How to deal with baby fever

1. Drink more water: Give your child more water to replenish body fluids. This is the most basic cooling method, and it is very effective and suitable for all babies with fever. The reason why infusion is considered effective by most parents has a lot to do with intravenous replenishment of body fluids. Some children are unwilling to drink water when they have a fever due to various reasons such as throat discomfort. Drinking water is the most important thing at this time. You can choose various fruit drinks, of course, the best is boiled water.

2. Wipe the body with warm water: Wiping the whole body with warm water is a good cooling method, suitable for children of all ages. The water temperature is 32℃~34℃. Each wipe should take more than 10 minutes. The key areas to wipe are skin folds, such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin, etc. For children with high fever or older children, a warm water bath can be used. The water temperature should be slightly lower than the body temperature. If the temperature is too low, it is not easy for children to accept it.

3. Lower the ambient temperature: Children need to exchange heat with their surroundings to reduce fever. The lower the ambient temperature, the more conducive to reducing fever. The best ambient temperature is 20℃~24℃ (depending on the season). Helps body temperature drop slowly. For babies, especially in summer, as long as the baby's clothes are opened and placed in a cool place, his body temperature will slowly drop. If the child's fever is accompanied by chills and chills in the early stage, it means that the child's body temperature is still rising and this method is not suitable.

4. Use antipyretic patch: The antipyretic patch has a small area and limited antipyretic effect. It may feel more comfortable for children with high fever and is just an auxiliary measure. Ice compresses that are too cold may cause the capillaries in the child's skin to constrict and hinder heat dissipation. Especially children with chills and chills should not use ice compresses.

5. Alcohol bath: The baby's skin is very thin, and alcohol is highly permeable and easily absorbed through the skin, which may cause symptoms of alcohol poisoning. Alcohol bathing can also irritate the skin, cause capillaries to constrict, and hinder heat dissipation. It is generally not recommended for children, especially babies.

6. Excretion more: Drinking more water and urinating more are a good way to take away body heat. In fact, defecation is also a good choice. Prepare a Kaiselu. If the child does not have a bowel movement on the day of fever or for several days, use Kaiselu once to eliminate the food residue accumulated in the body. During excretion, it will take away the heat and reduce the high fever. Many traditional Chinese medicines use this method to complete the recovery process. Hot, Chinese medicine calls it clearing the heat of the lower burner or laxative. These traditional Chinese medicines generally contain rhubarb, gypsum, trichosanthes, betel nut, etc., so be careful when using them.