What should I do if my child has a fever of 41 degrees?

Since children have relatively poor disease resistance, it is inevitable for them to have fever symptoms. Generally speaking, a fever over 39 degrees is considered a high fever, and if it exceeds 41 degrees, it is considered a very high fever. However, if a child's fever is too high, it will burn the child's brain and may affect the child's intelligence. Therefore, once parents find that their children have symptoms of fever, they must reduce the child's temperature in time. So, what should you do if your child has a fever of 41 degrees?

Patients with high fever should be cooled down promptly and appropriately to prevent convulsions and other adverse consequences. For patients with a history of high fever convulsions or irritability, sedatives should be given while cooling down. For patients with fever awaiting diagnosis, the cause should be identified as much as possible, and no special treatment may be given for the time being, otherwise the fever pattern will change, the clinical signs will be blurred, and the diagnosis will be delayed.

Cooling measures

1. Physical cooling

Place the child in a quiet, cool, well-ventilated place. Use a cold towel or cold water bag to apply to the forehead, armpits, groin and other parts, or use an ice bag wrapped in cloth as a pillow on the head or place it on the above-mentioned parts. You can also use cold water (28-30℃) or alcohol (30-50%) to bathe the limbs, both sides of the torso and the back. If the child develops pale skin or cold skin during sponge bathing, stop immediately. Cold saline (30-32°C) enema can also be used, which is more suitable for those suspected of poisoning with mycobacterium oxysporum. It can not only reduce the temperature but also facilitate the collection of stool samples for examination.

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3. Medication to reduce fever

Antipyretics are generally not used to reduce the temperature of immature infants, young babies and weak children. Commonly used antipyretics include APC 5-10 mg/kg/time, or Arusan 1-2 tablets each time for infants aged 1-2 years (each tablet contains 0.06 grams of aspirin and 0.015 grams of luminal). You can also use pediatric antipyretic suppositories (paracetamol suppositories), for children aged 1 to 6 years, 1 tablet/time, 1-2 times a day, and insert the suppository into the anus.

If you find that your child has a fever, you should take measures to reduce the fever in time. If the body temperature is below 38.5 degrees, physical cooling can be used. If it exceeds this temperature, especially when the child has a very high fever, antipyretics should be taken under the guidance of a doctor in time, and physical cooling should be used at the same time. This two-pronged approach can make the fever go down faster.