Treatment of pneumonia in children

Abstracts. Pediatrics. Treatment of pneumonia in children. Epstein (Arch, of Pediatrics, vol. XLV, no. 10) prioritizes prevention in the treatment of bronchopneumonia. If the child's illness is accompanied by a change in the respiratory tract, at least a simple bronchitis, for example, with measles, flu, whooping cough, and others., The child must be immediately put to bed. The main concerns for a child already sick with bronchopneumonia should be directed to care, hygiene, etc. food; plentiful fresh air is needed; food should contain mainly carbohydrates (cereals, raw and boiled fruits, juices). The author considers the use of oanoks to be scientifically unfounded and in some cases harmful (scares children, injures the skin). The use of rubbing the skin with all kinds of oils is considered useless in relation to the pulmonary process and harmful in terms of hygiene.