What should I do if my baby has a high fever of 40 degrees?

Fever is a common symptom of illness in babies. Because babies are too young, their resistance is generally weak, and when their respiratory or intestinal tract is infected, they will inevitably have a fever. For general fever, babies have a certain degree of immunity and do not need to be treated with medication. So what should you do if your baby’s high fever of 40 degrees won’t go away? Let’s take a look at the following introduction.

Correct method of reducing fever: There are two types of methods of reducing fever: one is drug-based cooling, which is letting children take antipyretics to reduce fever; the other is physical cooling, such as bathing, alcohol bath, cold compress, etc.

If the child's temperature is below 38.5 degrees, we generally do not recommend overly aggressive cooling treatment. You can let the child drink more water and move more, and sometimes the temperature will drop.

If the child's temperature reaches or exceeds 38.5 degrees, it is recommended to give antipyretic treatment. The most important, accurate and direct way is to give antipyretic drugs, supplemented by physical cooling methods. The two antipyretics can be used alternately (but not necessarily), especially when the body temperature remains high and one antipyretic does not control the body temperature ideally.

If the body temperature is over 38 degrees but less than 38.5 degrees, it depends on the child's own condition. For example, if there is a history of high fever convulsions, or if the child's temperature is found to be rising rapidly (the temperature changes of the child each time may be very different due to different pathogens), even if it is less than 38.5 degrees, the child should take antipyretics.

However, children under 6 months old should seek medical attention promptly if they develop a fever. If a child's fever is accompanied by obvious irritability or lethargy, he or she also needs to seek medical attention promptly.

Through the above introduction, I believe friends already know that when the baby has a high fever of 40 degrees and does not subside, mothers need to give the baby antipyretic drugs in time to help the baby lower the body temperature. At the same time, physical cooling methods can also be used. Using these two methods at the same time to lower the baby's body temperature can play a big role.