What to do if a child has a fever in winter

Children have limited resistance, and it is easy for them to have a fever in the colder season of winter. Some babies even have a fever several times a month. If effective measures are not taken to resolve the problem, it can easily have a negative impact on the child. Therefore, effective measures must be taken in time to reduce fever. So, what should we do if children have a fever in winter? Let’s take a closer look below.

▲Wet and cold compress on the head: Apply a wet towel to the forehead of the baby with fever, and change it every 2 to 3 minutes.

▲Ice pillow: Crush the ice and put it into an ice bag (or hot water bag) together with water. After expelling the air, tighten the bag and place it on the neck of the baby with fever.

▲Warm water bath: Let the baby with fever bathe in warm water at about 30℃ for 20 to 30 minutes.

▲ Sponge bath: Soak gauze with 30% to 50% alcohol or cold water, and wash the upper limbs, lower limbs, forehead, neck, armpits and groin of the baby with fever.

Precautions for home medication to reduce fever

▲Please take the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.

▲Don’t be too hasty when giving medicine to babies with fever. If the fever does not subside after taking the medicine once, you need to wait 4 to 6 hours before taking the medicine again.

▲The dosage of antipyretic medicine given to babies should not be too large. For example, for the commonly used drug paracetamol, children should take 10 to 15 mg per kilogram of body weight. If a baby takes more than 3 grams of paracetamol per day, acute poisoning may occur, and even fatal liver damage may occur.

▲It is not advisable to let the baby take multiple antipyretic drugs in a short period of time, and the temperature reduction should not be too large or too fast, otherwise the baby will experience symptoms such as body temperature not rising and fainting.

▲Antipyretics only have an antipyretic effect when the baby has a fever. When the baby does not have a fever, taking antipyretics will not prevent fever.

▲After giving your baby antipyretics, if your baby sweats a lot, you should replenish him with water in time to avoid collapse.

The above is an introduction on what to do if children have a fever in winter. I hope it will be helpful to parents. There are many reasons why children have a fever. These are relatively simple ways to reduce fever. The key is to find out why the child has a fever. Only by solving the problem from the root can a complete change be made. You cannot simply use methods to reduce fever, as these indicators cannot cure the root cause.