What to do if your child has an upper respiratory infection with a high fever that won’t go away

Children with upper respiratory tract infections with high fever, it is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible, under the guidance of the doctor to carry out targeted treatment, can be relieved through general treatment, medication and other ways to alleviate the condition. 1. General treatment: children should pay attention to rest, appropriate hydration, maintain indoor air circulation, prevent cold. Children with high fever can be cooled down by warm water wiping, applying fever-reducing patches, or applying cold ice to the forehead. 2. medication: children with fever caused by upper respiratory tract infections can take antipyretic and analgesic drugs such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen under the guidance of a doctor; children with nasal congestion, runny nose and other symptoms can use physiological sea saline nasal sprays or nasal drops, and physiological seawater can also be used to humidify the nasal cavity and reduce the nasal mucosal inflammatory reaction. Children with cough and sputum can be treated with cough suppressants such as Ambroxol and Ambroterol. In addition, according to the infection pathogen for targeted anti-inflammatory treatment, if the bacterial infection need to use antibiotics for treatment, if necessary, intravenous infusion, such as cephalosporin, etc.; viral infection, general supportive treatment, infection can be serious under the guidance of the doctor to use antiviral drugs. It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions to use medication, do not change the dose of drugs or abuse drugs without authorization, in the life of light, easy to digest diet, avoid spicy, cold or stimulating food, etc., and also do a good job of monitoring the condition of the disease, such as high fever for a long time, you should seek medical treatment in a timely manner.