Seven tips for treating fever

There are people who catch colds and fevers in every season of spring, summer, autumn and winter. They often feel dizzy and hot all over. There are many factors that cause fever, such as catching a cold or being ill. For children, if the fever is not reduced in time, it may affect the child's intelligence and affect the child's life. Here are seven tips for treating fever.

1. Cold compress

This method is simple and easy. Apply a cold towel to the forehead, then soak the towel in cold water after it becomes hot and apply it again. Using a cold water bag or ice pack is more effective than applying a cold towel to the forehead.

2. Warm water bath

Undress your baby and rub his whole body with warm water (around 37°C) and a towel. This will dilate the blood vessels in the skin and release body energy. In addition, when water vapor evaporates from the body surface, it will also absorb body heat.

3. Warm alcohol bath

Alcohol bath: Mix 70% alcohol with 1/1 tap water, or 75% alcohol with 1/2 water, and place in a small bowl. Keep doors and windows closed during sponge bath, dip gauze or a soft towel in the alcohol in the bowl, and wipe the child's palms, soles, armpits, inner sides of upper arms, chest and thighs. The temperature of the diluted water should be about 37-40℃, then wipe the limbs and back; if you wipe directly with alcohol, the children will feel very cold, very uncomfortable, and even convulse.

4. Forehead application

Apply a slightly cool towel (about 25 degrees) to your forehead.

5. Drink plenty of water

It helps sweating, urination, and lowering body temperature. In addition, water has the function of regulating temperature, which can lower body temperature and replenish water lost in the body. Do not drink cold water, because fever is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms and cough, and drinking cold water will aggravate these accompanying symptoms. Drink warm water.

6. Use a cold water pillow

If the body temperature is above 38℃, a cold water pillow can be used to utilize the lower temperature for local heat dissipation. The soft cold water pillows currently on the market are very convenient and not too cold, so they can be used by older infants and children.

However, it is not recommended for infants under 6 months old, because it is difficult for infants to turn their bodies, which may cause local overcooling and frostbite or hypothermia.

7. Low temperature room

Place the sick child in an environment with a room temperature of about 24 degrees Celsius to slowly lower the body temperature. In order to allow the skin to come into contact with the outside air and help cool down, people need to wear less clothes. If conditions permit, use air conditioning to lower the room temperature. This method is suitable for babies under 1 month old, especially in summer. Just open the baby's clothes and put him in a cool place, his body temperature will slowly drop. If your baby has chills and shivering when having a fever, you should not use the low-temperature chamber method.