When children are ill, all medical means are used. Earlier glass jars were used by all and is universal, but also now they are quite popular at treatment of catarrhal diseases. But it is necessary to apply this method carefully as it is quite injury-causing medical tool. To put cups to the child it is correct, it is necessary to follow a number of simple rules and to adhere to safety measures.
Instruction
1. It is important to know that to children is younger than 3 years banks are contraindicated. They make strong thermal impact which can be very dangerously to babies. But also to kids is more senior you should not put cups on the left side of a breast, it is harmful to heart. Procedure time in general needs to be reduced to six - ten minutes. But if unpleasant, painful feelings appear earlier, immediately remove vessels.
2. Before carrying out the procedure, talk to the child. Explain that there is nothing terrible in banks, it is not sick at all. Tell that with their help he will recover quicker and will be able to do favorite things again. Ask the kid to lay down on a tummy in a bed and to accept a comfortable position. Stroke it on a back that he calmed down and relaxed.
3. In advance prepare banks (6 - 8 pieces), children's cream with vaseline and a candle or a match for heating of vessels. Grease with cream a back. Heat and put cups serially. Under a vessel the vacuum has to be created, otherwise the necessary effect will not be. If skin under a can reddened and was pulled in inside - bank is put truly. If is not present - heat it better and put once again. From incorrectly attached jars no effect will exist.
4. Take banks of 6-10 minutes and remove. Wrap up the kid with a blanket. It is recommended to repeat the procedure not earlier than in 2-3 days. It is connected with the fact that children's skin very gentle, continuous thermal influence can do much harm it.
5. Banks are applied usually at bronchitis and pneumonia, but are not recommended at cold and flu. Without consultation at the doctor it is impossible to use them at all, you can do harm to the child. Together with banks the medicines stopping inflammation, reducing the heat and temperatures eliminating the painful phenomena are appointed. Therefore never self-medicate. What drugs can be combined and what are not present what procedures are recommended at a disease and what are dangerous, only the doctor can solve.