How to use physical cooling in children with fever

Children’s physical cooling methods to reduce fever, including warm water bath, warm water bath, antipyretic paste and other ways. 1. Warm water bath: the water temperature is generally about 37 ℃, should not be too low or too high, the bath can clean the skin, to avoid fever secretion of excessive sweat, sweat glands block pores, warm water bath is conducive to human body heat dissipation, to achieve the effect of cooling. 2. Warm water bath: you can warm water bath to cool down, the water temperature as far as possible to control the 32 ~ 34 ℃ or so, wipe the large blood vessels through the parts, such as the neck, armpits, groin, through the evaporation of water, so that the blood temperature of the large blood vessels to reduce the temperature of the body temperature may be reduced. 3. antipyretic paste: antipyretic paste is composed of gel, the use of the process of gel moisture will be vaporized so that the body’s heat evaporation, take away the body’s excessive heat to achieve the effect of lowering the temperature, you can paste the forehead, temples, the heart of the foot, the neck, the armpits, the groin, and other parts of the body. Not all children with fever are suitable for physical cooling, if the child’s temperature is above 38.5 ℃ or accompanied by obvious discomfort, it is recommended to take medication to lower the temperature under the guidance of a doctor. Those with a history of febrile convulsions should seek medical attention and use antipyretic medication under the guidance of a doctor to avoid delays.