Child Coughing and Pneumonia, How to Understand

Cough Is an acute infection of the lungs. Ammonia is particularly dangerous for babies young children, and the elderly it may follow diseases such as measles and flu and it can also be associated with HIV a child who is coughing or has difficulty breathing may have pneumonia. 

So how do you assess the coughing child or child with breathing difficulties? Even if the child's mother says the child has no symptoms. You must check the child firstly observed for fast breathing count the breaths in one minute in children Age 2 months to 12 months. 

The child has fast breathing. If it's 50 breaths or more per minute in children aged, 12 months to five years is considered fast if it is 40 breaths or more per minute. Look for chest in drawing in a child aged two months up to five years if chest in drawing is clearly visible and present at the time during an examination is a sign of severe pneumonia or very severe illness with chest in drawing. The lawn ribs on both sides of the chest are pooled in when the child breed is in this is very abnormal as the lower chest normally moves out when a child breeders in when resting children should never have chest in drawing. 

Listen for Strider Strider occurs, when there is a swelling of the upper part of the child's throat a child who is straight or when cam has a dangerous condition. Listen for stride over the child breeds in put your ear near the child's mouth because straighter can be difficult to hear there may also be 

Associated fever with the above symptoms in general danger signs such as an inability or refusal to eat or feed vomiting seizure and unconsciousness antibiotic treatment can only be initiated if the community health worker has a drug pack available. If the child has General danger signs chest in drawing or straight or when calm give the child the first dose of antibiotics and the Refer to hospital immediately If the child only has fast breathing. 

You can start the course of antibiotics provided in your pack without referral and follow-up in two days. If you have no packs refer to hospital or local medical officer If the child has none of the Saints mentioned, this is not pneumonia and can be treated with a home remedy such as a syrup made from one part honey. One part lemon juice the community health worker must check the child again in five days. 

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