No longer a doctor for children
During the changing seasons, children's hospitals often record a sudden increase in the number of children with respiratory diseases with common manifestations such as cough, fever, runny nose. The common mentality of parents is to feel sorry for their children, often finding solutions to signal medication, describe symptoms and buy antibiotics for their children to take.
However, now, more and more parents are more clearly aware of the dangers of antibiotic abuse. Instead of arbitrarily prescribing, they have chosen a more scientific and safer treatment. A typical example is Ms. Le Thi Thu Ha (Yen Nghia ward, Hanoi). Sharing about how to take care of her child, Ms. Ha said that she absolutely does not buy antibiotics on her own. When her child coughs early, she only uses herbal syrup. If the child has a high fever or shows severe symptoms, she immediately takes her child to the hospital for examination by a doctor.
"Arbitrary purchase of antibiotics as a double-edged sword puts children at risk of resistance and reduced resistance. Understanding this danger, I would never risk my child's health by self- prescribing," Ms. Ha shared.
Sharing the same view, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngan (Chuong My ward, Hanoi) has a 23-month-old child and is also determined to say no to buying medicine outside.
Ms. Ngan said: "When the child has a high fever, my top priority is to take him to the hospital for testing and strictly follow the treatment regimen. Realizing that I do not have medical expertise, I do not risk buying medicine outside to avoid antibiotic abuse that is harmful to my child's health".
serious consequences of antibiotic resistance
Discussing this issue, Doctor Do Thi Thuy Nga - Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Deputy Director of Hanoi Children's Hospital - confirmed that in reality, there are still some families who have the habit of buying medicine themselves, including antibiotics to treat their children. The doctor emphasized that this was an inappropriate act and contained many medical risks.
According to doctors, inappropriate antibiotic use is the leading cause of increased risk of antibiotic resistance. The consequences of longan are that the treatment effectiveness will decrease seriously in the following cases. When bacteria are resistant to drugs, conventional antibiotics according to the regimen will no longer work, aggravating the disease.
" Especially when children have infections, if they are resistant to drugs, the risk of serious infections is very high. Children are more likely to experience failure to respond to conventional antibiotics, forcing doctors to use higher levels of antibiotics, which are more expensive and may have more side effects for treatment," Dr. Nga warned.
To avoid unfortunate consequences, health experts recommend: When children show signs of illness, parents should take their children to a medical facility for direct examination. Here, doctors will conduct clinical assessments and perform necessary tests (such as blood tests and inflammatory index assessments) to accurately determine whether the cause is bacteria or viruses.
