How to cure a child's fever

Children's fever has become a common occurrence in daily life. Children may suddenly have a fever because of catching a cold, taking a bath, or being disobedient and not wearing clothes. Although the weather is hot in summer now, many children still have symptoms of fever, which makes parents worry and anxious. In the following article, the editor will introduce how to treat children's fever?

Fever in children is the body's defensive response to disease. To a certain extent, fever in children is not entirely a bad thing. For some diseases, it can even help the patient recover, so there is no need to rush to take measures to reduce the temperature and fever. However, if a child's fever lasts too long or the temperature is too high, it can cause damage to the body, especially have an adverse effect on the central nervous system, and even endanger life.

When a child has a fever, you should pay close attention to the symptoms. If the temperature is not very high and the general condition is good, the child can be treated and rested at home.

Some people give antipyretics to their children as soon as they see that they have a fever, hoping to lower the temperature in a short time. This practice is not advisable, because there are many reasons for children to have a fever. Hastily lowering the temperature before clarifying the condition can only cover up the condition and delay treatment. At the same time, any disease that causes fever in children takes a process, and the treatment of the disease also takes some time, so the disease should be treated comprehensively. For example, if you have a fever due to inflammation, your body temperature will naturally return to normal after the inflammation is eliminated. If you just take antipyretics, your body temperature will drop immediately, but it will rise again soon.

For children with fever, it is best to use physical cooling methods and do not use various antipyretic drugs easily to prevent toxic reactions. First of all, you should adjust the temperature of the room and keep the air circulating. For example, you can open doors and windows or use fans to speed up air circulation, which is conducive to heat dissipation and cooling. You can also use ice or cold water to apply to the child's head, neck, armpits and bilateral groin to reduce fever. When applying ice, wrap the ice bag with a layer of cloth to prevent local skin frostbite. Wiping with 35-40% alcohol or 30°C warm water can dilate skin capillaries and accelerate water evaporation, which is also a fairly simple way to reduce fever. When using alcohol bath, be careful not to wipe the child's head, face, and chest.

When physical cooling methods are ineffective, appropriate pediatric antipyretic drugs can be used under the guidance of a doctor.

When children have a fever, they should be fed boiled water or sugar water frequently. Drinking water can replenish the water evaporated due to fever. Children sweat after drinking water, and the evaporation of water can help reduce fever. In addition, increased urination can also allow some heat to be removed through urine, accelerating the reduction of fever.

In the article, we learned how to treat children's fever. Many mothers will take their children to get an IV drip when they find that their children have a fever, but this will damage the children's immunity. As long as we use physical fever-reducing methods for the children, the children's fever will gradually subside soon.