What should I do if my child has a fever?

We all know that children's resistance is very weak, and they are very prone to lung heat and fever. This is also a very common situation. Although it is not a serious disease, we need to take appropriate treatments as soon as possible to avoid further deterioration of the disease. There are many treatments for children's lung heat and fever. Let us learn about what to do if children have lung heat and fever.

1. If you feel very uncomfortable, you can take painkillers. Adults take 2 aspirin tablets or 2 paracetamol tablets every 4 hours. The advantage of paracetamol is that fewer people are allergic to it. Because aspirin and paracetamol work in slightly different ways, you may want to use both if you feel that you are not effectively controlling your fever with either. Take 2 aspirin tablets and 2 paracetamol tablets every 6 hours. When taking these medicines, you need your doctor's consent.

2. Aspirin is prohibited. Teenagers under the age of 18 should never take aspirin. Because aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome, a fatal neurological disease, in children with high fevers. Children can use paracetamol instead. Calculate the dosage based on 5-7 mg per pound of body weight and take once every 4 hours. Remember, increasing the frequency of use or exceeding the appropriate dose can be dangerous, so always take it under the guidance of a doctor.

3. Pay attention to wearing appropriate clothes. If you feel very hot, take off excess clothes so that the heat in your body can dissipate. But if this makes you shiver, it means you are wearing too few clothes and you should add more clothes until you are no longer cold. Special care is required if the patient is a young baby, as they cannot yet express their feelings. In fact, dressing children in too many clothes or placing them in extremely hot places may cause a high fever. At the same time, do not make the room temperature too high. Doctors usually recommend not exceeding 20℃. At the same time, the room should be properly ventilated to help recovery, and the light should be soft to help the patient relax.

We mothers must pay great attention to the issue of what to do if our children have lung heat and fever. If our children have similar problems again, we will seek effective methods for treatment as soon as possible, and we can also save a lot of unnecessary expenses. I hope the above content can be of some help to everyone.