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

Every child has a different physique, so the symptoms they show when they have a fever or are sick are also different. Some children have high fevers due to colds and other reasons. Generally, timely physical therapy can significantly lower the body temperature and show signs of improvement. However, some children, once they have a fever, may continue to have a high fever. So what should we do if our child has a high fever of 40 degrees and won’t go away?

1. When your child has a fever, remember not to let him/her wear too many clothes or cover him/her with too thick a blanket.

2. Drinking more water helps to sweat and dissipate heat. In addition, water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish the water lost by the body.

3. Apply a cold towel to the forehead. After the towel becomes hot, soak it in cold water and apply it again. For older children, using a cold water bag or ice bag may be more effective.

4. Wipe your whole body with warm water or take a bath to dilate blood vessels in the skin and increase heat dissipation.

5. Alcohol bath: Add 70% alcohol to 1/1 tap water. The water temperature after dilution should be about 37℃-40℃. Put it in a small bowl. When giving a sponge bath, close the doors and windows, dip gauze or a soft towel in the alcohol in the bowl, and wipe the child's palms, soles of feet, armpits, inner sides of upper arms, and thighs, and then wipe the limbs and back.

If the body temperature is above 39℃, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. When the baby's body temperature exceeds 39℃ and is considered a high fever, Western medicine treatment is usually chosen. But one thing that must be made clear is that parents should use the medication under the guidance of a doctor, especially pay attention to the dosage, and send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time.

It is particularly important to note that if a child has a fever for more than three consecutive days without improvement or if the baby has a high fever or convulsions, seek medical attention promptly, identify the cause and treat the symptoms.

Through the above introduction, I believe parents already know how to deal with a child’s persistent high fever of 40 degrees. If the child's fever exceeds 39 degrees, medication must be used. It is worth noting that parents must not give their children medicine blindly. Antipyretic drugs should only be given to children under the guidance of a doctor.