What are the physical methods of cooling down children's fever?

As children grow up, they are very likely to develop fever symptoms caused by various diseases. Once symptoms of fever appear, it will cause serious harm to the child's health. Timely physical cooling methods can greatly alleviate the child's condition and buy time for further treatment. So, what are the physical methods to reduce fever in children? Let’s take a closer look.

Method 1: Warm and wet compress

Using warm water can also help dissipate heat, and it is very simple to operate

Specific approach

Prepare warm water, the hot water temperature should be around 30℃.

Undress your baby, wet a towel, and rub your baby's body up and down with the warm towel.

Change towels every ten minutes.

Method 2: Ice compress

Heat is mainly transferred through the exchange of heat between ice placed in large blood vessels throughout the body and the flowing blood. At the same time, it can reduce the oxygen consumption of brain cells, delay brain cell damage, and is beneficial to the body's microcirculation.

Specific approach

Put homemade ice cubes just taken out of the refrigerator into a plastic bag, tie it tightly, put it in 2-3 layers to prevent leakage, and then wrap it with a towel.

Apply ice packs to the back of the head, forehead, armpits, neck, groin and other places where large blood vessels pass.

Change it every minute until the high fever drops.

The ice bag needs to be wrapped with a layer of cloth to prevent local skin frostbite. If the baby shivers, feels cold, turns blue in the face, or has purple skin in some areas, stop using the product immediately.

Boy babies should be especially careful to avoid contacting the scrotum area with the ice pack.

Using the prepared ice bag as an ice pillow has a good cooling effect.

Method 3: Use a cooling patch

Cooling patches, which are popular in Europe and the United States, have now become a common cooling product in Chinese families. When a child has a fever, just stick one on the forehead or other areas where large blood vessels run to achieve the effect of physical cooling. The reason why the cooling patch can play a cooling effect is mainly because it contains high-molecular hydrogel, which uses physical principles to concentrate heat into the gelatinous substance, and then takes away the heat through water vaporization, thereby assisting in local cooling to reduce fever. In addition, some natural medicines contained in cooling patches, such as mint and borneol, also have a certain cooling effect.

Specific approach

Tear open the packaging bag along the notch, take out the patch, peel off the transparent film, and apply the gel surface directly to the forehead or temple, or to the Dazhui point on the neck.

1-3 times a day, each patch can be used continuously for 8 hours.

After using the cooling patch, if the body temperature remains above 38.5℃ and does not drop, you should go to the hospital for treatment in time.

When applying the mask, avoid contact with hair, eyebrows, wounds, eyes or other abnormal skin areas.

Method 4: Alcohol bath

Alcohol can dilate blood vessels and take away a lot of heat when it evaporates. If your baby has a fever, you can use alcohol bath to help reduce the fever. This method cools down quickly, and the body temperature will generally drop quickly.

Specific approach

Take one part of 95% alcohol bought from the pharmacy, add two parts of warm water, stir evenly and set aside; if it is 75% alcohol, add the same amount of warm water as the alcohol. If you don't have alcohol on hand, you can also use 60° white wine instead. When using white wine, you can mix one part of white wine with 2/3 parts of water, or you can add ice cubes to increase the cooling effect.

Use gauze or a small towel to wet it and wipe the baby's body, generally where there are more blood vessels, such as the neck, armpits, thighs, etc. These areas have fast blood circulation, shallow blood vessels, and are easy to dissipate heat.

Apply in a certain order, from top to bottom, from left to right, using a patting method until the skin turns slightly red. Pay attention to keeping the rubbed body parts warm. Move quickly, 5-10 minutes each time.

When wiping, avoid the baby's head, face, abdomen, soles of the feet, and heart area in front of the chest to avoid causing adverse reactions.

I hope the above introduction to the physical cooling methods for children with fever will be helpful to parents. Children are a vulnerable group and their healthy growth must be ensured. Correctly mastering the physical cooling methods can provide emergency treatment for children with fever and play a protective role. Therefore, parents must have some knowledge about physical cooling.