How to treat fever

summary

The appearance of fever is related to our living habits, fever is higher than normal temperature. At this time, we should pay attention to whether it is related to diet. The body temperature of normal people fluctuates in a narrow range. For example, the fluctuation of mouth temperature ranges from 36.0 ℃ to 37 ℃, with the lowest at 0-4 am and the highest at 5-7 PM. The difference is about plus or minus 1 ℃. Oral temperature above 37.3 ℃, rectal temperature above 37.6 ℃, axillary temperature above 37.2 is called fever. How to treat fever.

How to treat fever

First: don't rush to cool down. If the doctor is sure that you just have a cold, you'd better not rush to take antipyretic drugs within your tolerance. High fever is one of the mechanisms of resistance to infection in the body. By raising body temperature, our body mobilizes its own defense system to kill foreign bacteria (generally speaking, bacteria will die when they are above 39 ℃), thus shortening the time of disease and enhancing the effect of antibiotics. If you use drugs to reduce the fever at the beginning of a cold (37-38.5 ℃), the bacteria in your body will temporarily become suspended animation and become drug-resistant. Once they revive, it is often more difficult to treat them.

Second: cold compress if high fever makes you intolerable, you can use cold compress to help reduce body temperature. Put a wet and cold towel on the forehead, wrist and calf, and cover other parts with clothes. When the cold compress reaches the body temperature, it should be changed again and again until the fever subsides. You can also pack the ice in a cloth bag and put it on your forehead.

Third: if the temperature is not too high, hot compress can be used to reduce fever. Wipe the patient's forehead and limbs repeatedly with hot wet towel to dissipate heat until the fever subsides. However, if the body temperature rises to above 39 ℃, do not use hot compress to reduce fever, cold compress should be used to prevent the body temperature from rising.

matters needing attention

Do not use aspirin for children [3] do not take aspirin for teenagers under 18 years old with fever. Because aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome in children with high fever, a fatal neurological disease. Children can use paracetamol instead. Take 5-7 mg per pound of body weight and calculate the dosage. Take it every 4 hours. Remember, increase the frequency of use or more than the appropriate dose, there are risks, must be under the guidance of a doctor to take.