Overview of pneumonia: lung inflammation caused by different pathogens or other factors. Clinical manifestations: Mainly symptoms such as fever, cough, sputum expectoration, shortness of breath, etc. In severe cases, symptoms such as dyspnea and cyanosis around the mouth may occur, and other organ dysfunctions may easily occur.
The nursing is mainly for the baby’s symptoms.
General care:
1. Ensure that the baby can rest quietly. The interior should be quiet, tidy, sunny, and ventilated. According to the weather, open the window 2 to 3 times a day, 10 to 30 minutes each time; keep the room temperature between 18 ℃ ～ 20 ℃; due to insufficient secretion of mucous glands in the respiratory tract in children, coupled with increased respiratory frequency in children with pneumonia, the respiratory tract mucosa is compared It is easy to dry, so the indoor relative humidity should be maintained at 50% to 60%.
2. Keep your baby warm and avoid convective wind. But the baby's clothes should not be too much or too tight, and skin and oral care should be strengthened.
3. Avoid secondary infection, pay attention to hygiene, and avoid contact with other sick family members.
Specialist nursing:
1. When the baby has fever, he should rest in bed and keep enough sleep. For babies with high fever, use ice packs or wet towels on their foreheads to perform physical cooling of to prevent overheating.
2. For phlegm babies, pat the back regularly to help them expel the sputum. It is necessary to promptly discharge secretions in the respiratory tract and keep the respiratory tract unobstructed, which not only facilitates the exchange of gas inside and outside the body, but also facilitates the discharge of lower respiratory tract secretions, thereby alleviating symptoms and improving hypoxia. The posture is generally head-high, and semi-recumbent is used for people with difficulty breathing, and the posture must be changed frequently to reduce lung congestion and facilitate the absorption of inflammation.
3. Reasonable use of oxygen: At this time, you need to go to the hospital for treatment.
4. During the recovery from pneumonia,Allow children with appropriate activities, especially outdoor activities, to help recover from the illness.
Observation of medication:
After drug treatment, after the baby's condition is relieved, the body temperature will gradually drop, the spirit will begin to improve, the breathing becomes stable, the appetite begins to increase, the cough symptoms are reduced, and the complexion is obviously improved. These all indicate that the pneumonia is improving.
If sudden severe cough, shortness of breath, cyanosis, lethargy, high fever, irritability occur during treatment, it indicates that the condition has deteriorated, and you need to seek medical treatment in time. The newborn's condition changes rapidly and the symptoms are not obvious, so special attention should be paid. Newborns suffering from pneumonia have poor breastfeeding, low crying, and rapid breathing are signs of aggravation and require immediate medical attention.
Health Guidance:
1. Diet Guidance: Give liquid-based foods to babies with high fever, such as rice soup, juice, milk, etc., and change to semi-liquid food when the body temperature drops or becomes normal , Such as porridge, steamed eggs, steamed fish, etc. It is not advisable to eat large amounts of fatty and spicy foods to avoid heat generation and phlegm.
Severe pneumonia babies should be lifted up into a slope position when feeding, watering, and medicine, and feeding a small amount frequently, and then feed again after swallowing, to prevent aspiration and suffocation of .
2. During the recovery period, nutrition should be added to the baby to strengthen his physique. Usually pay attention to exercise, more outdoor activities, more sunshine, and enhance the body's resistance. When the disease is prevalent, try to avoid entering and leaving public places with a lot of people, adding or reducing clothes according to the weather changes, to prevent upper respiratory tract infection. Regular health checks and vaccinations.
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