What physical methods are used to reduce fever in infants with colds and fevers

  Infant fever is a common disease in pediatrics. If the fever temperature does not exceed 38℃, physical methods such as local cold compresses and warm water baths are generally preferred to lower the fever. If the fever reaches 38.5 ℃, infants should promptly seek medical attention and apply drugs to reduce fever.  I. Infants with fever commonly used physical cooling methods 1, drink more water: children with fever, let them drink warm water a few times, not only to replenish the liquid, but also to speed up sweating, urination, and promote the body’s toxins and metabolic waste discharge.  2, wet towel method: wet cold water towel wrung into half dry, put on the patient’s forehead or armpit, groin and other large blood vessel parts, to achieve the purpose of cooling.  3, warm water bath method: that is, with warm water towel wipe the whole body, the temperature of the water is 32 ℃ -34 ℃, each wipe time 10-20 minutes, focusing on wipe the axilla, elbow, groin and other places.  4, loose was heat dissipation method: fever infants should not be wrapped with thick quilt, young children should not be dressed too thick, high fever should be loosely wrapped, untie the collar button and trouser belt to facilitate heat dissipation.  Second, the infant cold and fever care measures 1, during the fever can be measured every 4 hours, 4-6 times a day, to help accurately grasp the condition, high fever or after taking antipyretic drugs, can be measured every 1 hour; 2, to ensure the stability of environmental humidity and temperature, where the temperature is maintained at 18-23 ℃, regular regular window ventilation, to keep the environment air fresh; 3, in the fever of young children’s body temperature During the decreasing period of fever, it is necessary to pay close attention to the changes of temperature and signs to prevent lobar pneumonia, deficiency and other complications; 4. The diet of the child should be liquid, nutritious, light and easy to digest, such as milk, lotus root powder, vegetable soup with less oil, etc., and can be changed to semi-liquid diet when the temperature drops.