1. water infusion Children often have fever when they have a cold, and parents are often very anxious. In fact, a cold and fever is a reaction of the body, that is, an exercise of immunity, not bad for the child. Parents always like to transfer water to force the fever down, which is not conducive to the development of the child’s immunity.
Of course, if the child has a fever of 39 degrees or more, through physical cooling, such as warm baths, paste fever patches do not drop, then take antipyretic drugs, generally effective, if the baby does not burn high, no need to rush to reduce fever.
Anti-cold medicine Cold is often a viral infection, antiviral is very important, what virus choose what drugs, such as ribavirin, Oseltamivir, Lycopodium, etc., let the doctor according to experience to choose. You can also add Chinese medicine.
4. antibiotics Generally not used in the early stage, such as high blood like, cold time more than 3 days is not good, or found that the tonsils suppuration can be used antibiotics.
5. It must be noted that the flu, herpes virus infection fever is longer, treatment should be a process.
6. It is especially important to note that colds and infectious diseases are similar, so pay attention to the difference. In spring, we should pay attention to meningitis (high fever, bleeding spots on the skin, convulsions, coma, hard neck) and measles (high fever, watery eyes, photophobia, white rash on the oral mucosa, rash starting from the skin behind the ear and going down). Summer cold and fever to pay attention to encephalitis, toxic bacillary dysentery.
7. observation If the baby is in good spirits, can eat, can sleep, take medicine fever can be receded, generally not a big problem. Otherwise, come to the hospital to let the doctor evaluate.
This article is authorized by Dr. Pan Jiahua.