Symptoms of coma in a child

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Coma is a state in which brain function is seriously impaired and high-level neural activity is severely inhibited. Patients are prone to loss of consciousness, motor, sensory and reflex dysfunction. Let's talk about the symptoms of coma

Symptoms of coma in a child

If you have epidemic hepatitis B or meningitis, it is extremely easy to cause coma. These two diseases are acute, accompanied by high fever, vomiting, headache and other symptoms.

Secondly, there is a history of diabetes, diabetic acidosis coma, before nausea, vomiting, mouth ketoacetate taste and other symptoms; Long term history of liver cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis, easy to liver coma.

At ordinary times, we must have a clear understanding of deep coma and shallow coma. There is a certain difference between them. Shallow coma can't move at will. There are only a few unconscious spontaneous actions. For pain stimulation, there are avoidance reactions and painful expressions, but they can't answer questions. Swallowing, coughing, corneal reaction and pupillary reflex all exist, So shallow coma and deep coma are different. 　　

matters needing attention

）Maintain basic nutrition. The swallowing function of comatose children is often affected, but the mild one still has a certain swallowing function, so the diet should be fluid, but attention should be paid to the suffocation caused by cough. Such as long-term coma of children should apply nasal feeding diet, mainly to semi liquid, can add all kinds of necessary nutrients, to ensure basic nutrition. However, when filling the nasal feeding diet, the movement should be gentle and slow, and the amount should be appropriate each time, and attention should be paid not to fill the air. After eating, warm water can be properly filled to keep the nasal feeding tube clean.