Whether
you are a new parent or already have several 'Best Mom/Dad' mugs lined up,
child health care can be somewhat trying-particularly if something unexpected
comes up or an emergency arises. Understanding common childhood ailments and
injuries may not only aid you in helping your child as quickly as possible, but
may also help to ensure that you do not panic unduly.
Common Childhood Diseases
and How to Respond
High
Temperature/Fever
You need
not be immediately alarmed if your child has a fever, as a high temperature is
a normal immunity response aimed at cooling the body down in the event of
illness or infection. To help to make your child more comfortable you can lower
his/her temperature by using child-friendly paracetamol, removing some of
his/her clothing and pressing a cool damp cloth to his/her face, neck and
chest. If your child persistently has a fever then you should immediately visit
a child health care center in Cahndigarh.
Vomiting
and Diarrhoea
If your
child picks up a stomach bug, his/her diarrhoea should normally last for about
a week, whereas vomiting should last for three days at most. Once again, if
your child suffers from a longer spell than this, you may want to contact your
GP. Your chief concern when dealing with childhood vomiting and diarrhoea in
particular should be avoiding dehydration by ensuring that your child drinks
plenty of clear liquids. Do not given him/her fruit juice or soda, as the sugar
therein may in fact promote dehydration. You may want to obtain rehydration
tablets or syrup from your pharmacist. Do not give your child anti-diarrhoea
medication, as this may be dangerous for children under a certain age. Do
consult the best child care center in Chandigarh before giving any medication
to your child.
Colds
and Coughs
Unfortunately,
not much can be done for colds and coughs. Your GP will likely prescribe
something to alleviate the symptoms of the cold, but other than that you and
your little one will simply have to wait it out. This does however bring us to
the point of:
1.
Preventing Illness and Injury
2.
Immunisation
If you
need more health care advice for your children to keep them safe from the
diseases, you should visit the best Child Health Care Center in
Chandigarh. Cosmo Hospital has the best child care specialists and
paediatricians to give your toddler the best care that they deserve.
