To the parents we have many doubts regarding the health of our children, some very frequent. If my child has a fever, is it urgent to go to the doctor? What should I do to prevent my child from having constipation? How do I have to cure the navel of the newborn? These are some of the frequent doubts that this "Practical guide on frequent pediatric consultations: Guide for parents".
This is a guide by the Spanish Society of Family and Community Pharmacy (SEFAC) and the Spanish Association of Primary Care Pediatrics (AEPap), with the collaboration of Abbott and that will be distributed in pharmacies.
Its objective is to promote health education and to provide parents with the care of their children by discriminating between risk and non-risk situations and avoiding unnecessary displacements to the doctor.
The document includes information in question-answer format on four sections:
Pediatric nutrition (infant feeding in the first two years of life, allergies to cow's milk, vitamin supplements in infants ...).
Physiological aspects and health problems of the child related to nutrition and food (diarrhea, vomiting, colic of the infant, celiac disease ...).
Own skin care of the newborn (dermatitis, pediculosis, bites, milk scab, burns ...).
Pain and respiratory pathologies and infections in pediatrics (fever, otitis, upper respiratory infections, asthma, meningitis, dental pathology ...).
It also collects three annexes of Quick consultation on the administration of pediatric analgesics and anti-inflammatories to treat fever and moderate pain, the correct use of thermometers and the vaccination schedule.
We will be attentive to pharmacies, because The Parent Guide to Frequent Pediatric Consultations It will be distributed in those establishments that request it. In any case, remember that these are common cases and when in doubt, it is best to consult the pediatrician.
