Aspirin – widespread febrifugal, anti-inflammatory and anesthetic. However it is forbidden to give it to children up to 12 years, intake of this medicine can contribute to the development of heavy complications after flu and cold, to hemorrhage and even to lead to such deadly disease as Ray's syndrome.
Instruction
1. The last researches in the field of medicine showed that intake of aspirin has negative effect on health of the adult and furthermore – the child whose organism is especially sensitive to this medicine. The acetilsalicylic acid which is contained in it irritates stomach walls, and at a temperature increases permeability of vessels that can become the cause of hemorrhage in bodies and fabrics.
2. Acetilsalicylic acid is also capable to cause sharp hepatic encephalopathy in children that leads to damage of a liver, and then and nervous system. Such disease carries the name Ray's syndrome. And in advance it is impossible to find out predisposition of the child to a similar disease.
3. Exclude all medicines containing acetilsalicylic acid from a first-aid kit of the kid. Also you store them in the place, inaccessible for children.
4. For decrease in temperature give to the child the medicines created to a basis of paracetamol or an ibuprofen, for example, a nurofen. At reception these drugs can even be alternated among themselves, but only according to the recommendation of the doctor.
5. If they do not help, call the ambulance which usually gives an analginum injection, but it is not especially useful too. Use aspirin only as the most last resort when other medicines do not help any more, and you watch closely after that a condition of the kid.
6. If against the background of intake of this medicine you noticed the vomiting which is followed by slackness at the child immediately see a doctor as signs of a syndrome of Ray can do it. Whims, aggression, a disorientation in space as the fat which collected in bodies will put excessive pressure upon a brain of the kid, a spasm and even a coma can be the following symptoms. And the first symptoms of this disease are similar to symptoms of other diseases. Remember that only timely diagnosing and treatment of a syndrome of Ray will help to save life to your kid.