ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the curative effect of local oxygen therapy in combination with external application of Houfengsan and vitamin AD mixture in the treatment of red breech. Methods 100children with red breech were divided randomly into the treatment group and the control group with 50 cases in each group. The treatment group was treated with direct local oxygen blowing for 10～15 minutes and applying mixture of Houfengsan and vitamin AD, the control group was treated with 3% zinc oxide unguent.The treatment effect and cure time were compared between the two groups. Results The total efficient rate of the treatment group was 100% ,which was higher than that of the control group. The cure time of the treatment group was (3.92±0.98) days ,and (6.66t1.46) days in the control group, and the difference was significant between the two groups. Conclusions Local oxygen blowing with external application of mixture of Houfengsan and vitamin AD is easy to accept by children, safe, economical and simple to operate. It is an effective method to treat red breech.