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Monday, October 29, 2012

How to give medicine to your child

Although most medicines for children pleasant smell and even taste good, but very few little ones are happy to accept them. First of all, because we give them just when the child is unwell and, therefore, is excited. To ease the task, and the kids save the tears, use a special device - dispensers and pipettes, so that the whole nasty process is reduced to a minimum.

Syrups for the little ones are usually equipped with a teaspoon or syringe type - dispensers with scale, which is measured with an accuracy of Pharmaceutical correct amount of medicine. Using the dispenser can pour in a teaspoon of medicine or "inject" it to the baby straight into the mouth. We do not recommend dissolving the drug in a bottle of drink, or a mixture of milk (the old method, still used by mothers), it may be that your baby will not drink the whole portion, and thus does not adopt the appropriate dose. Children do not like applying a suppository. But sometimes your doctor recommends them (eg, reduction of fever, vomiting and the child did not take the drug orally). So let's know how to cope with the daunting task of inserting the suppository.

Feeder

The administration of the medication syringe maluszkowi despite appearances is not difficult - provided that you know how to do it. Insert the dispenser to a depth of 1.5 cm and after injection, make sure that the boy drank all of his portion.

Applicator nasal drops

While admitting the droplets, baby's head should be slightly tilted back and based on the ground (so that the drug is not spilled). Insert the applicator into the nose and calmly squeeze the medicine, while holding the handle of your baby.

Suppositories

Place your baby on your back and hold his legs, while slightly raising his buttocks. The other hand, gently enter the suppository into the rectum - a moment squeeze and hold the little boy's buttocks making sure that the suppository come out.

Teat of container

Is especially useful when the child does not want to take drugs in a different way. Fill a container, put the baby dragon to her mouth and slowly push the plunger with your finger. A fan willing to suck a pacifier dose of sweet syrup.

Eye Dropper

To let the baby drops into your eyes, place the child on her back, gently separate the thumb and index finger of his eyes, and internal medicine eyedrops corner of your eye. Hold hands for a moment the child to not spawn the eyes.

Inhaler

Devices that produce "fog" of inhaled drug particles may have a different structure. Therefore, before using an unfamiliar type of inhaler, carefully read its user's guide. For the full dose of the drug get into the baby has a respiratory system, the application make sure the walls of the inhaler (regardless of its type) to strictly adhere to the baby's mouth.