Contents:
- Medical Video: How to Treat High Fever in Children
- How to reduce fever in children?
- 1. Don't wrap with thick blankets and jackets
- 2. Compress with a damp cloth
- 3. Bathe with lukewarm water
- 4. Make sure the child drinks a lot
- 5. If necessary, use medicine
- When to take the child to the doctor during a fever?
Medical Video: How to Treat High Fever in Children
Fever in children is not necessarily dangerous, because the increase in body temperature is intended to help fight inflammation or infection. Mild fever may not be too worrying. However, high fever can be dangerous, especially for infants and early childhood. Parents must pay attention to how the child looks and behaves rather than just checking the thermometer.
How to reduce fever in children?
1. Don't wrap with thick blankets and jackets
If your child stays active, eat well, drink enough fluids, and especially urinate in normal amounts, then medication is not needed. To cool a child's body, parents can wear thin clothing instead of dressing it with a blanket.
2. Compress with a damp cloth
Make sure that your child has enough rest and place a damp, cool cloth on the armpit or thigh fold of the child and replace it with a new one when the cloth no longer feels cool. Turning on the fan at a low setting is also recommended to make the air around your child move.
3. Bathe with lukewarm water
Bathe children who have fever are common habits. Make sure that the water is lukewarm, and not cold, to lower body temperature. Applying liniment to the skin makes the skin feel cooler. However, this cooling effect does not help because it can cause shivering, which increases the child's core body temperature.
4. Make sure the child drinks a lot
Make sure that the child gets enough fluids and cool food, to help cool the body from the inside out and stay hydrated.Keep the room cool and dry. A high room temperature can make the fever last longer and cause excessive sweating which makes the child dehydrated.
5. If necessary, use medicine
Acetaminophen indeed it helps reduce fever, but the dosage for babies and children depends on body weight and age, and should be discussed with the pediatrician. Read the dosage instructions on the package carefully. Fever-lowering drugs must be equipped with a measuring device to measure the dosage correctly.
When to take the child to the doctor during a fever?
Contact your doctor immediately if the child is under 3 months and has a fever. For babies aged 3 to 5 months, contact a doctor if their body temperature reaches 38 ° C or more. For babies over 6 months, contact your doctor if the fever reaches around 39 ° C or more.
Regardless of the age of the child, if parents are aware of serious symptoms of infection such as difficulty breathing or purple spots on the skin, contact a doctor immediately.
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