What to do if your baby has a persistent high fever

High fever in babies is a particularly frequent phenomenon. In children's hospitals, nine out of ten children suffer from fever symptoms. Fever can generally be reduced physically through certain methods. If physical cooling does not work, then the child must be sent to the hospital for treatment so that he or she can recover faster. Below, I will introduce in detail the care methods for babies with persistent high fever.

When your child has a fever, remember not to dress him/her in too many clothes or cover him/her with too thick a blanket. This traditional method of "covering the body to sweat" is not conducive to heat dissipation and fever reduction. Instead, it may cause febrile convulsions due to overheating. For many young babies, the body temperature can be lowered by simply reducing the number of clothes and blankets.

2. Drink plenty of water

It helps to sweat and dissipate heat. In addition, water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish the water lost by the body.

This method is simple and easy. Apply a cold towel to your forehead. After the towel becomes hot, soak it in cold water and apply it again. For older children, using cold water bags or ice bags may be more effective.

4. Take a warm bath or bath

Undress your child, rub his whole body with a towel and warm water (around 37°C) or take a bath. This can dilate blood vessels in the skin and increase heat dissipation. In addition, when water evaporates from the body surface, some heat will also be lost.

5. Low temperature chamber method

Place the sick child in an environment with a room temperature of about 26℃ to allow the body temperature to slowly drop. In order to allow the skin to come into contact with the outside air and help cool down, people need to wear less clothes. If conditions permit, use air conditioning to lower the room temperature. This method is suitable for babies under 1 month old, especially in summer. Just open the baby's clothes and put him in a cool place, his body temperature will slowly drop. If your baby has chills and shivering when having a fever, you should not use the low-temperature chamber method.

If your home has air conditioning, maintain the room temperature between 25 and 27 degrees Celsius. You can place the child in an air-conditioned room or blow an electric fan around him to slowly lower his body temperature, which will make the child feel more comfortable. But if the limbs are cold and the patient is shivering violently, it means that the patient needs warmth, so he should be covered with a blanket.