Common mistakes of adults when keeping children warm

In the cold, many parents let their children wear too many clothes, making it difficult for them to breathe and block their airways.

Dr. Tran Anh Tuan, Head of Respiratory Department, Ho Chi Minh City Children's Hospital 1 said that the department is treating about 250 babies with respiratory diseases. The days when Saigon went cold, the number of hospitalized children increased. Two groups in children are bronchiolitis, pneumonia and sinusitis, asthma.

Keep children warm during cold weather.(Artwork: Thanh Nguyen).

According to Dr. Tuan, when it is cold, parents need to pay attention, especially babies, babies under 12 months or suffer from chronic diseases. If you want to take a bath, choose the warmest time of the day, close the door, avoid drafts and give your baby some bathing, not soaking your whole body in the water, so that you can dry your body there.

"Should wear warm clothes, hats, scarves, gloves, socks for children, but avoid wearing too thick clothes, too many layers that make it hard for children to breathe," Tuan said.

Many parents burn fire, warm children with honeycomb charcoal, which is dangerous to the respiratory tract.

There is a trend of using essential oils on acupuncture points to prevent respiratory diseases for children. According to Dr. Tuan, this method is effective but requires careful investigation. Young skin is very fragile. If oil is applied directly to the baby's skin, it may cause burns and blisters. Some essential oils contain many dangerous ingredients, if too much oil is applied to the skin, poisoning the child.

Avoid exposing children to direct contact with infected people. When the child has convulsions, sleepiness, vomiting, loss of appetite, high fever for more than three days, he should be taken to the hospital. Getting your child to eat enough food and getting vaccinated as soon as possible, especially with the flu vaccine, can reduce the risk of pneumonia by about 50%.