Can babies still have ice packs after taking fever-reducing medicine?

Babies can be padded with ice packs after taking fever-reducing medication, the former belongs to medication, the latter belongs to physical therapy, the two do not conflict. Children commonly used antipyretic drugs for ibuprofen and acetaminophen. The two drugs are taken orally to maximize the effect of the drug is 1~2 hours and 0.5~1 hour respectively. Before the drug exerts maximum effect, the baby’s body temperature may not be easy to drop, you can give ice packs to assist in cooling, at the same time, pay attention to replenish fluids to promote metabolism, according to the room temperature as well as the temperature of the appropriate clothing, to maintain a smooth bowel movement. It should be noted that newborns and infants body surface area is relatively large, the use of ice packs will appear after the coagulation of subcutaneous fat resulting in scleroderma, try to avoid the application. Larger children are recommended to use ice packs when wrapped in a dry towel to avoid cold irritation caused by the child’s discomfort. If the baby with fever-reducing drugs temperature is not easy to control, or vomiting, irritability, sleep more than recommended hospital consultation to avoid delay.