My child has a fever, but his head is hot but his body is not. What's going on?

Children's body functions are not fully developed, so their own resistance is very weak. If parents have problems with their care in life, it will cause the baby to have a cold, fever and many other symptoms. Some babies will have a fever with a hot head but not a hot body. This symptom is easily ignored by parents, thus delaying treatment. So what's the matter with children having a fever with a hot head but not a hot body?

First, what's going on when a child has a fever but his head is hot but his body is not? The initial symptoms of a child's fever are red face, hot forehead, cold hands and feet, and poor spirits. In addition, there are symptoms of various systems, such as runny nose, sore throat, and cough in respiratory tract infections, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea in gastroenteritis, and frequent urination, painful urination, and low back pain in urinary tract infections. The accompanying symptoms of various systems in infants are atypical, and there may only be anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Second, there are many diseases that cause fever. Parents should pay attention to the pattern of their children's fever and accompanying symptoms, and go to the hospital for examination in time and receive early treatment. The normal body temperature of the human body is 36-37℃, 37-38℃ is a low fever, 38-39℃ is a moderate fever, above 39℃ is a high fever, and above 40℃ is an extremely high fever. Director Li suggested that young mothers should not panic when they find their children have a fever, but can take some emergency measures at home to relieve the symptoms.

Third, every family should have a thermometer and antipyretics for emergency use, and children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. It is not advisable to use antipyretics when the temperature of a young child is below 38.5℃; when the temperature exceeds 38.5℃, physical therapy such as antipyretic patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce the temperature, or an appropriate amount of pediatric antipyretic tablets can be taken; when the temperature exceeds 39℃, the child should stay in bed, open the quilt or loosen the clothes to expose the skin, place an ice pack or a cold wet towel on the head, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible; what if the child has a fever but the head is hot but the body is not? After understanding the above content, I believe everyone already knows the answer. When a child has a high fever convulsion, the child's eyes are staring or rising, he loses consciousness, does not respond to calls, his lips, face and body are cyanotic, and his limbs are twitching. Parents should immediately press the child's "Ren Zhong" acupoint (at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove), and the strong stimulation should be continued for 1-3 minutes until the child cries, and then use the above method to quickly reduce the temperature. At the same time, go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. When babies under six months old have a high fever, they generally do not receive antipyretic injections or take antipyretic medicine. The best way to reduce the temperature is a warm water bath. Regardless of whether the fever subsides after emergency treatment, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

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