How does infantile high fever not retreat to do?

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Every parent must have experienced a child's fever. If the fever doesn't subside for several days or if it subsides, they will be very worried or even at a loss. In fact, it's reasonable to have a fever and then retreat. It's the process of fighting the body's immune system; What worries parents and doctors most is that "high fever does not subside", and Kawasaki disease should be taken care of when fever exceeds 5 days. How does infantile high fever not retreat to do? Let's talk about it

How does infantile high fever not retreat to do?

If the child has a fever of 39 degrees, it is already a high fever. You should see a doctor in time. If you can't go to the hospital immediately, you need to observe the condition of the child's fever, such as whether there are slow reactions, spasms and other abnormal reactions. Parents should take anti fever drugs and do some physical cooling at home first.

Fever above 39 ℃ is easy to cause convulsion in children. Children under 6 months old should be treated in time because of the rapid change of their condition. The World Health Organization recommends that infants less than two months old should not use any antipyretic drugs. Infants within 3 months should be careful to use drugs to reduce fever, and more physical methods should be used to reduce fever.

With a towel dipped in warm water (water temperature is not hot) in the neck, armpit, thigh root wipe 5 ~ 10 minutes. You can also use a commercially available "antipyretic" sticker (or household ice bag) on your forehead to help you cool down. When the baby's fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, the doctor will consider using oral or anal plug to reduce the fever.

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Drink plenty of water: it helps to sweat and dissipate heat. The external water has the function of regulating temperature, which can make the body temperature drop and replenish the water lost by the body. Cold compress method: this method is simple and easy, with cold towel on the forehead, towel hot and then cold water immersion after re apply. It is better to apply cold water bag or ice bag to elder children.