What to do if your child has a fever of 38.3 degrees

Children are the apple of their mother’s eye. Mothers feel so distressed when they get hurt, not to mention when they get sick or have a fever. When encountering this situation, experienced mothers are fine, but inexperienced mothers will be like ants on the hot pan, anxious and not knowing what to do. They watch their children suffer so much, but they just can't help. They really wish they could suffer for their children themselves. Here are some methods recommended to you for reference for mothers.

For babies with fever, taking a warm bath can also help reduce the temperature. Generally speaking, if the baby's fever is below 38.5℃, no antipyretic treatment is needed, and physical cooling should be used; if it is above 38.5℃, appropriate drug antipyretic measures should be used.

Physical cooling: Warm water bath, dip a towel in warm water (the water temperature should not be hot to the touch) and wipe the neck, armpits, and thighs for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also use a household ice pack on your child's forehead to help dissipate heat and cool down.

Drug cooling:

1. If the above measures are not effective, you can take antipyretics orally.

2. Drink more water and eat liquid food, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water.

3. 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. Get more sleep. Ensuring adequate sleep can help with recovery from illness.

Pay attention to your child's mental state. If the child has a high fever but is in good spirits, and can still laugh and play after taking medicine to reduce the fever, and is almost the same as usual, it means that the child's condition is not serious and he or she can be rest assured to recuperate at home. If the child is listless, tired, and has an indifferent expression, it indicates that the child is seriously ill and should be taken to the hospital immediately.

From this we can see that if a child has a fever of 38.3 degrees, mothers should not be anxious. They can first use physical cooling methods to help the child reduce the fever. Because the child is still young, it is not recommended to give the child injections or other drug treatments to avoid affecting the child's future development. However, regardless of whether the fever can be successfully reduced, parents should still take their children to the hospital to check the cause of the fever as much as possible. After all, the child is still young and safety is the most important thing.