Three major considerations for parents of children with fever in summer

  Pediatric summer fevers are common, and there are some children who have fevers every summer that can be reduced with proper treatment and do not have to be given shots and medication. “Children have not fully developed the function of regulating body temperature, the temperature difference between inside and outside the room is too large, frequent access is one of the main causes of fever in children in summer.  Do not turn off the air conditioning for children with fever in the summer, we all think that the air conditioning blowing out, in fact, this charge can not all by the air conditioning to bear. Because, fever children originally need to cool down, if the ambient temperature is high, how can the body temperature down? So, a feverish child in an air-conditioned room can still help cool down.  Children’s body temperature regulation function is not fully developed, the temperature difference between inside and outside the room is too large, frequent access is one of the main causes of summer children’s fever. When a child has a fever, do not turn off the room air conditioning, which is not conducive to cooling. But the windows and doors can be opened regularly for ventilation.  High fevers are most common in children from infancy to preschool, mostly in children 1-3 years old. At this time, if the fever is just a fever and there is no other manifestation of bacterial infection, it is fine to take some fever-reducing medication, but if the fever does not go away, the child needs to seek medical attention immediately. Generally speaking, the use of antipyretics is not recommended for children with fevers below 38.5℃. The child’s body temperature at this time can be easily brought down by physical means. If the fever exceeds 38.5°C, it is feared that the child will have febrile convulsions, and it is best for parents to use their own antipyretic medication before sending the child to the hospital to prevent febrile convulsions on the road.  Among the more affordable and safe antipyretics currently available, paracetamol is recommended by the World Health Organization. Another one is the more familiar Ibuprofen. Regardless of which fever-reducing medicine is used, the interval between doses should be at least 4 hours.  Water or beverages must be drunk in the fever children, many parents reported that children do not like to drink water. In fact, for children with fever, drinking more water can quickly help the body cool down in order to prevent or control a rise in body temperature. Therefore, children who like to drink water let him drink more water, if not, take the child’s favorite drinks to him to drink, after all, there is a lot of water in the drink.  In addition, the diet should be light and easy to digest. Children with fever have weakened digestive functions, so they should eat more semi-liquid or liquid food, such as milk, rice, pasta, etc. They should not eat greasy, high-fat or creamy foods. If a child’s appetite is poor, do not force him/her to eat as this may cause vomiting.