What should I do if my baby has a high fever and bacterial infection?

After a baby is infected with bacteria, he or she will have a fever and a cold. This is a normal physiological phenomenon after a cold. It is mainly the process of healthy cells in the body fighting against bacteria. Although this is not a very serious situation, if the baby's temperature is too high for a long time, it will cause great harm to the body, such as the brain, liver, kidneys, etc. Therefore, timely treatment is needed. Here we will introduce some methods to treat baby's fever and bacterial infection.

Warm water bath: Wiping the whole body with a warm water towel is a good way to cool down, and it is also suitable for all babies 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.

Cold compress: Use an ice pack, hot water bottle or plastic bag, fill it with cool or ice water; you can also soak a towel in cool or ice water and wring it out before applying a wet compress. The places for placement are the back of the head, forehead, armpits, and thigh roots.

Lower the ambient temperature: Open windows for ventilation, wear less clothes and cover less, and open swaddling or wrapped bedding to lower the temperature. For infants under 3 months old, opening their clothes and quilts and letting them wear less clothes may have the effect of gradually reducing their temperature. Generally speaking, babies with high fever should not be covered with thick quilts and should wear less clothes.

Drink more water and urinate: Babies 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 the baby drink some glucose water or light salt water appropriately.

·Listen to the advice of professional doctors/pharmacists and pay attention to OTC and doctor-administered medications. OTC refers to drugs that do not require a doctor's prescription and can be purchased directly by consumers in pharmacies or drugstores. OTC drugs are drugs that have been used for a long time, have been proven to be effective, have stable quality, and can be safely used by non-medical professionals. When mothers buy antipyretic drugs for their babies, they can pay attention to whether they are marked with OTC.

Choose the right ingredients. Common antipyretics are classified by their ingredients into ibuprofen, acetaminophen, metamizole, compound aminopyrine and aspirin.

The above article introduces some methods for treating bacterial infections caused by baby's fever. If your baby has a fever, you can choose according to the above methods. However, the most important problem is to cool down the baby quickly, but it is best not to use drug treatment. You can first choose physical cooling methods, such as wiping with a hot towel, applying a hot towel on the forehead, etc.