One-year-old baby has a fever of 39 degrees

If high fever is not treated properly, it will damage the brain. Therefore, whether it is an adult or a child, as long as the fever is high, it must be reduced as soon as possible. Only by lowering the body temperature can convulsions caused by high fever be avoided. If a one-year-old baby has a fever of 39 degrees, parents must use physical methods to reduce the baby's temperature as soon as possible, because the effect of medication on reducing fever is not that fast, so parents must master several physical cooling methods.

A high fever above 39°C can easily cause convulsions in children. Children under 6 months old should be treated promptly when they have a fever because their condition changes rapidly. The World Health Organization recommends that no antipyretic drugs should be used for infants under 2 months old. Infants and young children under 3 months old should use drugs to reduce fever with caution, and physical methods should be used to reduce fever instead. If the antipyretic effect of medication is not good or the body temperature exceeds 39°C within two hours after taking medication, physical methods should be used to reduce the temperature. It takes a certain amount of time for drugs to take effect. When a child's temperature suddenly exceeds 40°C, physical methods should be used to reduce the fever immediately.

1. Warm water bath: Dip a towel in warm water (the water temperature should not be too hot) and wipe the neck, armpits, and thighs for 5 to 10 minutes. You can also use a commercially available "cooling patch" (or a household ice pack) on the forehead to help dissipate heat and reduce temperature.

2. Take antipyretics: When the baby's fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, the doctor will consider using oral medications or rectal suppositories to reduce the baby's fever. Or when the above physical measures are not effective, oral antipyretics can be taken to reduce the temperature. Regarding the use of medication for high fever, some mothers have reported that their children still have high fever recurring after taking Western medicine to reduce fever. In fact, this is because the problem of viral infection causing the fever has not been fundamentally solved, which is what we often call "treating the symptoms but not the root cause." The best way to reduce a child's fever is to use a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, which can treat both the symptoms and the root cause, not only relieve the high fever, but also prevent recurrence.

Here I recommend the Xiaokuihua Xiaoer Chaigui Antipyretic Granules, which are often prescribed in children's hospitals. This pure Chinese medicine preparation is safer, has clear usage and dosage for newborns, and has a sweet orange flavor that is easier to feed. It contains ingredients such as bupleurum, cinnamon twig, kudzu root, duckweed, scutellaria, white peony root, and cicada shell, which can have antipyretic, antiviral, antibacterial and anticonvulsant effects. It can also relieve children's cough, red throat, nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms, solve the problem of viral infection of the fever, and play a role in treating both the symptoms and the root cause and preventing recurrence.

3. Ventilation and heat dissipation: ventilate more, pay attention to heat dissipation, wear loose clothes, and avoid wrapping yourself with a quilt. You can use air conditioning in the summer and control the room temperature at around 27℃. Remember to open windows regularly to allow air convection in the room.

4. Ensure hydration: Drink plenty of water and eat liquid foods, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and hydration.

5. Take off too many clothes: If the baby's limbs and hands and feet are warm and the whole body is sweating, it means that the baby needs to dissipate heat, so he can wear fewer clothes.

6. Ensure sleep: Getting more sleep and ensuring adequate sleep can be beneficial to recovery from illness.