What should I do if my child has a fever of 39.5?

Everyone knows that the normal body temperature of a child is just over 37 degrees. If a child has a temperature of 39.5 degrees, it is a high fever. Many parents become anxious when they encounter this situation and don’t know what to do because it has a great impact on their children’s health. So, what should we do if a child has a fever of 39.5? After searching for information, the editor finally found a more comprehensive solution. Let’s take a look at it.

1. For infants under one and a half years old, the anterior fontanelle has not yet completely closed. Parents can cover the child's anterior fontanelle with the palm of their hand after the child falls asleep, and continue to cover it until the child's head sweats slightly. At this time, when looking at the baby again, you will find that the nose is unblocked, the breathing is stable, and the temperature has dropped. At this time, parents can wake up the baby and feed him more warm water or brown sugar water, and the baby will soon recover. My son had several colds and fevers before he was one year old, and I used this method to cure them. The shortest time only took 15 minutes, and the longest took me an hour and a half. My hands were numb, and then I saw sweat on my son's head. Therefore, when covering the baby's anterior fontanelle with the palm of your hand, parents must not be anxious. It is best for the child's father to do it, as men have high temperatures and babies are prone to sweating.

2. Most children's fever is caused by colds. When they have a fever, their hands and feet are cold, their tongue coating is white, their face is pale, and their urine is light in color. Parents can use ginger and brown sugar water to dispel the cold for their children, and the effect is good. If 2 to 3 pieces of green onion cut into one-inch long are added to the ginger and brown sugar water, the effect will be better. If the child is afraid of spicy food, you can add two slices of ginger, two pieces of green onion, and a few drops of vinegar to the porridge for the child. After cooking, remove the ginger and green onion and feed it to the child. It can dispel cold, induce sweating, and reduce fever. The effect is good, and children are willing to eat it. Parents can feed their children 2 to 3 times a day. Do not add onions after the child's fever subsides. Ginger can also be omitted when the tongue coating is no longer white.

3. If the child's hands and feet are not cold when he has a fever, but his face is red, his throat is swollen and sore, his tongue is yellow or red, his urine is yellow and has a strong odor, and his eyes are red, it means that the child has a lot of internal heat in his body and he should not drink ginger and brown sugar water. Parents should let their children drink plenty of warm boiled water. You can also add a small amount of salt to the water to make it light salt water for the child to drink, which can eliminate internal heat. Only if children drink plenty of water and urinate more often, allowing the internal heat in the body to be discharged with urine, will their body temperature drop and the symptoms of getting a fever improve.

4. If the child has a fever both during the day and at night, it means that there is internal heat or inflammation in the body. Parents can cut the bitter gourd into thin slices, take 10 slices, add water and boil for 5 to 10 minutes, then give it to the child to drink, 2 to 3 times a day. When the child no longer has a fever during the day, stop drinking it. At the same time, try to let your child drink more water, eat fresh fruits, and have a relatively light diet. He cannot eat fish or shrimp, and can only eat other meats and vegetables.

5. If the child's body temperature is normal during the day, but rises in the evening and subsides in the morning, it means that the child's fever is caused by severe cold and deficiency in the body. At this time, you should still give the child ginger, brown sugar and scallion water. It is best to soak the feet in mugwort water to dispel the cold. You can also let the child drink broth and light chicken soup. Guyuan paste can be taken twice a day, half a spoonful each time, to supplement the child with nutrition in time, and let the child drink more water.

6. For children over 2 years old, parents can help them massage. First rub the soles of the child's feet to draw the heat downwards. After the feet are warm, rub the calves, up and down. After the calves are warm, rub the child's hands, arms, back and ears. Finally, rub the Baihui point in the center of the top of the child's head.

Parents should not use too much force when massaging their children. They should rub gently and not too fast. They should rub slowly and gently. They should not be in a hurry. While rubbing, they should let the children drink more warm water. If the child's fever does not go away, wipe the child's entire body with warm water, rub the child's skin with a towel until it turns red and warm, and let the child's body dissipate the heat on its own.

Through the above content, we have clearly understood what to do if a child has a fever of 39.5. At the same time, if a child has these symptoms, you can use the above method, I believe it is quite effective. At the same time, parents are reminded not to be anxious and to take good treatment measures. I believe that the child will recover as soon as possible.