How does child have a fever at night 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 does child have a fever at night 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: 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.

matters needing attention

To have a fever to 38.5 degrees after taking antipyretic drugs, the baby is still not antipyretic, when the baby's mental state is not good, should immediately go to the hospital, don't delay the baby's condition, so as not to cause other complications.