How many degrees of fever do babies take antipyretics

Infants with a fever of 38.5°C and above can be given antipyretics. The safer antipyretics for children are ibuprofen or acetaminophen, which can be used at intervals of 4-6 hours. After taking antipyretics, you can also use physical cooling methods to reduce fever. Physical cooling methods include applying antipyretic patches, warm water wipes, drinking plenty of water, and taking warm baths. Warm water wiping parts include the child’s neck, armpits, groin and so on. If the child’s temperature does not drop after taking fever-reducing medication, his spirit is poor, and the high fever persists above 39℃, it is recommended to take the child to the pediatric outpatient clinic of the local public hospital in a timely manner, so as to avoid the occurrence of hyperthermia convulsions in the child.