What should I do if my baby has a fever of 41 degrees?

A baby's cold and fever is enough to make parents anxious and worried. Some mothers have been asking what to do if their baby has a fever? How to cool down scientifically? After a visit to the hospital, when you return home, there are simple things a mother can do to make her baby more comfortable. Then follow the editor to learn together.

The early symptoms of a child's fever are red face, hot forehead, cold hands and feet, and poor spirits. In addition, there are symptoms of various systems, such as runny nose, sore throat, and cough in respiratory tract infections, abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea in gastroenteritis, and frequent urination, painful urination, and low back pain in urinary tract infections.

The accompanying symptoms of various systems in infants are atypical and may only include anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

There are many diseases that cause fever. Parents should pay attention to the pattern of their children's fever and accompanying symptoms, and go to the hospital for examination in time and receive early treatment.

The normal body temperature of the human body is 36-37℃. 37-38℃ is a low fever, 38-39℃ is a moderate fever, above 39℃ is a high fever, and above 40℃ is an extremely high fever.

The editor suggests that young mothers should not panic when they find that their children have a fever, but can take some emergency measures at home in time to relieve the symptoms.

Every family should have a thermometer and antipyretics for emergency use. Children with fever should have their temperature measured every 1-2 hours. If the temperature of a child is below 38.5℃, it is not advisable to use antipyretics. If the temperature is above 38.5℃, physical therapy such as antipyretic patches or ice compresses can be used to reduce the temperature. Children can also take appropriate amounts of antipyretic tablets.

When the body temperature exceeds 39°C, you should stay in bed, open your blanket or loosen your clothes to expose your skin, place an ice pack or cold wet towel on your head, and go to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.

During a high fever convulsion, the child's eyes will stare or move upwards, he will lose consciousness, will not respond to calls, his lips, face and body will be cyanotic, and his limbs will twitch. Parents should immediately press the child's "Ren Zhong" acupoint (at the midpoint of the nasolabial groove), with strong stimulation continuing for 1-3 minutes until the child cries, and then use the above method to quickly reduce the temperature. At the same time, the child should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately.

Babies under six months old generally do not receive antipyretic injections or take antipyretic medicine when they have a high fever. The best way to reduce the temperature is a warm water sponge bath. Regardless of whether the fever subsides after emergency treatment, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

Post-diagnosis precautions

Drink more water. Drinking water helps to sweat and dissipate heat, lower body temperature and replenish the water lost by the child's body. Drinking water is not limited to plain water. You can let your child drink some of his or her favorite fruit juice, beverages, etc. to replenish water and vitamins, or drink more soup. When a child is sick and has no appetite, you can let him/her eat some cake, tofu, etc.

Pay attention to keeping warm. Insulation does not mean the warmer the better. When your child has a fever, remember not to let him dress in too many clothes or cover him with too thick a quilt. This traditional method of "covering up sweat" is not conducive to dissipating heat and reducing fever. Just let the child wear one more piece of clothing than the normal adult. For example, when the adult wears short sleeves, the child can wear long sleeves. When the adult wears one long skirt, the child can wear two.

Take a warm shower. Some mothers worry that giving their children a bath while they have a fever will aggravate the symptoms. After having a fever, you sweat a lot. If you don’t keep clean, it is easy to cause infection by other bacteria, so taking a shower is necessary, but you must use warm water, and the water temperature is best at 38-39℃. Wiping or bathing your child's entire body with warm water can dilate the blood vessels in his or her skin and increase heat dissipation. After taking a shower, wrap your child in a large towel to prevent him from catching a cold.

When the baby shows signs of fever, you should use cooling patches as soon as possible. You can stick it on the baby's forehead or navel. Never wait until the baby's high fever persists before using it. If there is no improvement and the condition worsens, the only way is to send the baby to the hospital for fever-reducing treatment as soon as possible.