How to use alcohol to reduce baby's fever

Normally when children have a fever, I believe many elderly people will suggest that we wipe their bodies with alcohol. This can not only reduce fever but also solve some diseases that many people often have, and at the same time improve the body's resistance. Wiping the body with alcohol is not suitable for all illnesses. We must understand what kind of fever state we are in, and then decide to wipe the body with alcohol.

Alcohol fever reduction is one of the commonly used physical cooling methods.

However, experts remind that there are many things to pay attention to when using alcohol to cool down babies. The skin of a baby is delicate and has rich capillaries. It cannot be wiped with the 75-degree alcohol commonly used by adults. Instead, alcohol of about 30 degrees should be used to reduce fever. If you don't have alcohol of this degree at home, and only have high-proof liquor, you need to dilute it before use.

When using alcohol to wipe a child to reduce fever, there are strict requirements on the wiping time and wiping area. In order to reduce fever quickly, some parents will wipe their children's entire body with alcohol and keep wiping until the fever subsides. Wang Junyi pointed out that to reduce fever, alcohol wipes only need to be applied to the armpits, thighs, neck and other major arteries, and there is no need to wipe the entire body, otherwise it is likely to cause alcohol poisoning in the baby. In addition, after wiping the child with alcohol, cover the child immediately with a blanket or something similar.

"It should be emphasized that wiping with alcohol is only suitable for cases of high fever without chills or sweating. If the child is already sweating, it means that the body temperature has begun to dissipate, and it is not suitable to wipe with alcohol at this time."

In addition to the physical cooling method of wiping with alcohol, using ice packs, cold towels, and warm water baths are also several common ways to reduce fever for babies. However, since babies have weak constitutions, experts suggest that although parents can use the above methods to physically cool down their children, once the baby has a fever, parents are advised to take the child to the hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis and treatment by a doctor to avoid danger caused by improper handling.