How is neonatal tetanus treated

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Nowadays, the time for babies to eat breast milk is shortened, and the resistance of babies who eat milk powder is not as good as that of babies who eat breast milk, so babies are easy to get sick. A common disease is tetanus. Neonatal tetanus is one of the common diseases of newborn babies. It is mainly a disease caused by virus infection due to poor care of umbilical cord after birth. Therefore, the earlier it is found, the better the treatment will be. Tetanus can be treated by western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine. So how to treat neonatal tetanus? Now let me introduce it to you

How is neonatal tetanus treated

First of all, the doctor suggested that the children should be placed in a quiet and dark environment to minimize the stimulation to reduce the spasm. During the period of spasm, we should fast temporarily. During the period of fasting, we can supply nutrition through vein. After the symptoms are relieved, we should try to feed them through gastric tube. The umbilicus should be cleaned with 3% hydrogen peroxide, and iodine and alcohol should be smeared.

Secondly, our parents should pay attention to the diet supply, because the disease has a long course and can't suck milk. If we don't solve the diet supply well, even if we cure the disease, it will lead to malnutrition due to long-term hunger, which will bring serious consequences to the sick baby. Our parents should be extremely important to observe the baby's changes.

Finally, we should pay special attention to the combination of tetanus spasm toxin and nerve cells. Repeated severe convulsions can cause severe consequences due to hypoxia of important organs, especially brain, heart and kidney. Convulsions consume a lot of energy and cause respiratory complications.

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The above are some treatment methods for neonatal tetanus. I believe you also have a certain understanding. Because newborns are very special, they are admitted to the neonatal ward after they get sick, and parents often can't see their children. Therefore, for the sake of their health, after the baby is born, we must pay attention to the correct care, diet and clothing, because there are many diseases in the newborn, Such as neonatal jaundice, neonatal pneumonia, etc.