How does child have a fever to return a responsibility at night

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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 be in a hurry to let their children go to the hospital, except for a few serious cases If the child has a high fever caused by a cold or gastroenteritis, you don't have to rush to the hospital. You should first do some simple nursing, and carefully observe the child's mental condition, and then decide whether to send the child to the hospital for treatment.

How does child have a fever to return a responsibility at night

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: at the same time, some parents like to cover their children with a lot of quilts. They think that if they sweat like this, they will be OK. In fact, when they have a fever and take medicine, they should reduce or take away the baby's quilts properly. Don't be afraid that the baby will be cold and wrap them with thick quilts, which will affect the baby's body heat dissipation and cooling.

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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.