How is child midnight fever to return a responsibility?

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Children usually get sick and have a fever, which is a headache for us. If we suddenly have a fever in the middle of the night, we are at a loss. What should we do at this time? If it's near the hospital in the middle of the night, there's no problem. If it's far away, what should we do? In fact, parents don't have to rush to let their children go to the hospital, In addition to a few more serious diseases to be sent to the hospital immediately, if the child is caused by a cold, gastroenteritis and other high fever, do not rush to the hospital, should first do some simple care, while carefully observing the child's mental state, and then decide whether to send to the hospital for treatment. Let's take a look at the following.

How is child midnight fever to return a responsibility?

First: when children have fever symptoms in the middle of the night, the first step is to test their temperature with a thermometer to see the degree of fever, and then take countermeasures. If below 38.5 degrees, when the child is in a good state of mind, you can give him some water, and then rub his chest and back with the palm of his hand to make him sweat.

Second: you can also use the physical cooling method, that is to use a hot towel to wipe the neck, armpit, palm, foot and other places to help the baby cool down, warm water is also a better way to cool down, but in the middle of the night, it is not convenient for the child to wipe himself. In addition to hot towel wipe, you can also use a cold towel to cold compress the child's head, which can prevent the baby's brain from burning when he has a fever.

Third: the family should reserve some children's antipyretic drugs. If the child's fever exceeds 38.5 degrees in the middle of the night, they should take some antipyretic drugs. They should immediately wake up the child to take medicine for the child, and then assist with the above-mentioned physical cooling method to help the child cool down.

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At the same time, when the fever reaches 38.5 degrees, the baby still does not get rid of the fever. When the baby is in a bad mental state, he should go to the hospital immediately, so as not to delay the baby's illness, so as not to cause other complications.