Children with fever and cold feet

Some parents do not treat their babies' fever in time when they are young, which results in damage to the central nervous system due to high body temperature and intellectual development disorders. Therefore, most parents are very afraid that their children will have a fever. When children have a fever, parents will carefully observe the condition of other parts of their children. Is it normal if children have cold feet during a fever?

What to do if a child has a fever and cold feet

1. First of all, we cannot wrap children in thick clothes, we must make sure the clothes are loose. Reduce the amount of clothing on your child. This helps the child dissipate excess body heat.

2. Let your child drink more water, as drinking water helps regulate body temperature. Because the body temperature is too high during a fever, more water evaporates from the body than usual, so drinking more water can help regulate body temperature.

3. If you can use 35-38℃ water to give your child a warm bath at home, this will help dissipate the child's body temperature. Or wipe your child's whole body with warm water.

4. You can use alcohol to wipe the soles of the child's feet and palms (note: do not use alcohol to wipe the child's forehead, because the alcohol will penetrate into the child's brain and cause irreparable damage to the child's brain cells and brain nerves)

5. Use a fever-reducing patch to help your child reduce his or her temperature.

6. If a child's fever is above 38.5℃, we should send him to the hospital for treatment in time. Physical cooling can also be used before or on the way to the hospital.

Why do I have cold hands and feet when I have a fever?

Children under 3 years old are prone to cold hands and feet when they have a fever. This is related to the child's central nervous system. The child's central nervous system is not fully developed, so the body temperature regulation is not perfect. In addition, the child's hands are exposed to the outside for a long time, so cold hands and feet will occur.

Now we know that a fever with cold hands and feet is actually different from a fever with hot body. When children have a fever and cold hands and feet, parents should not blindly know to reduce the fever without caring about the cause of the fever or the condition of the child. This is most likely to delay treatment.