China - Ningxia - Admissions of 600 children every day at Yinchuan MCH - more than 70% are respiratory infections, coughs, bronchitis and pneumonia

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Yinchuan MCH clinic
Admissions of 600 children every day

Mostly colds, coughs, bronchitis

(Reporter intern reporter Han Kuaixia Lilin Hui) reporter learned from the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Hospital of Yinchuan, the recent pediatric outpatient hospital admissions of more than 600 children a day on average, than before and more than 200 outpatient cases, including treatment of children more than 70% are respiratory colds, coughs, bronchitis and pneumonia.

Yinchuan MCH emergency department director Jiang Shaohua introduction, if it is a viral infection, it showed only a mild cough, which we call the common cold; respiratory infection, but some children, it may be a bacterial infection, likely to cause bronchitis, pneumonia, long duration of fever, cough, weight. If you find that your baby has a cold turned to pneumonia tendency to immediately sent to hospital for treatment.

Winter respiratory infections in children under 5 years of the most common diseases, respiratory infections to prevent young children should try to do the following:

1. Appropriate subtraction clothes. Especially when large temperature difference outside the house, not in a hurry to go out. As the temperature changes, the children wear clothes to wash off the ground.
2 protect the nose and mouth to avoid crowded public places with children.
3. Reasonable diet, the children develop more water, wash their hands habits.

Editor: Heli Tao

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