What should I do if my two and a half year old child has a fever?

Children are usually in poor health. Because they are young, their body resistance is also relatively poor. They are often vulnerable to external bacteria and viruses. The most common is fever. In fact, fever is a kind of defense of the body's immune system. However, if the fever is frequent and the temperature is high, it will cause great harm to the child's body. What should we do?

When the baby's body temperature is below 38.5°C, physical cooling should be used. Let the hot towel cool down and apply it to the baby's forehead. Be careful not to make it too cold, otherwise it will cause discomfort to the baby.

If you need to go out and it is inconvenient to use a hot towel to cool down, you can use a cooling patch, which is convenient and effective. Generally, cooling patches are effective within 8 hours. When applying a fever-reducing patch, be careful not to let children peel it off casually, as this will affect the effect.

In addition to applying a hot towel to the child's forehead, parents can also carefully wipe the child's entire body with a hot towel. By wiping, the child's entire body can be cooled down, and the child will feel more comfortable.

After the above-mentioned physical cooling, if the child's fever symptoms are effectively relieved, you can continue to help the child sweat, cover the bed with more quilts, etc. Sweating more will reduce the fever faster.

Drug cooling: When the child's fever exceeds 38.5°C, but the child is still conscious and has no convulsions or other symptoms, he can drink some antipyretic medicine. Don't rush to give the child water. Too much water will cause the child to

It brings many bad effects and can easily damage children's immune system.

When choosing antipyretic drugs, be sure to use medicines specifically for children and do not take those for adults. Generally, granular medicines are better, easier for children to take, and more effective. Don't take too much antipyretic medicine, be sure to follow the doctor's advice.

When a child has a fever, the above methods can serve as first aid and physical cooling, but it is still best to take the child to the hospital for examination to see what the specific cause of the high fever is. If there are some diseases, it must be treated in time, otherwise the disease will be delayed and the condition will be more serious.