For small children, the armpit temperature usually reaches 38.5 ℃ and above, need to follow the doctor’s advice to use antipyretic treatment.
Many parents in the use of antipyretics, there may be certain misunderstandings, not the child appeared fever immediately after taking antipyretics, which is a wrong practice. If the child’s temperature is below 38.5 ℃, which is the state of low fever, you can first carry out physical cooling.
There are many ways to lower the temperature physically, and you can put an antipyretic patch on the forehead to dissipate the heat. You can also use a warm towel to rub the child’s neck, armpits, thighs and other parts of the body, which can also improve the effectiveness of heat dissipation.
It should be noted that if the child’s armpit temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃ and there is obvious discomfort, it is necessary to give ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other medications based on physical cooling to relieve fever and improve the child’s symptoms.
At the same time for the cause of the treatment is also very important for the recovery of body temperature. If the respiratory tract infection caused by bacterial infection, need to actively use antibacterial drugs such as cefaclor, cefdinir and other anti-infection treatment.
There are many causes of fever in children, and they should be seen in a hospital and evaluated by a specialist. All of the above medications should be used under doctor’s supervision, avoid self-medication.