Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Treat A Fever In Adults | How To Get Rid Of A Fever In Children | Bring Down A Fever In Baby
- Does the child's fever recover, why?
- Then, what should parents do?
Medical Video: How To Treat A Fever In Adults | How To Get Rid Of A Fever In Children | Bring Down A Fever In Baby
Fever is a "subscription" disease of children. Fever itself is a sign that a child is having a certain infection or experiencing inflammation in the body. In most cases, childhood fever can be easily treated when the original cause is treated or by taking over-the-counter febrifuge. But if a child's fever does not heal even after taking medication, what does this mean? What should parents do?
Does the child's fever recover, why?
Fever can usually recover by itself after 3-5 days while given a fever medication. However, a child's fever that does not heal (can even last up to 2-3 weeks in a row) may indicate infection or other more serious diseases.
In general, prolonged fever is also characterized by temperatures exceeding 38ºC (in infants exceeding 37.5ºC), profuse sweating, cold (feverish), headaches, body aches or joints, weakness, sore throat, fatigue, coughing, red rashes on the skin and clogged nose.
Quoted from Healthline, the causes of prolonged childhood fever can include immune system disorders so that the body is unable to fight infection quickly and effectively, child cancer (the most common leukemia causes prolonged fever) and side effects of chemotherapy, to several other health conditions such as:
- Pulmonary embolism
- Enterocolitis or inflammation of the intestine
- Inflammation in the mucous membrane
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Septic thrombophlebitis, inflammation that affects blood vessels
If caused by one of the conditions above, fever in a prolonged child should also be followed by other symptoms typical of the underlying disease.
Then, what should parents do?
Handling fever in children generally includes:
- Giving paracetamol every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
- Alternatively, give the drug ibuprofen per 6 to 8 hours as needed. Make sure your child has eaten food before taking ibuprofen. Do not mix ibuprofen with paracetamol to treat a child's fever.
- You can encourage your child to take a warm bath to reduce the temperature of fever faster.
Don't give aspirin to babies or toddlers. Call your doctor if your child's fever does not heal more than two days even after being given medication. Immediately rush to the emergency room of the nearest hospital if the child's temperature is above 40 degrees Celsius or more. If not treated, fever in children can be fatal.
Doctors' treatment for prolonged childhood fever will vary depending on the cause.
