Parents should be aware that children with low fever should not use cooling drugs indiscriminately

There is a normal fluctuation in human body temperature If the body temperature is lower than 38 ℃, it belongs to low fever If the body temperature is between 38 ℃ and 39 ℃, it belongs to moderate fever If the body temperature is between 39 ℃ and 41 ℃, it belongs to high fever The occasional low heat below 38 ℃ is a kind of protection for the human body without over tension If the child has a fever, parents can use the following methods to cool the child, do not over take medicine and injection (parents should be aware that children with low fever should not use cooling drugs indiscriminately) 1 Use antipyretic stickers: antipyretic stickers are very common baby antipyretic products Children with fever can achieve physical cooling effect by sticking a piece on the forehead or other large blood vessels The main reason for the cooling effect of antipyretic paste is that it contains polymer hydrogel, which uses physical principle to concentrate heat into the colloidal substance, then vaporizes the heat by water, and assists in local cooling In addition, some natural drugs such as peppermint and borneol contained in the antipyretic post also have a certain cooling effect 2 Warm and wet compress: warm water compress can help children cool down, and the operation is very simple Prepare warm water of about 30 ℃, untie the baby's clothes, wet the towel, and rub the baby's body up and down with warm water towel After the temperature of the towel is low, change the water and rub again, and keep it for about 10 minutes 3, cold compress: you can take out the ice in your home, put it in a sealed plastic bag, pour some cold water into it, seal the mouth of the bag, wrap the towel on the outside, put it on top of your baby's head, forehead, neck, armpit, groin, etc if you have a ready ice bag at home, you can freeze the ice box when you use it, then change it from the gel state to solid and remove the towel and put it on the baby's body 4 Rubbing alcohol: alcohol can dilate blood vessels and take away a lot of heat when evaporating A baby with fever can use alcohol to rub bath to help reduce fever Take one 95% alcohol purchased by the drugstore, add two parts of warm water and mix evenly for standby; if it is 75% alcohol, add the same amount of warm water as alcohol, if there is no alcohol at hand, it can also be replaced by 60 ° white wine When using white wine, you can mix one part of white wine with 2 / 3 parts of water, or you can add ice to increase the cooling effect When using, wipe the baby's body with gauze or a small towel after moistening it Generally, the parts with more blood vessels are distributed, such as the neck, armpit, thigh root, etc these parts have fast blood circulation, shallow blood vessels, and are easy to dissipate heat When wiping, follow a certain sequence, from top to bottom, from left to right, and use the method of pat to wipe until the skin is slightly red, and pay attention to the heat preservation of the body parts Move fast, 5-10 minutes at a time Wipe to avoid the baby's head and face, abdomen, soles and chest heart parts, so as to avoid adverse reactions 5 Drinking warm water: drinking warm water and replenishing body fluids for children is a basic cooling method, which is very effective and practical On the one hand, it can promote metabolism in the body; on the other hand, replenishing a large amount of water can promote diuresis and take away part of heat, which is helpful to reduce fever When a child has a fever, he can choose to use physical cooling to reduce his fever as soon as possible If physical cooling is used and the temperature continues, he should be sent to a doctor in time to avoid delaying the treatment What kind of medicine can be used for a baby's fever? It's recommended to use only physical cooling However, if the temperature is over 38.5 ℃ or the child has a history of convulsion, use antipyretics in time Parents choose paracetamol (baconine, Tylenol, etc.) and ibuprofen (Merrill Lynch, etc.) which are widely used by pediatricians and have high clinical safety Although these two kinds of antipyretics belong to two different types, their effects are antipyretic and analgesic When you take it, you should pay attention to the difference between the two dosage forms: paracetamol, phenformin, Tylenol, etc have three dosage forms: drop, oral liquid, chewing tablets; ibuprofen, Merrill Lynch, only drop and oral liquid for children Infants before the age of 1, easy to use drops, because the drop drug concentration is small, small irritation The dosage of the drops should be selected according to the weight Generally, 6-11 months old infants, corresponding to the weight of 5.5-8 kg, use 1 dropper of antipyretic Infants aged 12-23 months, weighing about 8.1-12 kg, eat 1.5 dropper Children over 2 years old are good at taking antipyretics of oral liquid The older children can use tablets, which are like biscuits with fruit flavor Children will not refuse to take them In addition, aspirin, paracetamol and other antipyretics are more irritating and side effects for children Indomethacin (indomethacin) drugs are more irritating to the stomach, which is not recommended In the process of medication, parents should pay attention to taking one kind of antipyretics for their children not too long, and it's easy to change another kind of drugs after having a fever for more than two days Take Tylenol and bupropion no more than 4 times a day, with a 4-hour interval less each time.