How to quickly reduce fever for eight-month-old baby

Before a child is one year old, their body resistance is very weak and they are very easy to get sick and have a fever. However, children cannot speak and often cry, which gives parents a headache. What should you do if an eight-month-old baby has a fever? In fact, fever in children is very common, and the causes of the disease are also varied, among which infectious is the most common. For example, colds are all infectious. So, what are some ways to quickly reduce a fever for an eight-month-old baby?

It can be said that the child’s current body temperature is normal. There are generally three parts of the child’s body temperature that are used to measure, namely the mouth, armpits and anus. The normal body temperature is between 36.5℃ and 37.5℃ at the anus; between 36.2℃ and 37.3℃ at the mouth; and between 35.9℃ and 37.2℃ at the armpit. Any temperature that exceeds the normal range by more than 0.5℃ is called fever.

For fever, we need to first identify the cause and treat it accordingly. When the body temperature is too high, it is easy to cause high fever convulsions in children, so it is also necessary to control the body temperature. The main methods of cooling down are drugs and physical cooling. The specific medication is best used under the guidance of a doctor.

Warm and wet compress: Using warm water to compress can also help dissipate heat. The operation is very simple. The specific steps are to prepare warm water. The temperature of the hot water should be around 30℃. Undress your baby, wet a towel, and rub your baby's body up and down with the warm towel. Change towels every minute. Alcohol bath: Alcohol can dilate blood vessels.

You need to go to the local hospital to check blood routine, throat, etc. to clarify the cause of the fever. If it is a viral infection, you can use drugs such as Isatis Root Granules to treat it. You can use drugs such as Hutong to reduce fever. Drinking more hot water also has a certain antipyretic effect. In addition, you should be careful not to cover yourself too hot, drink plenty of water, and also pay attention to increasing comprehensive nutrition, strengthening your physical fitness, and supplementing with multiple vitamins to increase your resistance.

The occurrence of a high fever usually indicates that the body is in the acute infection and inflammation stage, and the increase in body temperature is a self-protection defense of the body. The current principle of treatment is mainly to actively control the infection and reduce the fever appropriately. According to the current situation, it is best to have a blood test. Generally, targeted treatment can consider intravenous medication. Generally, azithromycin can be used. Feed more water at ordinary times. If the body temperature is too high, ibuprofen can be appropriately added to reduce the fever!