What should I do if my child has a fever at night? These methods are effective!

It would be troublesome if a child has a high fever at night because it is inconvenient to see a doctor at this time, so parents should know how to solve the problem at home, such as giving the child water or applying cold compresses, using professional cooling patches or ice packs to cool down, etc.

1. Lower the ambient temperature and drink more water: Fever generally has two stages. In the early stage, there is chills and no sweating. Parents should dress their children in more clothes and cover them with blankets. In the later stages, you will have a lot of fever and sweating. You should loosen your blankets and clothes to dissipate heat, keep the indoor air fresh and well ventilated, and drink plenty of cold boiled water to quickly dissipate the heat and replenish water to avoid dehydration.

2. Warm water bath: Warm water bath at 32-36 degrees is commonly used, usually for 5-10 minutes each time, to make the skin blood vessels expand and dissipate heat, thus achieving the purpose of cooling down.

3. Cold compress: Place ice packs or cold towels on the head, armpits, groin, etc. to dissipate heat through conduction.

4. Alcohol bath: usually use 25%-35% alcohol concentration, choose both sides of the neck, elbows, groin and other parts, the time should not exceed 20 minutes.

5. If the child's body temperature exceeds 39 degrees, then we need to reduce the child's fever. The first recommended method is physical cooling. For example, use warm water to wipe the child's face, palms, soles of feet, neck, thighs and other places to help reduce fever.

6. If the child's temperature does not go down after rubbing with warm water, it is recommended to give the child some antipyretic medicine, such as fever-reducing patches for the forehead, and oral antipyretic medicine, such as Motrin. The fever will generally go down quickly after taking it. It should be taken every 4 to 6 hours, so you can take the medicine and wait for the hospital to open.

7. If the child still feels uncomfortable after taking the medicine, the fever does not go down for a while, and the temperature is still very high, you can wrap an ice pack in a dry towel and place it on the back of the child's head and also on the forehead to prevent high fever from damaging the brain. If you don't have an ice pack, you can use a wet towel wrapped in a plastic bag.