What should I do if my child has a fever while sleeping?

Children's health has always been the biggest worry and concern for parents. Sometimes, children fall asleep at night but have a fever. At this time, it is not convenient to go to the hospital, but the children cannot be left alone. This situation makes many parents very anxious. So, what should you do when your child has a fever while sleeping at night? Now, let me tell you what you need to do in this situation.

>01When a child has a fever, the first thing we should do is to take the child's temperature. If it is below 38 degrees, give the child some water and coax him to sleep. The child may get better on his own after one night, or you can go to the hospital for a blood test the next day to see what the cause is.

>02If the child's body temperature exceeds 39 degrees, then we need to reduce the child's fever. The first recommended method is physical cooling. For example, use warm water to wipe the child's face, palms, soles of feet, neck, thighs and other places to help reduce fever.

>03If the child's temperature does not go down after applying warm water, it is recommended to give the child some antipyretic medicine, such as fever-reducing patches for the forehead, and oral antipyretic medicine, such as Motrin. The fever will generally go down quickly after taking it. It should be taken every 4 to 6 hours, so you can take the medicine and wait for the hospital to open.

>04If the child still feels uncomfortable after taking the medicine, the fever does not go down for a while, and the temperature is still very high, you can wrap an ice pack in a dry towel and place it on the back of the child's head and also on the forehead to prevent the high fever from damaging the brain. If you don't have an ice pack, you can use a wet towel wrapped in a plastic bag.

The above are some emergency measures you should take when your child has a fever and falls asleep at night. Of course, in addition to the above methods, you can also use physical therapy, use medicated cotton dipped in medical alcohol to wipe the child's palms, soles of feet, and thighs to help reduce fever. However, if the child has a severe fever at night, he must go to the hospital.