Can children be covered with blankets when they have a fever?

Children’s fever may be caused by upper respiratory tract infections, gastroenteritis, etc. Whether or not you can cover your child with a blanket when you have a fever should be decided based on the child’s own condition. If the child is in a period of rapid increase in body temperature, it can be appropriate to cover the quilt. If the child’s fever is already in a stable period, it is not recommended to cover the child. If your child has a fever and is experiencing a rapid rise in body temperature, accompanied by pallor, shivering and other discomforts, in this case, you can appropriately cover your child and pay attention to warmth, which will help to avoid further aggravation of the above symptoms. If the child’s fever is already in a stable period, and the child has a reddish color, sweating and other discomforts, in this case there is no need to cover the child, which is conducive to better heat dissipation, prompting the body temperature to drop as soon as possible. During this period, if you cover your child with a blanket, especially a thick one, it is not conducive to the body’s heat dissipation and may cause the fever to slow down. Children with fever symptoms, should be moderate to the child to drink some warm water, if the body temperature is too high, or repeated high fever, should promptly seek medical attention, clear cause, give targeted treatment.