Adults with a fever of 38 ℃ should go to the hospital in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for physical cooling or oral antipyretic drugs, and for the cause of the treatment.
1. Physical cooling: 38 ℃ for low fever, can be preferred to physical cooling, including the use of warm water to wipe the body or will be placed on the forehead, armpits, thighs and other ice packs (need to be wrapped in a towel ice packs or diligently change the position, to avoid a longer period of time caused by frostbite), while the need to drink more water.
2. Oral antipyretic drugs: If the physical cooling is ineffective and the temperature rises instead of falls, oral antipyretic drugs can be taken under the guidance of a doctor, commonly ibuprofen, indomethacin and so on.
Adults with a fever of 38 ℃ need to pay close attention to temperature changes, should be timely medical diagnosis, timely treatment, to avoid delays.