What to do if a 2-year-old child has a fever at night

A 2-year-old child has relatively weak body resistance and is prone to fever in cold weather. A child's fever will definitely make the family very nervous. If the fever cannot be reduced in time, it is likely to cause other complications. Correct treatment measures are crucial. So, what should we do if a child over 2 years old has a fever at night? Let’s take a detailed look at the solution below.

When a child has a fever, the first thing we should do is to take the child's temperature. If it is below 38 degrees, give the child some water and coax him to sleep. The child may recover on his own after a night, or you can go to the hospital for a blood test the next day to see what the cause is.

If the child's body temperature exceeds 39 degrees, then we need to reduce the child's fever. The first recommended method is physical cooling. For example, use warm water to wipe the child's face, palms, soles of feet, neck, thighs and other places to help reduce fever.

If the child's temperature does not go down after applying warm water, it is recommended to give the child some antipyretic medicine, such as fever-reducing patches for the forehead, and oral antipyretic medicine, such as Motrin. The fever will generally go down quickly after taking it. It should be taken every 4 to 6 hours, so you can take the medicine and wait for the hospital to open.

If the child still feels uncomfortable after taking the medicine, the fever does not go down and the temperature is still very high, you can wrap an ice pack in a dry towel and place it on the back of the child's head and also on the forehead to prevent the high fever from damaging the brain. If you don't have an ice pack, you can use a wet towel wrapped in a plastic bag.

In addition to the above methods, you can also use medicated cotton dipped in medical alcohol to wipe your child's palms, soles of feet, and thighs to help reduce fever.

The above is an introduction on what to do if a child over 2 years old has a fever at night. I hope it will be helpful to parents. Parents should pay attention when their children have a high fever, especially since children's resistance is not strong during this period. No matter when the child has a fever, they should be sent to the doctor for treatment in time, and the child should be kept warm at ordinary times to prevent the child from frequently showing symptoms of fever.