What to do if your child has a high fever of 38 degrees

When a baby comes out of the mother's body, he or she can bring some immunity from the mother. However, when the baby is seven to eight months old, the immunity will disappear and the child will be more likely to have a fever.

From a certain perspective, fever is not a bad thing. Experts believe that fever can enhance immunity. Therefore, parents should not be too anxious when their children have a fever. As long as the child's body temperature is controlled so as not to be too high, there will be no big problem if it causes a high fever convulsion.

Nursing for a child with a fever of 38 degrees

Generally, if the baby's fever is below 38.5℃, no antipyretic treatment is needed, and physical cooling should be used; if the fever is above 38.5℃, appropriate drug antipyretic measures should be used.

1. Physical cooling

If a child has a fever of 38 degrees, you can use a towel dipped in warm water to wipe the child's body, which can help the child reduce the temperature effectively.

You can also use a commercially available "cooling patch" (or a household ice pack) on the forehead to help dissipate heat and reduce temperature. Drug-induced fever reduction: When the above measures are not effective, oral antipyretics can be taken.

2. Drink plenty of water

Eat liquid food, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water.

3. Provide more ventilation

Pay attention to heat dissipation, wear loose clothes, and avoid wrapping yourself with a quilt. You can use air conditioning in the summer and control the room temperature at around 27℃. Remember to open windows regularly to allow air convection in the room.

Pay attention to opening windows regularly to ventilate the room.

4. Get more sleep

When a child's temperature reaches 38 degrees, let the child sleep more. Sleeping is a self-healing process and helps the body recover.

During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take one type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is better to switch to another type of medicine. Do not take more than 4 times a day, with at least 4 hours between each dose.

Motrin and Tylenol are better for reducing high fever. If the child's fever is above 38.5 degrees, it is faster to use Motrin to reduce the fever. If it is between 38 and 38.5, it is better to use Tylenol.

If it is a low fever, don't use either of these two medicines, just use general antipyretics. Common baby cold medicines such as phenoxyphenol and phenoxyphenol also have antipyretic effects.