If the doctor uses these medicines to atomize the baby, parents should firmly say: No!

Recently, the country has ushered in a major cooling down, and many cities have collectively entered the "quick-frozen" mode.

Cold and dry in autumn and winter, is a high incidence of respiratory diseases, hospital respiratory department is always overcrowded. Parents bring their baby to see a doctor, and doctors often recommend aerosol therapy.

But at the same time, the saying that "atomization is more harmful than infusion" and "atomization is toxic" is quite popular in the circle of friends.

Parents will inevitably ask, is this atomization treatment safe?

01

Small amount of aerosolized drug

But can achieve precision strikes

Atomization treatment directly hits the lesion. Different from taking medicine and injecting, the atomization treatment can directly act on the respiratory tract and the lungs, and the administration is more precise and the effect is fast.

The amount of aerosol therapy is small. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the International Association of Medical Aerosols (ISAM) point out that the precise administration of nebulization makes it less effective than medication and injection. At the same time, however, the concentration of topical drugs is high, reducing the absorption of drugs by other organs, thereby avoiding or reducing the potential adverse reactions that may be caused to the human body by systemic administration.

Atomization treatment is painless. Compared with the pain of injection and the suffering of taking medicine, atomization will not bring physical pain to the baby and will be more easily accepted by the baby.

Therefore, I firmly support the atomization treatment. It is a good, fast, and safe way to treat respiratory diseases! Don't be fooled by those who claim that "atomization is the killer of the hospital", thus delaying the child's treatment.

The reason why the atomization treatment is demonized is mainly due to the irregularity of atomization medication and operating procedures.

02

Unreasonable atomization medication

Put a layer of gray on the curative effect

Not all drugs are suitable for aerosol therapy. At present, there are three types of pediatric aerosol drugs recommended in China.

One is budesonide suspension, which is the only aerosol that can be used for nebulization in babies under 4 years of age. When you hear hormones, parents may worry about the baby's health, but in fact, the drug is only a few times of the systemic dose, and can be quickly inactivated by the liver, so the side effects are basically Can be ignored.

The second is a fast-acting bronchodilator, such as salbutamol, which relaxes the bronchi of the palate and is the drug of choice for asthma and asthmatic bronchitis.

The last one is a peony, such as N-acetylcysteine, which reduces the viscosity of the sputum and makes it liquefied for easy discharge.

However, in some small clinics or primary hospitals, there is still the problem of unreasonable use of aerosolized drugs. For example, doctors will prescribe drugs such as dexamethasone, gentamicin, α-chymotrypsin, and proprietary Chinese medicines for atomization. However, these drugs currently do not have an aerosolized dosage form in China. Not recommended.

Therefore, I solemnly remind all parents that if the hospital has prescribed such drugs to the baby, it must be rejected decisively.

03

Doing atomization at home

This is not reliable

Many parents asked me, it is not convenient to go to the hospital, can I do atomization at home, I suggest to go to the hospital as well. If you want to do it at home, you must follow the doctor's instructions. Do not do the preparation work related to atomization, do it at home!

Atomization therapy is effective because the drug is processed into tiny particles by the nebulizing device, but not all small particle mists can effectively act on the bronchi and lungs. Only 2-5μm of drug particles are most easily penetrated into the lungs and can be easily absorbed by the throat, trachea, bronchi and alveoli.

Therefore, when purchasing the atomizer, do not choose a cheaper product. You must purchase a professional medical grade atomizer, and pay attention to the atomization particle parameters of the atomizer. You can't do it.

There are different recommendations for different ages for the choice of mask. Children over the age of 5 are more likely to cooperate with adults, and can choose to inhale with a mouthpiece; for babies under 5 years old, it is suitable to use a mask for atomization treatment.

Although it is self-made at home, the atomized drugs, dose, time of treatment, and frequency of treatment must be in accordance with the doctor's advice.

Women's bronchitis episodes, home-made physiological saline atomization, the condition has not improved, the anti-healing is serious

Therefore, even if you are operating on your own, you must obtain the doctor's consent, communicate with the doctor, and the treatment process should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.

Finally, there are a few things to keep in mind, please parents and parents -

In addition, do not think that any respiratory disease can be treated with atomization. Although atomization is safe, it can be used blindly and is highly likely to cause drug abuse! The correct attitude towards atomization therapy should be neither deified or demonized.