Normal temperature range for three-year-old children

In fact, when children are sick, the most common thing is that their body temperature rises. If children often have high fevers, their intellectual and physical development will be seriously affected. Therefore, many parents measure their children's body temperature almost every day to prevent their children's lives. The temperature of children's bodies is very similar to that of adults. So what is the normal body temperature range for three-year-old children?

What is the normal temperature range for a three-year-old child?

The normal basal body temperature of a three-year-old child is 36.9℃ to 37.5℃. Generally, when the body temperature exceeds the basal body temperature by more than 1℃, it is considered a fever. Among them, low fever refers to body temperature fluctuating around 38°C, and high fever refers to body temperature above 39°C. Continuous fever for more than two weeks is called long-term fever.

How to recover from a fever in children

1. Physical cooling method

① Cold compress on the head and blood vessels: Use cold towels and ice caps to put on the patient's head. At the same time, you can also put ice packs on the armpits, groin and other places where large blood vessels pass.

②. Alcohol or warm water bath: Use 30% to 50% alcohol or 32℃ to 34℃ warm water to bathe the patient's neck, chest, armpits, upper limbs, palms, back of hands, groin, lower limbs, soles and insteps. Do it for 15 to 30 minutes each time to promote evaporative heat dissipation of the body.

2. Medication can also be used to reduce fever

Fever is a common illness in children. In fact, the process of children's fever is a good opportunity to increase their own immunity. If the body temperature is not higher than 38.5℃, you can handle it yourself at home using simple physical cooling methods. You can't take medicine or get an injection as soon as your body temperature is slightly high. If you do this for a long time, it will be difficult to cure if you get sick again. The above is an introduction to the normal body temperature range for three-year-old children. I hope it can be helpful.