What should I do if my baby has a hot head and body?

The physical health of a baby is the most important thing for a family, because the baby is the continuation of the genes of the parents in the family, a kind of inheritance. However, because the baby's body may become ill due to low resistance, parents feel very nervous. For example, many babies have symptoms such as hot head and hot body. Let's see what to do if the baby has a hot head and hot body?

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 may only include anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea.

There are many diseases that can cause fever. Parents should pay attention to the pattern and accompaniment of their children's fever.

Go to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible according to the symptoms.

1. Every family should have a thermometer and antipyretic drugs for emergency use. Children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. If the temperature of a child is below 38.5℃, it is not advisable to use antipyretics. If the temperature is above 38.5℃, physical therapy such as antipyretic patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce the temperature. Children can also take appropriate amounts of antipyretic tablets.

2. When the body temperature exceeds 39°C, you should stay in bed, open the blanket or loosen the clothes to expose the skin, put an ice pack or cold wet towel on your head, and go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible;

3. During high fever convulsions, the child's eyes will stare or move upwards, he will lose consciousness, will not respond to calls, his lips, face and body will be cyanotic, and his limbs will twitch. Parents should immediately press the child's "Ren Zhong" acupoint (at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove), with strong stimulation continuing for 1-3 minutes until the child cries, and then use the above method to quickly reduce the temperature. At the same time, the child should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately.

4. When babies under six months old have a high fever, they generally do not need to be given antipyretic injections or take antipyretic medicines. 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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