What to do if a 2 and a half year old child has a fever

During the growth process of babies, due to their incomplete physical development, some diseases often occur, among which fever is a relatively common disease. When a baby has a fever, parents should deal with it according to the cause and severity of the baby's fever, such as physical cooling, taking medicine and going to the hospital for treatment, etc. At the same time, they should also adjust their diet, which will be of great help in relieving the baby's fever.

1. Warm water bath:

That is, use warm water at 32 to 36 degrees Celsius for sponge bathing or soaking. A sponge bath is to scrub or massage the child's entire skin with warm water; when taking a bath, the child's entire body should be immersed in the water. A warm water bath can stimulate children's skin, dilate capillaries, accelerate blood flow, increase heat dissipation, and clean or dilate the openings of sweat glands to facilitate sweating, thereby cooling down quickly and effectively. Each warm water bath should last for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Alcohol bath:

Wipe with 25% to 35% alcohol. Parents can dip a handkerchief into the prepared alcohol solution, starting from one side of the child's neck, wiping from top to bottom along the outside of the arm to the arm, and then wiping from the armpit to the palm. The treatment method for the other side is the same. For the lower limbs, you can rub from the outside of the child's thigh to the instep, and then from the groin to the sole of the foot. Rub your armpits, groin, soles of feet, and palms with force, repeating back and forth several times. Alcohol can dilate the capillaries on the skin surface, increase heat dissipation, and quickly reduce the temperature. However, you must be gentle when operating on babies to prevent skin damage.

3. Ice bag cooling method:

Parents can use a household refrigerator to make ice cubes, remove the edges and corners, put them in a plastic bag, add an appropriate amount of water, wrap them in a towel, and place them on the child's forehead, sides of the neck, armpits, groin, etc. This method is effective in cooling down the body because these areas have large blood vessels and can achieve the cooling effect more quickly. However, it should be noted that if the skin where the ice cubes are placed becomes visibly red, you should stop using it and place the ice cubes in another area.

4. Massage to cool down:

This method is simple and cools down quickly. It should be emphasized that the above measures are generally only adopted when the body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees Celsius, and at least when it reaches 38 degrees Celsius, otherwise it will be harmful to the child.