What to do if a child has a persistent high fever

When a child has a high fever, it is necessary to use children's antipyretic drugs in time, which is very helpful to improve the child's high fever. At the same time, physical fever-reducing methods should be used to prevent the child's body from suffering more damage. Parents should also pay attention to this. What should be done if the child has a persistent high fever? Many parents are not clear about this. Let's introduce it in detail below.

What to do if a child has a persistent high fever:

If the set temperature is raised, for example, if the human body is infected with pathogens, causing the white blood cells to react and produce "thermophores", it will stimulate the temperature regulation center of the hypothalamus. When the set temperature is adjusted to 39°C, the body produces heat through muscle trembling and contraction, or reduces sweating to dissipate heat, raising the body temperature to 39°C. So before a fever occurs, you may feel chills and shiver, and then suddenly have a high fever, producing certain bacterial toxins. This phenomenon is particularly obvious.

Many parents have also observed that their children tend to have high fevers at night. This is because the water content in infants and young children's bodies is higher than that in adults. Even a slight lack of water will affect heat dissipation and make them prone to fever. When children are sick, they have less strength and sleep for a long time. If you don't eat or drink for a long time at night, your body temperature will naturally rise.

If a child has a fever, it is best to go to the hospital for treatment. The doctor will perform a lung auscultation and pharyngeal examination, etc. It is recommended to check the blood routine to see if it is a viral infection or a bacterial infection, and then prescribe the right medicine. If a low fever occurs, the body temperature can be reduced to normal by drinking more water. It is generally not recommended to use antipyretic drugs; if the body temperature is higher than 38.5, drink more water and take antipyretic drugs. If there is an infection, take anti-infective drugs and antiviral drugs at the same time. If taking drugs cannot control the condition in time, infusion treatment is recommended.

By understanding what to do if a child has a persistent high fever, it is helpful to follow the above methods when a child has such a condition. Children with serious conditions need to undergo multi-faceted examinations, so that the child's condition can be well understood. Therefore, parents should also actively cooperate, which is conducive to the improvement of the child's disease.