What should I do if my baby has a fever and high blood count?

Blood count refers to the number of white blood cells in a unit of peripheral blood. High blood count generally refers to the white blood cell count in a routine blood test exceeding the normal range. High blood count is a common term used by people. From a medical point of view, it means that there are too many white blood cells, which means that there is inflammation in the body. High blood count will not cause fever. Fever is caused by infection, which will lead to an increase in white blood cells. To make the blood count normal, you must first find the cause of the fever. As long as the fever is gone, the blood count will drop. So when your baby has a fever and high blood count, you must first reduce the fever. The temperature center of infants and young children is not yet fully developed. If they encounter respiratory infections, allergies, vaccination reactions, etc., their body temperature will rise, but you cannot use drugs indiscriminately. So what should we do when our baby has a fever and high blood count?

Physical cooling is an effective way to reduce fever in babies. The methods are:

1. 35% alcohol bath

Alcohol can dilate blood vessels and take away a lot of heat when it evaporates, which can help cool down infants and young children when they have a fever. Prepare 100 ml of 75% alcohol, add an equal amount of warm water, and keep the temperature at around 27-37 degrees Celsius. Do not let it be too cold, otherwise it will cause muscle contraction, causing the temperature to rise again. When using alcohol bath, use a small towel to wipe the baby's neck starting from the top and then moving downwards in a patting manner. The armpits and groin areas with large arteries and blood vessels on the surface of the body should be wiped until the skin turns slightly red, which will help to reduce the temperature. Be careful not to rub the baby's chest, abdomen, and soles of the feet to avoid causing adverse reactions.

2. Take a warm bath

Taking a bath can help dissipate heat. If your baby is in good spirits when he has a fever, you can give him more baths and adjust the water temperature between 27 and 37 degrees Celsius. Be careful not to give your baby a hot bath, otherwise it will easily cause vasodilation throughout the body, increase oxygen consumption, easily lead to ischemia and hypoxia, and aggravate the condition.

3. Soak your feet in hot water

Soaking your feet can promote blood circulation and relieve discomfort. Another benefit of soaking your baby's feet when he has a fever is that it can help reduce the temperature. You can use a large basin or a small bucket for foot soaking. Pour 2/3 of the basin with water. The water temperature should be slightly higher than usual, around 40 degrees Celsius, and it should be based on what the baby can adapt to. When soaking the baby's feet, the mother can rub the baby's two little feet, which can not only dilate the blood vessels but also relieve the discomfort caused by fever.

4. Use ice packs

You can go to the store to buy chemical ice packs, put them in the refrigerator when using, take them out after they turn from gel to solid, wrap them in a towel and apply them to the top of the baby's head, forehead, neck, armpits, groin, etc., and they can be used repeatedly. You can also make your own ice packs at home: fill disposable medical silicone gloves with water, tie them into a knot, and place them in the freezer. Freeze them into a solid state before using. If you feel the ice is too cold, you can take out the ice bag when it is half ice and half water, wrap it in a towel and apply cold compress to your baby.

What should I do if my baby has a fever and high blood count? Physical fever reduction is the key. If the baby's temperature is higher than 38 degrees, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible to see what caused the high fever, whether it is caused by inflammation or virus, and then treat it symptomatically. I hope that parents can take good care of their babies and let them have a healthy body.