Pertussis is a highly prevalent disease in infants and young children, and the main symptom after onset is coughing, which can last for a long time. If parents find that their child has pertussis, they must take it seriously and take the child to the hospital for formal treatment. So, what should children do if they get pertussis?
If a child has pertussis, imported treatment is needed, usually using nebulized inhalation therapy. Due to the fact that children with pertussis usually experience tracheal spasms, the cough is very severe, usually presenting as paroxysmal spasms with echoes during inhalation. At this point, using nebulized inhalation can achieve excellent cough suppression effects.
Children with pertussis should also receive anti infective treatment, so anti-inflammatory drugs need to be used, and intravenous infusion is generally the main method of medication. Usually, after receiving anti infective treatment, the effect of pertussis bacilli will decrease, thereby improving adverse symptoms.
During a child's illness, parents should pay attention to opening windows for ventilation to keep the air fresh, which is beneficial and harmless for the child. Parents should not smoke indoors, otherwise it will stimulate their children's respiratory tract and make coughing more severe. Parents should observe their children's condition at all times, and if there are any discomfort symptoms, they should take their children to the hospital as soon as possible.
