What are the clinical manifestations of children infected with the new coronavirus
How to determine whether to go to the hospital for treatment
How to choose anti-fever medicines for children infected with the new coronavirus
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What does Yi Jun, Chief Physician of Pediatrics, say
Chief Physician of Pediatrics of Dali First People's Hospital Yi Jun
Q1: What are the clinical manifestations of children infected with COVID-19?
Judging from the clinical manifestations, children develop symptoms faster than adults after infection, and pneumonia is rare.
After children are infected with the new crown, they will mainly have symptoms in the respiratory system, digestive system, and nervous system .
Respiratory system symptoms: mainly fever, dry throat, sore throat, cough, etc.
Digestive system symptoms: mainly vomiting, diarrhea, and some children will also have abdominal pain.
Symptoms of the nervous system: mainly poor sleep. Especially for babies, when there are no typical symptoms, they will cry all day long. At this time, parents should pay attention.
Q2: Do children need to go to the hospital after being infected with COVID-19?
If the child's mental state is relatively poor, develops convulsions, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., as well as respiratory symptoms, such as wheezing and severe cough, then he must seek medical treatment in time.
If the symptoms are mild and the fever temperature is between 37 and 38 degrees, and the fever can subside quickly after taking antipyretics, there is generally no need to go to the hospital.
Q3: How should children use antipyretics?
html It is not recommended to use antipyretics for children under 12 months of age. Generally, physical cooling can be achieved by opening the children's clothes and quilts, wearing less clothes, warm water baths, alcohol baths, etc. to achieve the cooling effect.
htmlChildren aged 12-6 months generally use acetaminophen.
html Children over 16 months old can choose ibuprofen .
When giving medicine to your child, you should follow the doctor's instructions carefully, read the medicine instructions carefully, and never use medicine based on experience.
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