Children with fever and headache, it is recommended to first pay attention to monitoring the body temperature, take physical cooling, if the temperature is more than 38.5 ° C, you can use antipyretic drugs, and at the same time to check the cause of fever.
1. Monitoring body temperature, antipyretic treatment: when the child has a fever, a thermometer should be used to monitor the body temperature under the armpit. When the body temperature is lower than 38.5°C, physical cooling can be taken, such as warm water baths, antipyretic patches, etc.; if the body temperature is more than 38.5°C, it is necessary to use antipyretic medication appropriately under the guidance of the doctor and determine whether the temperature can be lowered to the normal range.
2. Find the cause of fever: In clinical practice, the most common causes of elevated body temperature are bacterial infection and viral infection. It is recommended to determine whether it is a viral infection or a bacterial infection through the doctor’s assessment and auxiliary examination, and then use the medication in a targeted manner.
If there is no bacterial infection, it is recommended not to use antibiotics indiscriminately for treatment to avoid the problem of antibiotic resistance caused by taking antibiotics for a long time.
When your child has a fever and headache, it is recommended that he or she go to the hospital in a timely manner to determine the cause of the fever and then give targeted treatment.