for cold and fever

If your baby has a fever, it is an upper respiratory tract infection, or a cold, so you can go to the pediatric respiratory department. If it is a cold, just take some cold medicine. For example, Xiaokuai Ke children's cold granules can reduce fever by themselves, so there is no need to take special antipyretic medicine. Pay attention to whether the ambient temperature is too high. In the hot summer, the temperature is very high and the baby's ability to regulate its own body temperature is poor. When the mother holds the baby, the heat is not easy to dissipate, causing the body temperature to rise. However, this kind of fever usually does not last too long. Put the child in a cool place, fan him slightly, give him some cool fruit juice, or give him a warm bath, and the body temperature will return to normal after a few hours.

Children's antipyretic drops, suspensions and granules specially designed for children have the characteristics of good dispersibility, rapid onset of effect, accurate dosage and good taste. In addition, the drug instructions are detailed, with dosage and daily dose frequency listed for different age groups and corresponding weights, and precautions are clear.

The commonly used Aben tablets are a compound preparation of aspirin and phenobarbital, which have been clinically well received for their use in reducing fever in children. It is generally used in small doses for short periods of time to reduce fever and is relatively safe. However, this drug can cause adverse reactions such as neonatal cyanosis, umbilical bleeding, vomiting blood, and bloody stools, and should be prohibited for use in infants and young children.

Treatment for recurrent fever in babies

1. Treatment of cold cough:

The treatment should be to dispel wind and cold, promote lung function and relieve cough. The important thing is that it can promote the expulsion of phlegm in the trachea and reduce secretions in the trachea. You can choose to add or subtract Sanao Decoction. Take 3 grams each of ephedra and licorice, 5 grams each of almond, schizonepeta, peucedanum, platycodon, perilla seed, fennel, tangerine peel, cinnamon twig, stemona, and scutellaria. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. Chinese patent medicines include Xingsu cough syrup, Xiaoqinglong oral liquid, etc.

2. Cold cough care:

1. Try not to turn on the air conditioner when sleeping at night. If you turn on the air conditioner, it should be around 25 degrees Celsius and it is best to wear socks.

2. Don’t sleep in a shirt with an open neckline. Pay attention to protecting the collar to shoulder joint area.

3. Avoid going barefoot at home and wear slippers instead.

3. Diet therapy:

1. Ginger + brown sugar + garlic

If a child has a cold, drinking warm ginger and brown sugar water can be a good therapeutic treatment. If the child also has a cough, add 2 to 3 cloves of garlic to the ginger and brown sugar water and cook together. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes to remove the spiciness of the garlic. Only then will the child be willing to drink it.

2. Steamed Garlic Water

Take 2 to 3 cloves of garlic, smash them, put them in a bowl, add half a bowl of water, put in a piece of rock sugar, cover the bowl and put it in the pot to steam. After boiling over high heat, switch to low heat and steam for 15 minutes. When the garlic water in the bowl is warm, feed it to your child. The garlic does not need to be eaten. Generally 2 to 3 times a day, half a bowl each time. Garlic is warm in nature and enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians. It is very effective in treating cold coughs and kidney deficiency coughs. It is also convenient and simple, and children are willing to drink it.