What to do if a child has a viral fever

Many babies will feel unwell if they are not properly cared for. Generally, young children will have a fever after feeling uncomfortable, especially viral fever, which is also the most serious condition. When a child has a viral fever, we parents must not be anxious. First of all, we must pay attention to the child’s body temperature. So what should we do if a child has a viral fever? Let’s take a look at it through the following introduction.

Three emergency measures for baby's fever

First, wear less clothes to allow your child to dissipate heat. The traditional idea is that when a child has a fever, he or she should be wrapped tightly with clothes and quilts to "force" the sweat out. In fact, this is wrong. When children have a fever, they will shiver and parents may think that their children have chills, but in fact, this is because their increased body temperature causes convulsions.

Second, help your child cool down physically. There are the following common methods:

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, 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.

Third, 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, so 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.

Through the above introduction, we know what to do if a child has a viral fever. When a child has a fever, after we have taken the above measures, we must go to the hospital for examination with the child. Viral fever generally requires symptomatic drug treatment. Do not give your child medication at home by yourself to prevent accidents.