What to do if your child has a fever for no reason

Every child will always encounter some health problems in the process of growing up, especially babies and toddlers whose immunity is particularly low. They are always prone to symptoms such as colds or fevers. In addition, babies are relatively young and cannot use language to express their condition, which always makes many inexperienced parents not know what to do. Once the baby has a fever, parents don’t know whether to use antipyretics to treat the baby. Let’s learn about what to do if a child has a fever for no reason.

What to do if your child has a fever for no reason

First, wear less clothes to allow your child to dissipate heat. The traditional idea is that when a child has a fever, he or she should be wrapped tightly with clothes and quilts to "force" the sweat out. In fact, this is wrong. When children have a fever, they will shiver and parents may think that their children have chills, but in fact, this is because their increased body temperature causes convulsions.

Second, help your child cool down physically. There are the following common methods:

1. Cold wet compress on the head: Soak a soft towel in 20℃-30℃ cold water, squeeze it slightly to prevent dripping, fold it and place it on the forehead, change it every 3-5 minutes.

2. Head ice pillow: Fill the ice bag half full with small ice cubes and a small amount of water, expel the air from the bag, press the bag opening tightly, and place it on the pillow after there is no water leakage.

3. Wipe with warm water or take a warm bath: Wipe the child's head, armpits, limbs with a warm, wet towel or take a warm bath, scrub the skin more to promote heat dissipation.

4. Alcohol bath: suitable for cooling down high fever. Prepare 200-300 ml of 20%-35% alcohol and use it to rub the limbs and back.

Third, drink plenty of water and don’t take any medicine casually. When the fever is high, breathing speeds up and sweating causes the body to lose a lot of water, so parents should give their children plenty of water when they have a fever, increase urine volume, and promote the excretion of toxins in the body.

The above is an introduction to what to do if a young child has a fever for no reason. When such symptoms occur, parents must understand the cause and treat the baby in a timely manner. In addition, the baby's body temperature should be monitored at all times when the baby has a fever. If it is below 38.5 degrees, physical cooling can be chosen for the baby, and then go to the hospital for consultation in time, and give the baby antipyretics when necessary.