Baby fever over 38.5 degrees how to quickly reduce fever

If your baby’s fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, medication can be used to lower the temperature, along with physical cooling to help your baby’s fever go down quickly. At the same time, the cause of the fever needs to be clarified and then treated symptomatically.
If your baby’s fever exceeds 38.5 degrees, it is recommended that you take medication to reduce the fever, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other medications, and babies who are allergic to these medications are advised not to take them. Drug cooling at the same time, but also with the physical cooling, to help quickly reduce fever, such as head placed fever patch, warm water bath.
It should be noted that there are many causes of fever in babies, in addition to symptomatic antipyretic treatment, it is also necessary to consult a doctor to clarify the cause of fever, and actively give standardized targeted treatment.