What are some ways to quickly reduce fever in children?

In daily life, fever is very common and many friends have had this experience. But when a baby has a fever, how can we reduce the fever quickly? The editor will explain it in detail below, let’s take a look together!

How to reduce your baby’s fever by yourself?

When your baby's temperature reaches the above fever temperature, use the following gentle (physical) fever-reducing methods to make your baby feel more comfortable:

1. Cold compress method: This method is simple and easy. Apply a cold towel to the forehead. After the towel becomes hot, soak it in cold water and apply it again. Using a cold water bag or ice pack is more effective than applying a cold towel to the forehead.

2. Wipe the whole body with warm water or take a bath: Undress the baby, rub the whole body with a towel in warm water (about 37℃) or take a bath. This can dilate the blood vessels in the baby's skin and dissipate body qi; in addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat. Take a bath for about 10 to 15 minutes each time, about once every 4 to 6 hours.

3. Warm alcohol bath: For alcohol bath, mix 70% alcohol with 1/1 tap water, or 75% alcohol with 1/2 water, or you can mix Erguotou liquor with 1/4 water, and put them in a small bowl. Keep doors and windows closed during sponge bath, dip gauze or a soft towel in the alcohol in the bowl, and wipe the child's palms, soles, armpits, inner sides of upper arms, chest and thighs. The temperature of the diluted water should be about 37-40℃, then wipe the limbs and back; if you wipe directly with alcohol, the children will feel very cold, very uncomfortable, and even convulse. After wiping, you can cover your body with a bath towel and wait for 5 to 10 minutes. When the alcohol is almost evaporated and the blood in the body circulates to the body surface, making the skin warm again, you can repeat it a second time. Repeat this about three times, and the temperature inside and outside the body will drop rapidly. Because it reduces fever quickly, this method is suitable for children over 1 year old and for high fevers over 40℃ that are difficult to reduce.

4. Wipe with a cool towel: Use a slightly cool towel (about 25 degrees) to wipe your forehead and face.

5. Drink more water: It helps sweating. In addition, water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the body.

6. Use a cold water pillow: If the rectal temperature is above 38°C, you can use a cold water pillow to use the lower temperature for local heat dissipation. The soft cold water pillows currently on the market are very convenient and not too cold, so they can be used by older infants and children. However, it is not recommended for infants under 6 months old, because it is difficult for infants to turn their bodies, which may cause local overcooling and frostbite or hypothermia. 7. Add or remove clothes appropriately: If the baby's limbs are cold and he shivers violently (chills), it means he needs warmth, so cover him with a blanket; if his limbs and hands and feet are warm and he sweats all over his body, it means he needs to dissipate heat, so he can wear fewer clothes.

Through the above sharing, everyone has a clear understanding of how to urgently reduce a child’s fever. So in daily life, if you have these symptoms or your baby has a fever, you might as well refer to the editor’s methods!