Hyderabad: Towards the third wave which is possible from Covid-19 hit Hyderabad and the district, general practitioners and general practitioners recommend parents to learn first aid and home remedies to deal with viruses at home.
Apart from the training session on first aid, many parents followed videos and posts by experts to stay up to date in first aid after data showed that children fell more prey viruses.
“Initially, I did not know about first aid but when my child got Covid-19 during the second wave, I learned a little from online videos.
Fortunately, it was not a severe disease and settled but after experiencing the panic, I began to find a way to learn first aid Online, “said Priyanka Bolla, a 2-year-old mother in Hyderabad.
While parents try to get knowledge about how they can overcome general problems such as diarrhea, high fever and seizures at home, the number of parents who know first aid needs to increase substantially, experts say.
“The most important thing for parents is no need to worry or panic but be prepared for all possibilities considering Covid-19.
Parents need to empower themselves with the right knowledge of fever, seizures, vomiting and diarrhea seen in children.
At present, Awareness among very few parents and we really need to raise awareness among parents.
That way we can prevent a lot of problems, “said Dr.
Shivaranjani Santosh, head of a pediatrician consultant, Magna Center.
While on the one hand, parents need to know what the symptoms of Covid-19 can and related complications with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (eg – c), on the other hand, the need to learn how to deal with this problem effectively is also highlighted.
MIS-C has been seen more during the second wave and includes high fever, severe surprise and heart stop.
“While in Covid-19, most children do not fall ill, but parents need to know how to control the temperature if fever, monitor oxygen levels, make sure the child is hydrated (by checking urine output) and giving regular fluids in the case of dehydration.
In A very few severe cases, children can experience seizures.
Knowing first aid will help parents know that they need to place children in a lateral position, “said Dr.
Srinivas Jakka, pediatric pidionology, Ankura Hospital.
He added that while examining the difficulty of breathing it was also important and in such cases children had to be taken to hospital instead of trying anything at home.