Fever in children is a very common phenomenon and can be effectively relieved through physical cooling. Physical cooling, including reducing clothing, warm water compresses, warm water baths and other methods are effective.
1. Reduce clothing: fever body temperature is too high, you can reduce the clothing worn, so that the child feels comfortable, conducive to cooling.
2. Warm towel compresses: children with fever can use warm towel compresses to lower the temperature. Prepare a few towels, soak them in warm water, take them out and wring them out, put them on the child’s forehead and replace them in turn, which can also effectively relieve the phenomenon of children’s fever.
3. Warm water bath: you can use a warm towel to wipe the forehead, neck, groin, palms, soles of the feet, etc. If necessary, you can give your child a warm bath to lower the body temperature through heat conduction.
If the child’s body temperature exceeds 38.5 degrees or even higher, the first thing to do is to give the child antipyretic medication, which can be taken orally with ibuprofen or acetaminophen under the guidance of a doctor.