8 Signs Children Are Not Healthy, Recognize When To Be Taken To A Doctor Immediately

Illustration of a child's signs are not healthy and must be immediately taken to a doctor (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA Children are not impossible to catch the flu from their classmates or colleagues playing. Although the flu symptoms are quite recognizable in general, it is important for parents to be aware of and pay close attention to every symptom of the disease experienced by their children. This includes when children experience high fever, coughs that do not recover, to digestive disorders. For this reason, recognize signs that children are not healthy and when to immediately take them to a doctor.

The child is said to have a high fever when his body temperature reaches 37.7 to 38 degrees Celsius. In infants aged less than 3 months, high fever at a time when the body temperature reaches more than 37.7 degrees Celsius. In babies 3 to 6 months, they must be taken to the doctor immediately if his body temperature is 39 degrees Celsius and does not subside immediately after first aid if the baby has a fever at home.

Babies under the age of 3 months need immediate medical treatment if their fever increases to 37.7 degrees Celsius. According to pediatrician Jennifer Shu, MD., FAAP. reported by Parents, Sunday, August 5, if the fever is caused by bacterial infection, then the disease can spread quickly throughout the body. If you have a fever due to an ordinary virus, you must immediately take it to the doctor to determine what illness your child is suffering from.

In children over the age of 2, it is important to make sure they drink enough. Then observe how they are active and other accompanying symptoms. For example, whether there is a fever accompanied by dizziness, red spots appear on the skin, or fever accompanied by cough and runny nose. If the symptoms are so annoying that the child cannot carry out daily routines, contact the doctor or check at the health clinic.

Ruam is in the form of small red spots that are not lost when the skin is pressed. When the skin rash is ring-shaped with a more pale color in the middle, it can indicate Lyme disease. If the rash is widespread for some time and no other symptoms are followed, it is still important to take the child to a doctor to check whether there is a blood disorder or not. If the child has a skin rash accompanied by shortness of breath, anxiety, and lethargic, it is better to see a doctor immediately.

If the child has a stomachache at the bottom of the right side, it occurs suddenly but comes and goes, maybe due to cramps. This can happen when the child is active in moving after eating. When there are similar symptoms, but it feels very painful when the child jumps, there is a possibility of inflammation in the intestine or inflammation of the dead intestine.

Stomach pain due to viral infection, usually recognized with symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. But if the child is under 4 years old and feels pain multiple and disappears in a few minutes, it can be a sign of an intususception or serious disorder that attacks small children where one part of the intestine enters the other.

Migraine and headaches may be symptoms common to children. But if it is accompanied by vomiting and occurs in the morning and midnight, it is very important to see a doctor. This could be a sign of a more serious illness.

Dry mouth and lips, reduced urinating, flattened crowns on babies, dry skin or skin that clots when pinched, or vomiting or excessive diarrhea, are signs of being associated with dehydration. This must be treated quickly and appropriately. Try to give more fluids to drink the child.

Blue color, especially lips or around the mouth, accompanied by shortness of breath can be a sign that the child is having problems in his respiratory system. According to doctor Shu, respiratory problems are more worrying if his breath sounds. Breathing problems, can be due to allergic reactions, asthma attacks, strangling, pneumonia, rejan cough, or respiratory tract infections.

How to identify the normal or not the respiratory system, count each breath taken for 30 seconds and then multiply it. The normal number is less than 60 for newborns; less than 40 for babies under 1 year; less than 30 for children aged 1 to 3 years; and less than 24 for children aged 4 to 10 years.

Puddled eyes accompanied by vomiting or itching, often mark serious allergies. Symptoms may be in the form of swelling, respiratory problems, and severe itching and require immediate attention.

In children over 6 months old, falling in general does not cause problems except from heights that exceed their height. After falling, observe clear neurological changes. Such as whether the child experiences confusion, loss of consciousness, or vomiting. This situation is called an emergency, therefore immediately take the child to the nearest medical facility.

To fall which causes excessive bleeding, both require immediate medical treatment. Maybe the child needs stitches or other proper treatment from the doctor.

Symptoms or signs that children are not healthy, it is important to identify and identify by parents. It is important because some serious conditions require treatment as soon as possible.