What should I do if my 3-year-old child has a high fever?

Every day, many children are held in the hospital by their parents because they are sick with fever. Especially when the seasons change every year, it is not uncommon for children to have fever. Because children are still growing and developing, their resistance cannot be compared with that of adults, so they are more likely to get sick and have a fever. So what should we do if a 3-year-old child has a high fever that won’t go away? The following content will give you a detailed introduction, let’s take a look!

1. Take a warm water bath. Dip a towel in warm water (the water temperature should not be too hot to touch) and wipe the neck, armpits, and thighs for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also use a commercially available "cooling patch" (or a household ice pack) on the forehead to help dissipate heat and reduce temperature.

2. Take antipyretics. When your baby's fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, the doctor will consider using oral medications or rectal suppositories to reduce your baby's fever. Or when the above physical measures are not effective, oral antipyretics can be taken to reduce the temperature.

3. Ventilation and heat dissipation. Ventilate more, pay attention to heat dissipation, wear loose clothes, and avoid wrapping yourself with a quilt. You can use air conditioning in the summer and control the room temperature at around 27℃. Remember to open windows regularly to allow air convection in the room.

4. Ensure moisture. Drink plenty of water and eat liquid foods, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water.

5. Take off excess clothes. If your baby's limbs, hands and feet are warm and he is sweating all over, it means he needs to dissipate heat and he can wear less clothes.

6. Ensure sleep and get more sleep. Sufficient sleep can be beneficial to recovery from illness.

However, when infants and young children under 3 years old have a high fever, physical cooling methods should be used first. Generally, antipyretic injections and antipyretic drugs are not required to avoid collapse and drug toxicity reactions. The use of other drugs should also be cautious. If it is a minor illness, the fever will last for about 2-3 days, and the normal attitude towards fever is to find out the cause behind the fever. It is unscientific to forcibly reduce the temperature. Don’t just ask the doctor to drive away the fever, because sometimes the fever is caused by something special going on in the body!

Through the introduction of the above content, I believe that parents have already understood the countermeasures for a 3-year-old child with a high fever that won’t go away. Since 3-year-old children are still too young, parents should take physical cooling methods to reduce the fever when they have a high fever. Depending on the child's condition, they can take some antipyretic drugs appropriately. If the effect is not ideal, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time.