Changing seasons, thousands of children suffer from respiratory diseases

Children admitted to the Respiratory Department for treatment mostly suffer from respiratory infections such as bronchiolitis, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pneumonia and severe pneumonia... Some children are receiving oxygen support.

During the changing seasons, many sick children have to come to Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital for examination and treatment. Photo: Duc Anh

In particular, about 15 children have respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)..This is a disease that develops strongly during the changing seasons, and children under 6 months of age often get it. Treatment for children with RSV is difficult. To treat infected children, the hospital has organized a separate isolation room with special care.

According to doctors: At this time of changing seasons, the environment and air humidity have changed, creating favorable conditions for bacteria and viruses to develop. Because of this, in the past month, the number of patients with respiratory diseases who had to be hospitalized for treatment has been very high.

For the past month, the Respiratory Department of Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital has had about 200 children being treated. Photo: Duc Anh

Another factor is that after being infected with Covid-19, children's resistance is more or less reduced, so children are very susceptible to diseases, especially respiratory diseases... In addition, another factor that causes children to become seriously ill is because parents are subjective about their children's health.

When a child has a respiratory infection, the initial symptoms are sneezing, runny nose (like a common cold), loss of appetite, refusal to eat, refusal to breastfeed, rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, and less movement.

Many children with respiratory infections require intensive treatment. Photo: Duc Anh

Because parents do not distinguish in time, the disease may progress to a worse direction such as rhinopharyngitis, bronchitis, bronchiolitis, otitis media, pneumonia... or complications causing kidney failure.respirationin children

“Therefore, when children show signs of illness, parents need to take their children to specialized pediatric clinics for examination and treatment. Absolutely do not go to pharmacies to buy medicine to treat your children yourself - this will make the child's illness worse and cause antibiotic resistance in children later on” - Master, Doctor Bui Anh Son - Head of Respiratory Department,Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospitalrecommended

Master, Doctor Bui Anh Son recommends: Parents need to pay attention to their children's nutrition and keeping them warm. Photo: Duc Anh

Also according to Master, Doctor Bui Anh Son: To prevent diseases for children in general and respiratory diseases in particular, parents need to pay attention to the nutritional regimen for children according to each age; keep children warm when the weather changes and gets cold; limit children from going outside, if they have to go outside, they need to wear masks, keep their necks, palms, and soles of their feet warm; minimize children's contact with sick children; limit children's exposure to smoke such as cigarette smoke, coal, etc.