I. Summer fever
Causes
Summer fever is also known as summer fever. The onset of the disease mostly begins in the hot summer months and occurs in children under 5 years of age, especially in infants aged 6 months to 2 years.
Typical symptoms
Summer fever is characterized by flushing, burning skin, palpitations, chest tightness, elevated body temperature, profuse sweating, and rapid pulse rate. In severe cases of heat stroke, there are also symptoms such as coma, cramps, high fever and shock.
Differentiation
Fever is the most common symptom. The duration of fever in heat stroke is usually long, often up to about 1-3 months. High fever predominates, with most children between 38-40°C, and does not subside continuously. The hotter the climate, the higher the body temperature. If the fever is prolonged, there are also manifestations such as pallor, emaciation, irritability and much crying.
Treatment
The treatment and care of high fever is especially important for babies with summer fever, and parents should follow the following points.
1, pay attention to replenish a lot of water. According to the condition, give nutritious and easily digestible liquid or semi-liquid food as appropriate to replenish the water lost due to fever and facilitate the excretion of toxins.
2.The room temperature should be adjusted to about 26℃, and less clothes or covers should be worn to ensure that the child is in a cool and ventilated environment.
3, should minimize the child’s activities, more bed rest, because when the fever increased metabolism, consumption, eating less, weak.
4. Educate your child to avoid outdoor activities during hot periods and to take precautions such as sun protection and cooling. In addition, when there are symptoms of high fever can be given to the baby to take safe and effective antipyretic drugs for infants and children. For example, Merlin ibuprofen suspension drops for infants and children aged 0.5 to 3 years.
Second, air conditioning disease
Causes
Children’s skin is thin and tender, less subcutaneous fat, capillary rich, the body temperature regulation center has not been developed. If the use of improper air conditioning, the baby is attacked by cold air, capillary constriction, pores closed, the body heat does not come out, easy to make the thermoregulation center and blood circulation center out of balance, causing colds, fever and other diseases, which is the air conditioning disease.
Typical symptoms
Fever is the most common symptom of air conditioning disease. When the fever in children is severe, the fever may not subside and even febrile convulsions may occur.
Treatment principles
When the home is far from the hospital and transportation is difficult, the baby’s body temperature may continue to rise during the journey or in a busy emergency room. In this case, mothers and fathers should not panic too much, and can do the following emergency treatment at home first.
1, when the child has a fever, you should promptly take safe and effective antipyretic drugs, such as Tylenol or Merlin.
2. In addition, you can give your child more plain water, salt water and fruits, especially watermelon, which can replenish water, sugar and vitamins, and also have the effect of clearing fever.
Preventive measures
In the summer when using air conditioning, such as observing the following principles, is able to avoid air conditioning disease.
1, pay attention to the baby’s warmth: at least once a day to measure the baby’s body temperature. When you go into an air-conditioned room, always add or remove clothes for your baby. When sleeping at night, cover the baby with a thin quilt or towel quilt, especially to cover the small tummy.
2, keep the air circulation, the temperature is appropriate: pay attention to keep the room air circulation. Ventilate the room regularly, at least once in the morning and once in the evening, for 10-20 minutes each time. Do not direct the air conditioning outlet to the baby. The temperature of the air conditioner should not be adjusted too low, with the room temperature of 26℃ as appropriate; the temperature difference between indoor and outdoor should not be too large, indoor is 3℃-5℃ lower than outdoor is better.
3, appropriate outdoor activities: do not let the baby stay in the air-conditioned room all day, every morning and dusk when the outdoor temperature is low, it is best to take the child to outdoor activities, so that the baby can breathe fresh air, sunbathing, to strengthen the body’s ability to adapt.