The health indicator of kids and one of the wayscontrol over how the internal organs of the Karapuzikov work is the respiratory rate (NPV). This is a kind of medical indicator, which can be seen by calculating the cyclic respiratory movements over a set period of time. This is usually one minute. What is the rate of respiratory rate in children? You can find out the answer from this article.
Count babies breaths
Именно благодаря методу определения частоты respiratory movements of the doctor may note the capacity of the chest and abdominal wall of the baby, the type of his breathing (chest, abdominal or mixed), as well as the depth, rhythm and possible deviation from the norm.
During each examination, the pediatric doctor shouldcarry out all necessary procedures and measurements. One of them is counting the half-bite breaths in one minute. All this is quite simple to do, and the information is of great importance. From these calculations, you can find out the condition of the baby’s respiratory system, how the heart system works.
Calculate the frequency of breathing her baby mommay quite independently, without resorting to the help of physicians. Only here it will be much more difficult to deal with the received information. The rate of respiratory rate in children is not at all (and this is normal!) As the standards of an adult person. Because there is a direct connection with some anatomical features of the body structure of the baby.
How does the respiratory system work?
At the first cry of a newborn baby there ishis first breath. Prior to this very important moment in his life, all respiratory organs are in an inactive state. Gradually, they develop, and when the baby is at its first, nine-month stage of intrauterine development, it grows with it. The baby gets oxygen through the placenta from her mother's blood to her.
There are several parameters of the uniqueness of the airways (nasal passages) of the baby:
- their short length;
- anatomical narrowness;
- the inner surface is very delicate, with a large number of vessels that carry the lymph and blood.
Therefore, as soon as there appear even tinycatarrhal manifestations, they are able to outgrow (as is almost always the case) into edema of the nasal mucosa, and the lumen of the nasal passages is blocked. In a very short period of time, shortness of breath will develop, there will be bouts of respiratory failure (because the kids still do not know how to breathe with the mouth).
Infant lung tissue
The features of the lung tissue in babies include the following:
- light in volume small;
- the number of vessels is large;
- the lung tissue is still poorly developed.
Parents should pay attention to the slightest change in the breath of their child and immediately contact the doctor.
We keep accurate count
To find out what the rate of respiration rate is forchildren, it is possible to glance in the table in which all data are specified. But before you can calculate the number of respiratory movements at home. It is not at all difficult to do. Some special skills will not be necessary for mum. The calculation method is as follows:
- take a watch with a second hand or a normal stopwatch;
- when respiratory movements are measured, babyshould be absolutely calm and in a position in which he is comfortable. If karapuziki are very small, then the breathing rate in children in a dream is much more convenient for both them and mothers. Another option is to measure when the crumb is distracted from this procedure as much as possible;
- Mom should remember that heart rate and respiratory rate (pulse and respiration rate) in babies up to one year old are two to three times higher than in adults;
- To conduct the study, the mother should place her hand on the tummy or visually try to determine the frequency of breaths;
- the duration of counting is only one minute (the duration is associated with a rhythmic breathing cycle);
- so that the accuracy of the calculations is as large as possible, the doctors propose to do this study three times, and then calculate the average value.
According to this method, everything can be done very quickly and simply. The main thing is to follow all the recommendations.
How to act?
So, parents have already remembered that measuring pulseand the frequency of respiratory movements of the child is necessary at each inspection. These data are essential for the correct assessment of the health of the crumbs. He himself is not yet able to explain what, how and where he has a pain. And pathology can sometimes be detected by a rhythm disturbance, frequency of respiratory movements, which will be its only symptoms.
When the research is done, the baby shouldbe at rest. Its activity should be excluded: jumping, running, crawling ... They do not do such research when the little baby cries, screams or is nervous. All this can greatly increase performance.
It should be noted that in infants, in newbornsquite often breathing is arrhythmic. That is why breaths should be considered a full minute. Then there will be the most reliable information. Another important point: in the Karapuzikov pronounced movements of the diaphragm and chest, so there is no need to use any additional devices or touch the tiny ones.
Respiratory rate in babies
The rate of respiratory rate in children, as well as othersphysiological processes are directly related to their age. For newborns, a tiny cat in the first hours of their lives is a normal respiratory rate - approximately 40-60 breaths per minute. At the same time, the average frequency is about 4-5 tens per minute. The frequency of breathing in a child at 1 year is 3-4 dozen breaths per minute, between the ages of two and three years - 20-30 breaths, for a teenager - 18-20. These indicators are considered normal.
It is also considered absolutely normal thatthe baby breathes a full diaphragm; quite often his breathing can be unstable and shallow. By the way, in premature babies, breathing can periodically increase and decrease, after which a pause in breathing for 10-15 seconds is possible.
In babies who came to this world on time, such periodic breathing is very rare, but this can be considered a normal indicator.
So, every time you visit the doctor, it is necessary to check the rate of respiration and pulse in children.
Важная информация для родителей.A pause in the breathing of a child (apnea), which lasts more than 20 seconds, or a pause in breathing, the consequence of which is pallor or cyanosis, doctors consider defective.
Table indicators
When can we talk about that respiratory rate in children is normal? Table, incorporating this data will help to deal with this issue. To say that the indicators are normal, it is possible when they correspond to the following figures.
Parents should be guided by this data.
Normal breathing of babies
So we met with the information thatwhat is the respiratory rate in children. The rate for age is really different. The reason is very simple: the younger the child, the smaller the volume of his lungs; In order to provide your growing organism with the necessary volume of oxygen, the small-calf makes more respiratory movements (inhalation and exhalation).
It is considered normal breathing whenwhich karapuzik first inhales deeply. And then exhales smoothly. To make it clear how well the ventilation of the lungs of the child, and measured the respiratory rate in children. The rate of age has been calculated for a long time, and these values are considered to be the standard. If the baby breathing deviates from the norm in the direction of increasing, then this indicates the shallowness of the breath. And this opens the "green light" for pathogens.
