The harm of alcohol cooling to children

The effect of alcohol on cooling down is not unfamiliar to many people. In life, some people will experience systemic symptoms when they have a fever, and the phenomenon of fever all over the body is particularly obvious. At this time, cooling treatment must be timely. Alcohol cooling is also a common cooling method, but alcohol cooling must be used with caution for children. Alcohol cooling may have different therapeutic effects on children of different ages, and may also harm the child's body.

1. Hazards

If alcohol takes effect too quickly, it can have adverse effects. Your baby may start to shiver all over, causing his temperature to rise again. Some babies may be allergic to alcohol, which may cause adverse systemic reactions. Such as rash, erythema, itching, etc. Alcohol can be inhaled into the baby's body through the skin and respiratory tract, causing alcohol poisoning or even coma. Because alcohol bath can excite the vagus nerve, it can cause a reflex slowing of the heart rate, and even cause ventricular fibrillation and conduction block, leading to cardiac arrest.

2. Warm water cooling

Prepare a basin of warm water close to body temperature, soak a towel in it and rub the child's chest and back repeatedly, using a little force to make the skin slightly red. This will cause a large area of ​​capillaries to expand, and the heat in the body will be brought to the body surface as blood circulation accelerates, increasing heat dissipation. This method utilizes several heat dissipation principles such as radiation, divergence, and conduction, and is safer for children. Alcohol wiping, which was commonly used in the past, is no longer recommended. This is because, when wiping with alcohol, a certain proportion of the alcohol is absorbed by the skin, which will have some impact on the child's brain, liver, and kidneys. In addition, the alcohol evaporates too quickly and the heat dissipated is limited.

3. Others

In addition, when the fever persists, ice can be used to cool the whole body, but this method is generally not used, especially in young children. Applying ice all over the body can easily cause blood vessels on the skin surface to constrict. When the surface temperature is low, a large amount of body heat is not easy to dissipate. In addition, ice compress is a physical conduction cooling method, which is relatively slow and not as effective and reliable as rubbing with warm water.