In children, the normal body temperature ranges from 37 to 37.5 ° C, up to 38oC fever. When
a child has a fever means the body of infectious diseases (bacteria,
viruses, parasites, etc.) mainly chronic tonsillitis, pharyngitis,
pneumonia, otitis media, diarrhea .. . With
moderate fever 38 to 38.5 oC, the child can tolerate, but when a child
has a high fever at a temperature of 39-40oC, even in the long run will
cause dehydration, electrolyte disorders, mental disorders seizures, convulsions, lack of oxygen, brain, nerve cell damage, coma or death ... So
how to manage correctly and promptly when a child has a high fever
before taking children to health facilities to physician examination to
determine the cause and only medication is important, to avoid the
severe consequences, be dangerous to the life of the child.
Temperature for monitoring body temperature of children.
How to manage properly When you see the children show signs of fatigue, crying easy angry, drowsiness, red or pale, shivering, increased body temperature means that the child is fever. Child's parents or relatives need to do the following: - For infants in the open air, without drafts, many young people around restrictions. - Temperature Pair: You can place the thermometer under your child's armpit or anus. Axillary thermometer must be kept for at least three minutes, a child's arm close to the chest. Child's temperature is the number on the thermometer plus about 0.3 - 0.4 degrees. For example: the thermometer record 38oC, the baby's body temperature actually about 38.3 - 38.4 oC. - If the child's body temperature does not exceed 38oC: take off clothes, foot, wearing only thin clothes for children and monitoring your child's temperature regularly, just about 1 now measure 1 times. - If the child's body temperature is about 38 - 38.5 ° C: Pack cool to reduce fever for children: Directions: little cold water into the pot. Add the hot water, 1/2 cold water. Check the temperature of water by dipping your elbow in brass water, feeling the baby warm as bath water. Use a clean soft cotton towel, dip into the basin of water, squeeze a little dry and then wipe all over her young, especially in places like armpits, groin, for evaporation, so continued until the temperature dropped to about 37.5 ° C, wear clothing for children. Need to monitor if the body temperature in creases, compresses again.
- If the child's body temperature is 38.5 ° C or higher: for children fever medication at the correct dose of paracetamol, weight and distance keeping the two oral doses stated in the user manual. If your child has nausea without taking medication, you can use anal insert bullets.
- Have your child drink plenty of water, if the child is breast fed more. Rehydration and electrolytes for children made Oresol according to the user manual.
- Have your child eat normally liquid foods, easily digested, such as porridge, soup, ... to drink fruit juices such as orange, lemon, ...
- Take the child to the nearest medical facility for examination and treatment time.
Keep in mind not to do the following
- Even more warm clothes or pedal when the child is fever because it increases body temperature, which is very dangerous if the baby will be higher fever cause seizures, lack of oxygen, brain, nerve cell damage, can kiss love and death.
- Do not use ice to remedies for young children causes a high fever due to the mechanism of peripheral vasoconstriction.
- No rubbing lemon or beat wind for children.
- Do not use more drugs have the same ingredients to reduce fever will lead to an overdose that can cause food poisoning.
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