How to manage dehydration in children
•Continued from last week Dehydration in children treatment Self-Care at Home Most children become dehydrated because of diarrhoea or vomiting caused by a viral infection. The way to help a dehydrated child is to give plenty of fluids while the child is ill. This is called fluid replacement. Suitable fluid replacement for children younger than two years includes Pedialyte, Rehydralyte, Pedialyte freezer pops, or any similar product designed to replace fluids, sugar, and electrolytes (dissolved minerals such as sodium, potassium, and chloride). You can buy these products at most large grocery and drug stores. You can make your own oral rehydration fluid by following this recipe: 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon potassium chloride (lite salt) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 4 tablespoons sugar dissolved in 1 liter (a little over a quart) of water Children older than two years may be given flat soda (soft drinks that are opened then shaken to