What should I do if my child has a dry cough and fever

Every child is the flower of the motherland, the hope of the family, and the darling of their parents. Seeing their children’s bright smiles and growing up healthily and happily is the most gratifying thing for parents. Therefore, if a child is sick, parents will definitely be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and will search the world for a cure like a headless fly. So what should we do if our children have dry cough and fever?

Parents should be extra vigilant if the patient has a fever and cough at the same time, and immediately start medication to avoid delaying the course of the disease;

First, measure the body temperature to see if it is above 38.5 degrees, observe the coughing frequency, whether there is coughing every 10 minutes, observe the mental state, whether there is laziness, ask the child to breathe hard, lie on the back and listen to whether there is a slight wheezing sound. If all the above symptoms are met, please give the child anti-inflammatory drugs immediately. It is recommended to use cefaclor suspension mixture. Choose the severe dosage according to the dosage given in the instructions, and then go to the hospital for medical treatment, because the above 4 conditions are delayed for 8 hours enough to turn into pneumonia;

If the child is in good spirits and has no wheezing, it is recommended to use azithromycin. Also follow the dosage instructions in the instructions, but do not choose the dosage for severe cases. Just use the normal dosage. At the same time, choose a children's cough suppressant. Pay attention to the child's condition. If the body temperature is above 38.5, pay attention to taking antipyretic drugs. At the same time, it is recommended to give physical cooling methods. You can completely treat yourself at home without seeing a doctor. Azithromycin can only be used once a day for 3 days. Under normal circumstances, your child's fever can be reduced in 3 days, but pay attention to the child's mental state.

If your child's temperature drops after taking antipyretic drugs, you should observe for more than 8 hours to ensure that the temperature does not recur. Then, give your child children's medicines for clearing away heat and detoxification, such as Shanlamei granules or Qingkailing. Antipyretics cannot be taken if the temperature is below 38.5. If the temperature is below 38.5 from beginning to end, you should continue to take Shanlamei or Qingkailing for 7 days, and stop taking azithromycin after 3 days. Note that azithromycin irritates the stomach and may affect appetite. Generally, take a small bowl of porridge before taking the medicine, take the medicine half an hour later, and eat another small bowl of porridge about 2 hours after taking the medicine. This will reduce the irritation to the stomach a lot. Otherwise, it will affect the child's appetite and delay the recovery of the body.

Cough is a disease that heals very slowly, but it must be eradicated. It may not be cured in 3 days, but it should be cured after 7 days. If you only have a few coughs a day, you should pay attention to the condition. These occasional coughs may be a sign of chronic cough. Anti-inflammatory drugs are useless, cough suppressants are useless, and there are environmental factors when the cough occurs, such as after catching a cold in the morning or before going to bed at night. Please note that it is really an allergic cough. Keep your child warm, avoid colds, and take care of his daily life very carefully. The child will heal himself after the age of 5. You can also consult a local allergy specialist. Do not go to the pediatric internal medicine clinic and mistakenly treat it as a cough. Using a large amount of anti-inflammatory drugs will not help.

After reading the above introduction on what to do if children have dry cough and fever, I think everyone should have understood it. Don't be too anxious when your child is sick, lest you lose your composure and blindly seek medical treatment and medicine everywhere to no avail. Parents should carefully observe the symptoms of their children's illness, identify the cause, and then take targeted treatment measures in a timely manner.