Symptoms of pneumonia in a month old baby

summary

Pneumonia is one of the most common respiratory diseases in infants, which occurs all year round, but spring and winter are the high incidence periods. The symptoms of pneumonia are similar to cough. Some parents may not realize that their children have pneumonia at first. If pneumonia can be confirmed at the first time and treated, it may not lead to serious consequences. So, let's share my views on the symptoms of pneumonia in a month.

Symptoms of pneumonia in a month old baby

1. Breathing when infants have pneumonia, they will cough, asthma, and even dyspnea. Dyspnea is characterized by suffocation and purple lips. If the pneumonia caused by a cold, there will be no dyspnea, but there will still be cough. Prevention and treatment of pneumonia, parents should pay special attention to observe the child's breathing: first, the number of breathing, the second is to see the degree of chest depression. Observation of children's breathing in children's quiet state. The breathing frequency of healthy children at rest varies with age. Taking every minute as an example, the breathing frequency of infants within 2 months should be less than 60, and that of infants between 2 and 12 months should be less than 50. As for chest depression, it refers to the degree of chest wall invagination when children inhale. If children cough, accompanied by rapid breathing, it is mild pneumonia; If the breathing is increased with chest depression, it is severe pneumonia; If there is no drinking water and cyanosis on the basis of the above, it is very severe pneumonia.

2. Spirit if the baby's mental state significantly decreased, there is irritability, crying, restlessness, or in a sleepy state, but also occasionally accompanied by ventilation phenomenon. At this time, it is a clear sign of pneumonia.

3. Body temperature if the baby got pneumonia, most will be accompanied by fever, and if the temperature is above 38 ℃, and does not retreat for several days, in the use of antipyretic drugs still can not get rid of the fever, it means that the child got pneumonia.

matters needing attention

Parents need to pay close attention to your baby, if he appears above symptoms, should be vigilant, consider whether it is caused by pneumonia. The resistance of infants is very weak, so we should take them less to public places in the epidemic season.