When Should Children Not Be Given Aspirin?

Children should be suspected of a cold caused by influenza virus if they have a sudden high fever, coughing, runny nose and sneezing symptoms of the upper airway's catarrh.

At this time, if aspirin is administered, a dangerous Reye��s syndrome may occur. It is an acute encephalopathy accompanied by parenchymal organs, especially steatosis of the liver, a child's disease syndrome with a high mortality rate in children aged 4 to 8 years. In addition, there will be nausea, vomiting, bleeding plaques in the neck, and disturbance of consciousness and convulsions. Therefore, aspirin should never be administered when children are suspected of influenza. It is safe to administer paracetamol if you must use antipyretic.