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They just give cold medicines stored at home or bought from the pharmacy store according to their own opinion to treat sick children. in fact, this practice is too dangerous.
Many home-reserved drugs are medicines for adult medication, which are harmful to children, such as "Su Xiao Shang Feng Capsules," "Gan Mao Tong", "An Tong Ding" and so on, containing paracetamol, phenacetin, aminopyrine, caffeine and other ingredients. These components have the role of inhibiting hematopoietic system in bone marrow, impact the formation and growth of pediatric blood cell, resulting in leukopenia and agranulocytosis, reduce children's immunity, and some even cause toxic liver damage.
? Aspirin is banned for children.
It isn’t recommended to use aspirin, especially compound aspirin to treat pediatric diseases as this drug plays the role of damaging the function of digestive system, liver and kidney although it has good antipyretic and analgesic effects, or even cause Reye syndrome resulting in the drop of white blood cells, platelets, especially for children under 3s.
Second, pay attention to care so as to avoid the incidence of children's colds effectively.
? Parent should change children’s clothing on the basis of climate’s change;
? Open window for fresh air every day, and it is necessary to pay attention to maintaining a certain degree of temperature and humidity in the room;
? Let the children take part in many outdoor activities to enhance children's ability to adapt to cold and the barrier function of respiratory mucosa;
? Try not to bring children to go to public places to avoid cross-contamination;
? Let children drink water, eat vegetables, fruits and other light foods as many as possible and maintain patency stool. |