What to do if your child has a fever at night

It is normal for children to have a fever, especially when it causes some influenza. The first symptom caused is the child's fever. However, the child's fever will also bring some other sequelae, such as pneumonia, etc., so the fever must be reduced in time. What parents are most worried about is that the child has a fever at night, which is usually a more serious condition. Let us understand what to do when a child has a fever?

1 When a child has a fever, the first thing we should do is to take the child's temperature. If it is below 38 degrees, give the child some water and coax him to sleep. The child may recover on his own after one night, or you can go to the hospital for a blood test the next day to see what the cause is.

2 If the child's body temperature exceeds 39 degrees, then we need to reduce the child's fever. The first recommended method is physical cooling. For example, use warm water to wipe the child's face, palms, soles of feet, neck, thighs and other places to help reduce fever.

3. If the child's temperature does not go down after rubbing with warm water, it is recommended to give the child some antipyretic medicine, such as fever-reducing patches for the forehead, and oral antipyretic medicine, such as Motrin. The fever will generally go down quickly after taking it. It should be taken every 4 to 6 hours, so you can take the medicine and wait for the hospital to open.

4 If the child still feels uncomfortable after taking the medicine, the fever does not go down for a while, and the temperature is still very high, you can wrap an ice pack in a dry towel and place it on the back of the child's head and also on the forehead to prevent high fever from damaging the brain. If you don't have an ice pack, you can use a wet towel wrapped in a plastic bag.

The above are the solutions to a child’s fever overnight. When taking your child’s temperature, you must use a more reasonable method so that the measured temperature can accurately reflect the child’s health status. Secondly, you can use some physical cooling methods to help the child cool down. If the temperature cannot be reduced in time, you must go to the hospital for treatment.