Children’s fever in the family how to deal with 1, the concept of many causes of fever, the most common is infection (including a variety of bacterial infections, viral infections, mycoplasma infections, etc.), followed by connective tissue disease (i.e., collagen disease), malignant tumors and so on. Fever is both beneficial and harmful to the human body. The body’s immune function is significantly enhanced during fever, which is conducive to the removal of pathogens and promote the healing of the disease. And fever is also a sign of disease, therefore, the body temperature is not too high when you do not have to use antibiotics (such as penicillin), you can choose the right amount of antipyretic and analgesic drugs (such as aspirin). However, if the body temperature exceeds 40 ℃ (pediatric more than 39 ℃) may cause convulsions, coma, and even serious sequelae. Therefore, antipyretic drugs should be applied in time. If there are convulsions and other symptoms should follow the doctor’s advice to take sedative drugs (especially pediatric). If the effect of home treatment is not good or there are other abnormal symptoms need to go to the hospital. 2, antipyretic methods (when children have fever parents do not need to panic) When the child’s body temperature is lower than 38.5 ℃, you can not use antipyretic drugs, it is best to drink more boiled water, while paying close attention to changes in the condition, or the application of physical methods of cooling, if the body temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, you can take antipyretic drugs, the common antipyretic drugs such as paracetamol, pediatric tylenol, Merrill Lynch, etc., but it is best to be used under the guidance of a pediatrician; physical cooling in the absence of a pediatrician to guide; physical cooling in the absence of a child’s body temperature is not enough. Physical cooling In the absence of cold wind blowing directly, take off too much clothing or loose clothing is conducive to heat dissipation, the use of 35% -45% of the alcohol or warm water for children to take a bath, mainly in the distribution of large blood vessels, such as the forehead, neck, armpits, groin and thighs, so as to achieve the effect of hypothermia; conditions can be used in a towel wrapped in ice cubes (popsicles) and other cool compresses on the forehead ) and other cool compresses on the forehead, there is a certain effect. The use of drugs There are many causes of pediatric fever, in the pathogenic bacteria is not known, it is best not to abuse anti-inflammatory drugs, because “drugs are three poisons,” if the abuse of anti-inflammatory drugs can cause damage to the liver and kidney function of the child, increase the pathogenic bacteria on the drug resistance, not conducive to the recovery of the body, the best in the pediatric fever under the direction of a doctor, according to the disease Dietary attention Drink more boiled water, in the case of refusal to drink water can be changed to drink fruit juice and so on; eat some easy to digest food, such as in the hospital during the period of thin rice, soup, noodles as the main; Commonly used drugs Pediatric Tylenol, Merrill, these two kinds of drugs can be used, the fever reduction effect is good, after eating a lot of sweat so that fever, but the number of times can not be too much to eat, eat too many side effects, be sure to follow the instructions to take; Antipyretic drugs To follow the instructions to take; fever post – post on the forehead or the back of the neck, fever reduction effect is also very good; fever suppository – stuffed in the anus, fever reduction effect is also very good, I feel very troublesome, stuffed into the baby cried hard on the way out. The new dilute treasure tablets – can effectively improve the body’s immunity, effective resistance to the invasion of viruses, so as to fundamentally prevent and treat fever and fever, this product in the current market feedback is still quite good. 3, home treatment measures Do not rush to lower the temperature If the doctor determines that you just have a cold, within the scope of your tolerance, it is best not to rush to take antipyretic drugs. Fever is one of the body’s mechanisms for fighting infection. Our body mobilizes its own defense system to kill foreign germs by raising its temperature (generally, germs die at 39°C or above), thus shortening the duration of illness and increasing the effectiveness of antibiotics. If you use drugs to reduce fever at the beginning of a cold (37-38.5°C), it will make the bacteria in your body temporarily turn into a pseudo-dead state and make them resistant to drugs, which tends to be more difficult to treat once they come back. Cold compresses If a high fever is too much for you to tolerate, you can use cold compresses to help lower your body temperature. Place a damp, cold washcloth on each of your forehead, wrists, and calves, and other areas should be covered with clothing. When the cold compress reaches body temperature, it should be changed once and repeated until the fever subsides. Ice can also be wrapped in a cloth bag and placed on the forehead. Hot compresses If the body temperature is not too high, hot compresses can be used to reduce the fever. Wipe the patient’s forehead and limbs repeatedly with a hot, wet towel to dissipate body heat until the fever subsides. However, if the body temperature rises above 39℃, do not use hot compresses to reduce fever again, and should be treated with cold compresses so that the body temperature will not continue to rise. Wipe the body Evaporation also confirms the cooling effect. Experts recommend using cold tap water to help dissipate excess heat from the skin. While you can wipe (sponge) your entire body, you should particularly strengthen areas with higher body temperatures, such as the armpits. After squeezing excess water out of the sponge, wipe one area at a time, while other areas should be covered with clothing. Body heat will evaporate this water and help dissipate the heat. Take a Bath Sometimes, a warm bath is the most comfortable. It can likewise serve to relieve the symptoms of fever. Babies should be soaked in lukewarm water or wrapped in a wet towel and changed every 15 minutes. Replenish fluids When you have a fever, your body sweats to dissipate the heat; but when you have a high fever, your body shuts down the sweat glands to stop further water loss because it is losing too much water, which prevents your body from dissipating the heat. The solution is to replenish fluids by drinking plenty of plain water and fruit and vegetable juices, which are rich in vitamins and minerals, especially beet juice and carrot juice. If you want to drink tomato juice, choose a low-sodium product. Avoid solid foods during a fever until your condition improves. If the vomiting is not severe, you can also take ice cubes to reduce the fever. Pouring juice into an ice box and freezing it into ice cubes, as well as placing grapes or strawberries in the ice compartment, are especially popular with children who have a fever. Never Let Your Child Take Aspirin Youngsters under the age of 18 should never take aspirin. This is because aspirin can cause an outbreak of Reye’s syndrome, a fatal neurological condition, in children with fever. Children can take paracetamol instead. Take a calculated dose of 5-7 mg per pound of body weight, every 4 hours. Remember that increasing the frequency of use or exceeding the appropriate dose can be dangerous and should always be taken under medical supervision. Be careful to dress appropriately If you feel hot, remove excess clothing so that the heat in your body can escape. However, if this causes you to shiver, the clothing is too little and should be increased until you are not cold. Special care is needed if the patient is a small infant, as they are not yet able to express their feelings. In fact, overclothing children or placing them in a hot place can cause a fever. At the same time, it is important not to keep the room temperature too high, as physicians usually recommend not exceeding 20 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the room should be allowed to breathe moderately to help recovery, and maintain a soft light, so that patients relax. 4, pediatric fever treatment method The fever child’s clothes should not be overdressed, the quilt should not be covered too thick, so as not to affect the body heat distribution. Fever children in the process of fever, to a large amount of sweat, this time to use a hot towel to wipe off the chest, back, armpits and forehead part of the sweat, and timely replacement of underwear; attention to replenish nutrients and water. The consumption of nutrients and water increases during fever, and the digestive function decreases, so you should appropriately reduce the diet, eat some nutritious and easy to digest fluids or semi-fluids, such as milk, soymilk, rice porridge, noodle soup, wontons, eggs, etc.; try to feed as much water as possible, such as fruit juices, sweetened water, boiled water, or refreshing beverages, etc.; drink more water is not only conducive to lowering the temperature, but also helps to excretion of bacterial toxins. Salivary secretion decreases in high fever, the oral mucosa is dry, suitable for bacterial growth and reproduction, which will cause lingual inflammation, stomatitis, etc. Therefore, we should pay attention to oral hygiene; we can gargle with warm water before meals to help increase appetite, and gargle with salt water or brush teeth after meals. Diligent feeding of water can also achieve the purpose of cleaning the mouth. Any disease has a certain development and recovery process, even if the diagnosis is clear, timely use of medication, may also last 2 ~ 3 d to fever, some viral infections or more serious bacterial infections to last 5 ~ 7 d. If the diagnosis is clear, in addition to fever in good condition, should follow the doctor’s instructions on time to give the child medication or injection to strengthen the care, do not because of the momentary fever did not subside, a day to run a few times or a few hospitals. This not only the child can not get rest, resulting in treatment disorders, affecting the recovery of the disease, but also may make the child re-infected with other diseases. Antipyretics and physical cooling methods can not be applied at the same time, because the two methods of cooling mechanism is very different. After the use of antipyretic drugs, the patient manifested as generalized vasodilatation, pore opening, sweating increased, to achieve the purpose of cooling. The application of physical cooling methods, generally due to the role of cold so that the local vasoconstriction, heat dissipation by conduction, and to achieve the purpose of cooling. If the use of antipyretic drugs and then immediately use physical cooling, will make the dilated blood vessels immediately contraction, sweat pores closed, sweating stop. The antipyretic is not only affected, but also the sick child will feel very uncomfortable. Generally, physical cooling should be used first, if the temperature does not fall, after 1 to 2 h, and then use drugs to reduce fever.