What should I do if my child has a fever and his heart rate is 150 beats per minute?

When a child has a fever, his or her quality of life will be greatly reduced. A very lively child becomes unwilling to talk and move because of a fever, which makes parents feel very distressed. Of course, in most cases, fever can be effectively treated. Even if a child's fever reaches 40 degrees, he or she can recover as long as the treatment is timely. So, what should you do if your child has a fever and his heart rate is 150 beats per minute?

Because children have a fast metabolism, their heart rate is naturally fast. Newborns: 120-140 times/minute; under 1 year old: 110-130 times/minute; 2-3 years old: 100-120 times/minute; 4-7 years old: 80-100 times/minute. When you have a fever, your blood flow increases and your heart rate also increases. At this time, a routine blood test is needed to see if there is any bacterial or viral infection before further medication. If the body temperature is less than 38 degrees Celsius, physical cooling can be used. If it is greater than 38 degrees Celsius, oral antipyretics such as Motrin are required. During a fever, remember to drink plenty of hot water and get enough rest.

What food to eat when you have a fever

Mothers choose different foods according to the different types of fever their children have. What food should children eat when they have a cold and fever? Generally, they should eat liquid food during the acute or high fever phase, and semi-liquid food during the recovery and fever-reducing phases.

Liquid foods that children can eat when they have a fever include:

(1) Milk. Milk can provide children with a certain amount of protein, and adding an appropriate amount of rice soup can provide some carbohydrates.

(2) Rice soup. Rice soup can provide children with carbohydrates, and it has sufficient water content, making it easier for sick children to absorb it through their stomachs. Boil the rice until it is soft and remove the residue to get rice soup.

(3) Mung bean soup. Mung beans are benign and have the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying and relieving summer heat.

(4) Fresh fruit juice. The main ingredients of fresh fruit juice are vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. It only contains a small amount of plant protein and is easy to absorb. In summer, you can drink watermelon juice, which has the effects of clearing away heat, quenching thirst and promoting diuresis. In autumn and winter, you can drink fresh pear juice, which has the effects of moistening the lungs, clearing the heart, relieving cough, and removing phlegm. Fresh orange juice has the effects of removing dampness, resolving phlegm, clearing the lungs, and unblocking meridians.