How to treat a child’s fever?

Fever is the most common disease among children. Although a moderate and short-term fever can help enhance personal immunity. But generally speaking, when the body temperature rises significantly, certain measures need to be taken to help reduce the temperature, otherwise the condition may become more serious. So what should parents do at this time? Next, the editor will talk about several effective methods.

1. 35% alcohol bath: Alcohol can dilate blood vessels and will take away a lot of heat when evaporating. Prepare 100 ml of 75% alcohol, add an equal amount of warm water, and keep the temperature around 27-37 degrees Celsius. When doing an alcohol bath, use a small towel to start wiping the baby's neck, wiping from top to bottom, using a patting motion.

2. Drink more water and urinate: Children with fever should drink more water to increase urine volume, which can promote the excretion of toxins in the body. At the same time, attention should be paid to replenishing the electrolytes lost by the body. Mothers can let their children drink some glucose water or light salt water appropriately.

3. Warm water bath: The principle of cooling down the body with a towel is to dilate the blood vessels in the child's skin, allowing the heat generated in the body to be dissipated in time. Moreover, when wiping the body with a warm and wet towel, the water on the body evaporates and takes away some heat. It is suitable for all children with fever. The water temperature should be 32-34 ℃, and each wiping time should be more than 10 minutes. The key areas to wipe are the skin folds, such as the neck, armpits, elbows, groin, etc.

4. Ice pack cold compress: You can go to the store to buy chemical ice packs, put them in the refrigerator when using, take them out after they turn from gel to solid, wrap them in a towel and apply them to the baby's head, forehead, neck, armpits, groin, etc., and they can be used repeatedly. You can also make your own ice packs.

The methods introduced in the above content can help children lower their body temperature to a certain extent, and usually do not cause any other discomfort reactions. Therefore, the editor recommends that parents read the article in detail several times, so that when they encounter more sudden situations such as children having a fever in the future, they can use these methods to alleviate them.