How to cool down a child with a fever of 44 degrees physically

It is very common for children to have a fever in our daily life, and the fever can be high or low. Of course, when a child has a low fever, perhaps with a little attention, the child will recover. But sometimes children will have a high fever, for example, a child’s fever may be 44 degrees. Faced with this situation, it is very dangerous for the child himself. The first thing to do at this time is to cool down. Let’s learn about the specific physical cooling methods below.

Physical cooling can avoid many unexpected drug allergies or side effects of some drugs. The most commonly used physical cooling methods for children with a fever of 39 degrees are:

1. Cold wet compress on the head: Soak a soft towel in 20℃ - 30℃ cold water, squeeze it slightly to prevent dripping, fold it and place it on the forehead, change it every 3-5 minutes.

2. Head ice pillow: Fill the ice bag half full with small ice cubes and a small amount of water, expel the air from the bag, press the bag opening tightly, and place it on the pillow after there is no water leakage.

3. Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs with a warm and wet towel or take a warm bath, scrub the skin more to promote heat dissipation.

4. Alcohol bath: suitable for cooling down high fever. Prepare 200-300 ml of 20%-35% alcohol and use it to rub the limbs and back.

5. Drink plenty of water and don’t take any medicine casually. When the fever is high, breathing speeds up and sweating causes the body to lose a lot of water. Therefore, parents should give their children plenty of water when they have a fever, increase urine volume, and promote the excretion of toxins in the body.

It is worth noting that it is generally not advisable to use drugs to reduce fever in neonatal babies; for fever caused by general infections in infants and young children, it is best to use appropriate physical cooling measures first. However, it is not advisable to use cold compresses and alcohol baths to cool down children with rash diseases such as measles, so as to avoid irritating the skin and affecting the outbreak of the rash.

When you find that your child has a fever of 44 degrees, the first thing you should do is to provide necessary physical cooling for the child. At this time, you can apply alternating cold and wet compresses to the child's head, wipe the body with warm water, wipe the body with alcohol, etc. At the same time, because high fever will take away a lot of water from the child's body, it is necessary to replenish the child with water in time to ensure the child's physical and mental health.