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Acute Respiratory Infections in Children
1.
2. Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are infectious
diseases of the airways with changes less than
15 days and is sometimes complicated by
pneumonia. The IRA is an important public
health problem because the disease are highest
in the world.
3. The child's respiratory tract is relatively
short and compact, allowing bacteria and
other microorganisms easily reach the
lungs.
The alveoli contain fewer children than
adults, thus encouraging greater congestion
and loss of gas exchange. However, due to
the speed of your metabolism, you need
more oxygen than the adult.
The mucous membranes of the child are
loosely attached to the airway, therefore
easily irritated causing edema and cough.
4. The caliber of the airways in
children is smaller, which
facilitates airway obstruction
if for any reason an excess of
mucus or edema.
In children, the larynx is
located two or three
vertebrae higher than in
adults, thereby increasing
the risk of obstruction by
aspiration.
5. BRONCHIOLITIS
It is a diffuse swelling
and acute lower
respiratory, infectious,
clinically expressed by
obstruction of small
airways.
6. EPIDEMIOLOGY
Bronchiolitis affects 10% of infants during
an epidemic, of which 15-20% will
require hospitalization
Bronchiolitis mainly affects children
under 1 yearsThere is a slight
predominance in man than girls.
8. Attendan Lack of
ce at day breastfee
care ding
immunod Smoking
eficiencie in
s parents
prematur Low birth
ity weight
Low
socioeco Under 12
nomic months
status
overcrow
ding
RISK FACTORS
11. TREATMEN
It is important to determine the severity of
bronchiolitis in children, according to
respiratory compromise, to establish
appropriate therapeutic measures.
Mild bronchiolitis can be managed at
home
Moderate or severe bronchiolitis should
always be hospitalized
13. Respiratory
Therapy
Other
medicaments Antibiotics
14. CONCLUDINGS
• Acute respiratory infections in children are
common and are a major cause of morbidity and
mortality.
• The nurse must know the actions, care, the
procedures to be used to give quality care.
• In children there are anatomical differences in the
respiratory system that are contributing factors to
the problems.
