Newborn baby is in critical condition after being warmed by a charcoal bath

The baby was admitted to the hospital in poor feeding condition, coughing a lot, breathing difficulty, cyanosis, lethargy, with many bruises on the skin, needle marks in the chest, abdomen, neck and back.

According to the family’s share, the baby is completely healthy after birth. However, when they returned home from the hospital, due to the cold weather, the family let both mother and baby smoke coal according to the concept of folk care. After 3 days, the child showed signs of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, little feeding, constant crying.

Family members believe that the child has a yeast infection (oral thrush in newborns is also known as fungal disease of the tongue; ingrown hairs, also known as down and downy hairs, are present in most newborns; often covering the entire body and face). and the baby’s limbs) so he invited a healer to give injections. This is a procedure that uses a sharp object such as a needle to prick the wound, then the healer will squeeze out black poisonous blood.

After that, the baby’s crying condition did not improve. On the contrary, the baby cried more, showed signs of cyanosis, fatigue, stopped nursing, so the family rushed to take him to the hospital. Through examination and necessary tests, listening to the lungs with poor ventilation, the doctor diagnosed the child with respiratory failure – severe pneumonia, and monitored blood infection.

At the Neonatal Emergency Department, the baby was treated with antibiotics, intubated and put on a ventilator. Present, health The patient’s condition is more stable, however, the pneumonia has not gone away, must continue to be monitored and treated.

The baby is being treated at the Neonatal Emergency Department, Nghe An Obstetrics and Children’s Hospital – Photo: BVCC

Dr.CKII.Truong Le Thi, Head of Neonatal Emergency Resuscitation Department, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital, said that when it is cold, parents can keep their children warm by wearing warm clothes, hats and socks. Absolutely do not let the baby lie down because the baby’s skin is very thin and easily damaged. CO when burning coal can also cause suffocation if lying in a closed room and damage to the child’s weak respiratory system.

In addition, Doctor Thi also informed that the hospital had received many cases of children suffering from inflammation and infection from stings.

“There have been many tragic cases when parents applied oral experiences. Children come to the hospital in a state of lethargy, pale skin, back with many stings, swelling and signs of infection. The reason is that the family feels worried when their child cries a lot due to the pain in the tongue or twists and turns and can’t sleep well because of the dark hair, so they thought about injecting according to folk beliefs,” said Dr. Thi.

Doctors recommend that injections for babies are a method of treatment that is not supported by modern medicine and has no scientific evidence, which does not help children eat more and be healthier.

The fact that the baby cries at night, twists and turns uncomfortable is most likely due to health problems and needs to be examined by a pediatrician. Parents absolutely do not arbitrarily inject the baby because it will cause pain or cause skin infection, more serious can cause blood infection, and slow down the treatment process, if not detected in time, it can be dangerous. life-threatening.

“When a young child has a fever or other symptoms, the family should take the child to the nearest medical facility for examination, advice and appropriate treatment,” the doctor emphasized.

Quynh Anh