How about naming the baby Wang Limei?
A child with a cold and fever
Pour a big chunk.
In order not to run to the hospital
Most babies will
Dig out the small medicine box at home
Prepare to fight in person.
Wait a minute!
Don't take medicine indiscriminately!
Even a little cold medicine
"Taking the wrong medicine" may also be
Liver and kidney injury
Maybe even lost his life.
The 27-year-old boy took several cold medicines at the same time.
Results Liver failure occurred.
Liu, a 27-year-old Meizhou guy, bought cold medicine himself after catching a cold. After eating for a few days, the effect of reducing fever is not obvious. He thought, no, the quantity is not enough, and it has to be doubled!
So, he bought several cold medicines and increased the dosage for several days. As a result, this is a tragedy-
Liver and kidney failure
Systemic muscle lysis
Severe coagulation dysfunction
The doctor said that of the eight organ systems in the human body, Liu's five have failed one after another. It turned out that Liu took a variety of cold medicines, which led to an overdose of acetaminophen!
Such a tragedy
It's really not the first time.
In April this year, a 55-year-old aunt in Shanghai suffered from acute drug-induced liver injury because she had a cold and upset stomach.
Within a week, the symptoms were aggravated, jaundice was high, and acute liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy and hepatic coma appeared.
At the critical moment, her son stepped forward and decided to donate his liver to save his mother. The liver transplant was a success. Although she suffered a lot, she was lucky to get her life back in the end.
After watching the news, are you shivering and wondering: Can you still take cold medicine happily? Acetaminophen, what is it? Why eat cold medicine, can you eat liver damage or even liver failure?
In fact, acetaminophen is what we usually call "paracetamol tablets". It has mild antipyretic effect and low risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, and is a commonly used antipyretic drug.
At present, many cold medicines on the market contain acetaminophen.
However, what many people don't pay much attention to is that the use of acetaminophen is dose-limited-
Adult intake once
Should not exceed 500 mg.
Total daily intake
Should not exceed 2000 mg.
The course of treatment cannot exceed 3 days.
In other words, it is safe to take it at a normal dose. But if you take it in large doses or for a long time, it will be poisoned, especially causing liver damage and even liver failure.
You can't eat cold medicine indiscriminately
but
If the child catches a cold,
What should I do?
The child caught a cold.
Can I take cold medicine?
As we all know, colds are divided into common colds and influenza (influenza for short).
If you have the flu, it goes without saying that you should see a doctor as soon as possible. (Flu science, please poke here: On the third day of the cold, the 5-year-old baby entered the ICU! This is very important during the flu season. )
Generally speaking, oseltamivir is the main drug to treat and prevent seasonal influenza after the flu is diagnosed, and antiviral treatment (mainly oral oseltamivir within 48 hours) can get the best effect.
The common cold is more common than the flu.
The child caught a cold. What medicine will you give him? Banlangen, Pudilan or Bupleurum? Antipyretic, anti-inflammatory or cough syrup?
The positive solution is: don't take any cold medicine.
You may have heard the saying, "Just take medicine for seven days when you have a cold, and don't take medicine for a week."
It's true. Cold medicine cannot shorten the course of disease.
As a self-healing disease, the common cold will relieve itself without drug treatment. As long as there is no subsequent bacterial infection, children can rely on their own immunity to fight the virus by drinking more water and taking more rest.
Some parents will say, "After taking the medicine, the child will really get better faster."
It's just that some symptoms have eased, so Mama Bama is hallucinating.
So, remember the knowledge point: cold medicine can't cure a cold, it can only relieve the symptoms. Cold medicine, don't take it if you can.
Of course, cold medicine is not completely untouchable.
If the symptoms of a cold make your child uncomfortable, you can take cold medicine. So, here's the question-
0 1 The child has a cold, how to choose cold medicine?
There are not many kinds of cold medicines for children, most of which are compound cold medicines. The so-called compound cold medicine means that there are several therapeutic ingredients in one medicine.
This kind of medicine generally contains such words as ammonia, phenol, sensitivity, numbness and beauty.
therefore
How to choose cold medicine for children?
Take out a small notebook.
The doctor focused on it.
Single-component drugs are preferred.
Many parents see that compound cold medicine can treat cold symptoms such as fever, sneezing and runny nose at the same time, and think it is right to buy it.
Don't!
Compound cold medicine contains many ingredients. If the child does not have multiple cold symptoms at the same time, then the extra drug ingredients are unnecessary, and the child has to bear more risks of adverse drug reactions.
Therefore, if the child has only a single symptom, try to choose a single-component drug.
Use compound cold medicine with caution under 6 years old.
Authorities such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have the following views:
It is not recommended to use compound cold medicine under the age of 4, but should be used under the guidance of a doctor at the age of 4 6.
There is no definite age limit for using compound cold medicine in China, but the physical tolerance of China babies is not necessarily better than that of foreign babies. Therefore, it is not recommended to use compound cold medicine for children under 6 years old.
Don't mix and eat, don't eat too much.
Many cold medicines contain repeated ingredients, and mixing them at will increase the risk of drug overdose.
In addition to mixed eating, many people will increase their dosage, thinking that eating more will get better quickly.
A thousand! Wan! Don't! Yes!
As mentioned above, colds have a fixed course of disease, and increasing the dose without authorization will not improve faster, but will increase the risk of adverse drug reactions.
It is the safest way to take medicine according to the dosage and doctor's advice on the instructions. In addition, no matter what cold medicine you take, the time should not be too long. Generally, the drug should be stopped in 5~7 days.
in fact
These misunderstandings of children's medication
Many parents step on it every day.
It is easy to have a big accident.
You must have stepped on the seven minefields where children take drugs.
(1) Coax children that "medicine is sugar"
Many parents have lied that "this is not medicine, this is sugar" in order to coax their children into taking medicine. In addition, some children use drugs to cater to their own tastes and increase sweetness. It is easy for children to mistake "medicine = sugar" and take it by mistake.
The correct way:
You have to tell the baby that medicine is not sugar, and you can't eat it indiscriminately. In addition, parents should keep all medicines out of the reach of babies.
② Use drugs blindly according to experience.
Some parents will blindly give drugs to their children according to their own experience. For example, some parents think that antibiotics are anti-inflammatory drugs.
The correct way:
You can't take medicine indiscriminately. Especially antibiotics, don't give your child antibiotics as soon as you catch a cold.
③ Increase or decrease the dosage at will.
Some parents think that increasing the dose can make the baby recover as soon as possible, so they blindly increase the dose for the baby. Some parents are worried that it is a three-point poison and reduce the dose at will.
The correct way:
Take medicine according to doctor's advice. Don't increase or decrease the dose at will.
4 feed the baby with adult medicine.
Some parents will give their children drugs that they think are effective, and the adult dose will be halved.
Actually, children are not miniature adults. Children's liver, kidney and other major organs are not yet mature, and their detoxification and detoxification abilities are not as good as those of adults.
The correct way:
If the baby is sick, he should seek medical advice in time. When taking medicine, he should also take special medicine for children. Never give your baby adult medicine, even if it is halved!
⑤ Sharing prescription drugs
Some parents share the prescription drugs prescribed by doctors when they see other people's children get sick and have the same symptoms as their own children. In fact, diseases that seem to have the same symptoms may be caused by different reasons. Doing so may lead to ineffective drug treatment and even adverse reactions.
The correct way:
Don't recommend "prescription" at will. You should see a doctor if you are sick.
⑥ Failing to take medicine according to the doctor's advice.
Some parents are very casual when feeding their children. No matter what medicine you take, you give it to your child with juice or milk. The interval between taking medicine is too short or too long, and syrup drugs do not need droppers or measuring cups. This will not only affect the effect of the drug, but also cause adverse reactions.
The correct way:
Parents are advised to read the instructions carefully before giving medicine to their babies. Drugs with special requirements should be taken according to the instructions. Drugs without special requirements are best taken with warm water. At the same time, pay attention to the dosage and interval of medication.
⑦ Keep expired drugs.
The child didn't finish the medicine he bought last time he was ill. Some parents thought it was a waste to throw it away, so they kept it and didn't pay attention to the shelf life. The next time their child gets sick, they continue to take it out. As we all know, taking expired drugs may have adverse effects on children.
The correct way:
Before taking the medicine, pay attention to check the shelf life of the medicine. Kaifeng drugs, if there are some appearance changes such as discoloration and precipitation, should be discarded immediately; Oral drugs are not recommended to be used again after being prescribed for more than one month. Topical drugs should also be stored at room temperature or at the temperature specified by the drug and used up within the specified time.
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