Many troubles to the sick child are caused by cough. In most cases it is a SARS symptom. Correctly to treat the kid, it is very important to establish the nature of cough.
Instruction
1. Doctors divide cough into damp (productive) and dry (unproductive). These terms speak for themselves. Dry cough does not help an organism to get rid of hazardous substances but only exhausts the baby, without allowing it to have a rest and sleep fully, irritating airways. Do not start such cough, hoping that it will pass without treatment. It is dangerous since quite often it is wrapped in bronchitis. At once having seen a doctor and having begun treatment, it will be possible to cope with dry cough pretty fast. The pediatrician will prescribe the medicines suppressing kashlevy a reflex that the kid could have a rest and gain quietly strength for fight against an infection.
2. Watch a condition of the baby carefully. As a rule, cough begins as dry, and then becomes damp. Damp cough removes a phlegm which, standing, can be saturated with hazardous substances and poison an organism of the kid. Therefore it is impossible to suppress damp cough by means of drugs. In this case the medicines promoting fluidifying and removal of a phlegm are necessary for the baby. The pediatrician has to appoint them too. Well helps to bring a phlegm out of the child's organism massage of a back and breathing exercises.
3. If the body temperature of the kid is not increased, put a compress with the sour cream which is warmed up to 40-45 degrees. Warm up it on a water bath, moisten with it a cotton napkin, put to the child on a back, avoiding area of heart. From above cover with compressor paper, then woolen fabric. Strengthen a compress a towel and take within an hour or two. That the disease passed quicker, give to drink to the kid warm milk with Borjomi, children's tea with honey, a lemon or raspberry (if there is no allergy).