Tears a child. What to do? How to help?
What if I tear a child? What should I do first? How to help your baby? Such issues are of great concern to parents already at the first symptoms of the disease. Digestive disorder, as a rule, is accompanied by diarrhea, which significantly worsens the patient's condition. Especially dangerous is the dehydration of the body, which leads to disruption of all systems of the human body. If the child vomits, and diarrhea does not stop for a while, it is necessary to call a doctor or an ambulance.
How to recognize the danger to the life and health of the baby
Diarrhea and vomiting can be signs of dangerous diseases that require immediate medical attention. The following symptoms will help to find out:
- the child's age is less than three years;
- body temperature is more than 38 degrees;
- there is blood in the stool;
- frequent and profuse diarrhea;
- frequent vomiting;
- refusal of the child from drinking and eating;
- the baby has dry lips, sunken eyes, no tears.
Your actions if you tear a child
What should parents do? First of all, it is necessary to provide the baby with peace and regular watering. Portions of drinking should be small, but frequent. Give the usual boiled water is not recommended. It should be added a teaspoon of salt and five sugars. This amount is taken per liter of water. It is best to purchase special salt solutions in the pharmacy. In addition to salt, they contain substances that help normalize digestion and improve the condition.
You can not give your child tea, fruit juice, carbonated drinks, cow's milk, rice broth, broth. These fluids do not contain a sufficient level of salt and only exacerbate dehydration.
Several other recommendations can be givenIf the infant is vomiting. If you are breastfeeding, then you should apply it more often than usual. The same can be said about the milk formula. In addition, the child must be given a special solution. It is best to use a teaspoon for this. So you can regulate how much the child has drunk. If after this, the baby immediately vomited, then it should be given again to drink. It should be done very slowly. Your tricks do not help, and still tear the child. What to do? If nothing helps, diarrhea and vomiting last for more than four hours, then it is necessary to call a doctor.
How to understand that treatment has helped
In most cases, vomiting and diarrhea in childrenpass in a few days. Thus pathogenic infections and bacteria are independently eliminated. To find out whether the treatment applied is just necessary. Its effectiveness is indicated by the following factors:
- the child became more active and feels better;
- the baby has an appetite;
- Vomiting and diarrhea became less frequent or passed.
When a child tears, what to do, everyone should knowparents. So you can help your baby and prevent the development of a serious illness. It is worth noting that any medicine and especially antibiotics can be prescribed only by a doctor. Applying them yourself, you can seriously hurt the baby.
