On January 8, relevant circulation information on 20 cases of new coronavirus infection in Tianjin was released, of which 15 were primary and secondary school students. In addition, 5 students and two kindergarten workers have been infected in this round of the epidemic in Henan. Due to the close contact between young children and students in kindergartens, schools and other institutions, once there is a case, it is easy to cluster epidemics.
It is the cold winter season, and the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is also the high incidence season for children's influenza. If your child has a cough and fever, how can you tell the difference between influenza, the common cold or the new crown pneumonia?
Holidays and New Year are the happiest times for children... Walk the streets and alleys to play, go to relatives and friends to eat and drink. As a parent, while enjoying the joy of the world, we must also hold up a "health umbrella" for our children. The following is recommended for all parents to collect in case of emergency.
01 What should I do if my child does not want to wear a mask
Children under 1 year old are not suitable for wearing masks, and younger children cannot wear masks, what should I do? For this type of child, the main thing is passive protection. The so-called passive protection is to rely on the protection of parents, family members, and caregivers to indirectly protect children.
First, caregivers themselves should wear masks and lead by example.
Second, don't sneeze at your child. When coughing and sneezing, don't forget to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or elbow.
The clothing for the baby should be appropriate, do not feel that it is winter to cover it hard, but it is not recommended that some parents exercise the child's ability to withstand cold, and the result is that the child gets cold and gets sick.
For older children, we can tell children directly why we wear masks through storytelling or reasoning. As a parent, you must lead by example, your child should wear a mask, and you should wear a mask yourself.
02 How to distinguish between the flu, the common cold and the new crown pneumonia
Winter is the season of high incidence of influenza in children. If your child has a cough and fever, how to distinguish between influenza, common cold or new crown pneumonia?
Colds usually have symptoms of nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, and may have a fever. However, it is generally a low-to-moderate fever, which lasts for 1 to 2 days, and basically heals itself in 3 to 5 days. Colds rarely have systemic symptoms of generalized muscle pain or fatigue.
Influenza often has high fever, the heat range is relatively long, generally 3 to 5 days, about a week or so to get better. Influenza is also often accompanied by systemic symptoms, including systemic muscle pain, fatigue, headaches, and severe influenza can have serious complications, especially in young children.
The main symptoms of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia include fever, cough, fatigue, and may also have symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., and some patients may also have loss of smell and taste.
Parents are urged to provide a truthful medical history when taking their children to the hospital to help doctors diagnose faster and more accurately.
These details of life must be paid attention to
1. Do not share dishes with children. Feed your child, don't blow food with your mouth, and don't try food with your mouth before feeding it to your child.
2. Children's toys and items should be disinfected regularly. Children's toys and items are often scattered all over the home, and children will often bite, so be sure to disinfect regularly and pay attention to your child's hand hygiene.
3. Hand hygiene should be done before playing with and holding children. When you go out and go home, you should change the clothes you are wearing outside, wash your hands and then hold your child.
4. The home should be ventilated regularly. Generally ventilate 2 to 3 times a day for 20 to 30 minutes each time. When ventilating in winter, pay attention to taking the child out of the ventilated room, do not let the wind blow directly on the child, so as not to get cold.
5. Minimize taking your child to public places and confined spaces. In the winter season of high incidence of respiratory infectious diseases, try to bring children to crowded public places and confined spaces as little as possible, and masks should be worn in crowded places.
Parents are reminded that if they find that they have respiratory infections, including colds or some other symptoms, they must wear a mask and do a good job of appropriate home isolation.
Source: China Youth Client, Healthy China
Editor: Ma Linhong
Preliminary: Ma Linhong
Final Judge: Liu Xin