What are the methods to reduce fever in children?

There are many families whose children have fever due to various reasons. Fever can be particularly troublesome for children and can also affect their health. Therefore, as parents, you must improve the condition of a child with fever through treatment as soon as possible. So how do you choose a method to reduce fever for children? In order to help you choose the right method, please read the detailed introduction below.

1. Physical cooling

1. The magical effect of egg white

Beat an egg and separate the egg white. Put a button mask in it to soften it and pull it apart. (If you don’t have one, you can also find a napkin or breathable gauze and apply the egg white on it or soak the gauze.) Then stick it on the child’s forehead and change it after a while. Or find a small bottle or a small wine glass, with a small mouth so that the egg white can be poured into it. Wrap the mouth with breathable gauze, and use the mouth of the bottle to slowly apply the egg white in circles on the child's forehead. When the egg white is almost applied, use the back of your hand to see if the fever on the forehead has improved a lot. Generally, the fever can be reduced within half an hour, and the effect is quite good.

2. Drink water, drink plenty of warm water with salt

Wear less clothes, wear thin and breathable clothes, let her drink more warm water with salt, and persuade her to finish one cup after another. As long as she is in good spirits, drinking water, sweating, urinating and expelling the virus from the body will reduce the fever. It takes time to reduce the fever, depending on the situation, don't rush...

3. Take a warm bath

First take a warm bath, don't let the child get cold. You can also use warm water to wipe her body. When wiping, use even force and stay in the armpits, groin and other places with rich blood vessels for a little longer, so that the heat will dissipate faster.

4. Sweating while sleeping with the quilt covering your face

There is also a relatively simple way to treat a high fever, which is to boil some ginger soup. If a child is not afraid of spicy food, boil a bowl of spicy soup for her. Cover her head with a quilt and sleep. She will be fine after sweating.

5. Cold compress on the forehead

Soak a towel in cold water or apply an ice pack to the child's forehead, changing it every 5 to 10 minutes for half an hour. Patiently applying cold compresses several times can also effectively dissipate heat.

2. Home-based medication for cooling down

1. Antipyretic drugs

Common Western medicines for reducing fever: Tylenol oral liquid, ibuprofen (suitable for babies under 2 years old), Ton oral liquid, Xiaomeilin, Hutong medicine, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine for reducing fever: Xiaoer Niuhuang Powder, Zixuedan, Angong Niuhuang Pills, etc.

2. All antipyretic drugs will cause children to sweat. To achieve the ideal antipyretic effect, please let your children drink more water and replenish enough fluids, such as boiled water, sugar water, and salt water. At the same time, take B vitamins and vitamin C orally, which will help the body's functions recover.

This article gives a detailed introduction to the methods of reducing fever for children. Through the above introduction, when your child has a fever, you must choose the best method of reducing fever based on the above content. I believe that through effective treatment, your child's fever will be reduced as soon as possible, so as to ensure your child's health.