Does a 40-day-old baby need to stay in the ICU if he has inflammation?

Babies born around 40 days old are still in the stage of physical development. Because children have relatively poor physical constitution before the age of one, they are likely to be infected with inflammation, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and respiratory tract inflammation. The hospital to which they will be admitted depends on the different conditions of the disease. Some conditions are very serious, so they need to be admitted to the intensive care unit.

There are many reasons for infant fever, which can be roughly divided into the following three categories:

1. External factors: Body temperature is affected by the external environment, such as wearing too many clothes in hot weather, drinking too little water, and poor ventilation in the room.

2. Internal factors: illness, cold, tracheitis, sore throat or other diseases.

3. Other factors: such as preventive injections, including measles, cholera, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and other reactions.

Daily care for fever

Generally, if the baby's fever is below 38.5℃, no antipyretic treatment is needed, and physical cooling should be used; if the fever is above 38.5℃, appropriate drug antipyretic measures should be used.

Physical cooling: Warm water bath, dip a towel in warm water (the water temperature should not be hot to the touch) 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. Drug-induced fever reduction: When the above measures are not effective, oral antipyretics can be taken.

2. Drink more water and eat liquid food, such as watermelon juice, to ensure that the body has sufficient energy and water.

3. 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. Get more sleep and ensure adequate sleep can help recover from the disease.

During the medication process, parents should be careful not to let their children take a certain type of antipyretic drug for too long. If the fever lasts for more than two days, it is best to switch to another type of medicine. Do not take more than 4 times a day, with at least 4 hours between each dose.

Motrin and Tylenol are better for reducing high fever. If the child's fever is above 38.5 degrees, it is faster to use Motrin to reduce the fever. If it is between 38 and 38.5, it is better to use Tylenol. If it is a low fever, don't use either of these two medicines, just use general antipyretics. Common baby cold medicines such as phenoxyphenol and phenoxyphenol also have antipyretic effects.