What should I do if my child has a low-grade fever for two days?

Under normal circumstances, for many people, the fever will go down in about a day. As long as they take some anti-inflammatory drugs, they will recover quickly. However, for some people, the low fever does not go down after two days. This will make parents very worried and anxious, fearing that their children's brains will be affected. In fact, if you want to reduce the low fever, it is because the correct method is not used. First of all, you must pay attention to these care plans.

What to do if your baby has a low-grade fever

Physical cooling

Method 1: Warm and wet compress

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

Specific steps:

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

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

3. Change towels every 10-15 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 steps:

1. Put the 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 a towel on the outside.

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

3. Change it every 5-10 minutes until the high fever drops.

Tips:

1. 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.

2. Boy babies should pay special attention to avoid letting the ice pack touch the scrotum area.

2. Use the prepared ice bag as an ice pillow, which has a good cooling effect.