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General facts

• Wraps are external applications
• They are mediators of healing processes through the skin and include the whole human being
• They support other remedies/medicines
• Wraps require rest and time
• The environment should be warm and comfortable
• An after-rest of 30min is important
• Attention to the child is an important step in the healing process
• Children are very sensitive to smells and temperatures, so always dose carefully
• For neurodermatitis patients it is recommended to use silk instead of wool or linen for the wraps
• Do not use essential oils on infants and use only lightly tempered compresses
• Essential oils should always be emulsified or diluted (e.g. with olive oil)
• Warm compresses should always be wrapped well and warmly - as soon as they cool down, they are taken away or renewed
• Cold wraps should only be fastened and left open - as soon as they become warm, they can be taken away

The wrap set for neck and ear wraps can be purchased at our practice in the Youkidoc store at the reception.

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Onion wrap

Indication: Earache

Material:

• 1 onion
• 1 meter tube gaze hose (in the set)
• 2 raw wool pillows (in the set)
• 1 headband (in the set)

Instructions:

• Chop the onion into small pieces.
• Then fill the onion into an approx. 15 cm long Tubegazi tube.
• Tie the tube on both sides and crush the chopped onion to release the essential oils.
• Warm the tubegaze to body temperature (e.g. place it on a bed bottle).
• Insert one end of the tubegaze into the au- ricle and wrap the rest around the entire auricle from above.
• Cover the ears with the raw wool pillows and fasten with the headband. Keep warm.
• The wrap can be worn like this once a day for two hours.
• Wash the skin with warm water afterwards.

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Lemon neck wrap

Indication: Throat and swallowing problems, tonsillitis

Material:

• 1 organic lemon
• Organic cotton gauze compartment (in the set)
• Colorful/patterned raw cotton com- partment (in the set)

Instructions:

• Cut the organic lemon into slices.
• Place the slices side by side in the organic cotton gauze tray.
• Using your hands or the bottom of a glass, squeeze the lemon a bit to release the juice and essential oils.
• Place the wrap around the neck (avoiding the spine) and tie the ribbons at the back of the neck.
• As soon as the wrap begins to get warm, it should be removed.
• This wrap can be repeated regularly.

Correct positioning

• Position the arm above heart level as often as possible during the first days, do not let it hang down
• While sitting, place the cast on a pillow
• Move fingers regularly

Itching

• In case of itching, never scratch under the cast with sharp objects

Showering / bathing

The cast should not get wet

• Protect the cast with a plastic bag and seal it waterproof with adhesive tape
• Showers are allowed, no bathing

Discomfort
If there is a feeling of pressure, pain, swelling, formication, discoloration of the skin or a cold sensation:

• elevate for 30 minutes
• If there is no improvement: prompt check-up by a specialist

Coughing is a useful protective reflex. It is often the longest lasting symptom of respiratory infection.

Measures:

• Set the crib at an angle at the head end (possibly place books or folders underneath)
• Regularly offer sips of warm tea or water. A little honey in the warm tea helps well with dry cough
• Mucous cough:
  • Cleanse the nose before sleeping: Rinse the nose with saline solution and then give decongestant nose drops (for a maximum of seven days at a time). Chest rubs and compresses are also helpful, as is inhalation of a chamomile (tea) infusion. It is best to discuss the use of expectorant remedies with your doctor.
  • Air the bedroom in the evening and make sure the air is sufficiently humid (hang a humidifier or large damp terry cloth).
  • Put a sliced fresh onion next to the bed
  • Drizzle three drops of eucalyptus oil on pillow/outside of bed
• For barking cough:
  • See Pseudocroup

Report to docter if:

• Shortness of breath: with accelerated or strained, painful breathing. (without fever!)
• For blue lips/mouth triangle
• If the cough is accompanied by fever, accelerated breathing or pain when breathing for more than three days

Appearance:

Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting may occur.

Risk of infection:

Vomiting and diarrhea are often very contagious.

Measures:

• Giving enough to drink by offering frequent sips of liquid
  → Sweetened or unsweetened tea, water with dextrose. For infants, infant milk or breast milk. If necessary, electrolyte solutions can help (Oralpädon, Normalytoral, Elotrans) or the WHO one-third solution (1/3 orange juice, 1/3 black tea, 1/3 tap water, 1 pinch of salt and a soup spoon of dextrose) per liter - cold in small quantities.
• Relieve abdominal pain with a hot water bottle
• Rest
• No personal contact with immunocompromised persons
• Rusks, pretzel sticks, bananas, light food (low fat) in small amounts (If the child has no appetite, there is no need to worry about this. Drinking is currently more important)
• Avoid fruit juices, cow's milk, or hard-to-digest foods for short periods of time
• Careful hand hygiene

Report to docter if:

• bloody vomit or bloody diarrhea
• if your child refuses fluids or urinates less than 3x/day
• if the child is weak and apathetic even without fever
• as long as none of these criteria are met, no medication is usually necessary