1, do not rush to the hospital as soon as the baby has a fever. Don’t rush to treat your child’s fever as soon as you see it, the hospital is crowded and easily cross-infected. As long as the fever is not persistent and causes convulsions, mamas and females please do not be too nervous. The latest guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics on fever reduction repeatedly emphasize that unless it is super high fever, fever will not cause harm to your child, but rather is beneficial.
2. Of course, a fever with a clear cause, such as a serious bacterial infection, should be treated with anti-infective treatment for the cause. Remember to let your baby drink more water!
3.Why do I still have fever after using antipyretic medicine? Fever is one of the phenomena that occurs after illness. Many diseases can cause fever, and when children have fever, the cause should be found and treated. The effect of all kinds of antipyretics lasts only a few hours and is intended to bring comfort to children for a short time. If the disease process is not over, it is not uncommon for the fever to come down and then rise again. If the fever does not go away, it is important to continue to seek medical attention to find out if there is another cause of the illness, the cause of which is not the ineffectiveness of fever-reducing medication.
To what extent should my baby go to the hospital with a fever?
A baby less than 3 months old has a temperature over 38 degrees A child over 3 months old has a temperature over 40 degrees and is also accompanied by.
1.Refusal to drink water.
2. Throwing a very uncomfortable look even though drinking more water;
3.Slow urination, dry mouth and few tears when crying;
4.Reports of headache, earache or neck pain, etc;
5.Continuous diarrhea and/or vomiting;
6. The fever has exceeded 72 hours.
If any of these signs occur, it is important to take your child to the emergency room immediately.
1. Endless crying for several hours
2.Extreme excitement;
3.Extreme weakness or even refusal to move (including crawling, walking, etc.);
4.Rash or purple pinpoint bleeding spots or petechiae;
5, purple lips, tongue or nail bed;
6.The fontanelle at the top of the baby’s head bulges outward;
7. Stiffness of the neck; or severe headache;
8.Motor impairment of the lower extremities, such as limp, pain during movement;
9.Significant difficulty in breathing;
10.Convulsions