What should I do if my child keeps having fever?

Children's bodies are very fragile, and they are prone to various disease symptoms, which have a great impact on their bodies. For example, fever and colds are the most common disease symptoms in children, which have a huge impact on their bodies. Therefore, when taking care of children, you must be careful not to let them catch a cold or have a fever. Let's take a look at what to do if your child keeps having a fever?

1. When the body temperature is below 38.5℃, physical cooling is the preferred intervention. Fever is the most common symptom of infectious diseases in children. The treatment of fever can be roughly divided into "physical treatment" and "drug treatment". Generally speaking, when a child's body temperature is below 38°C, there is no need to use drug treatment, but choose the correct physical cooling method. For example, applying a fever-reducing patch, drinking plenty of water, and taking a warm bath can all help lower body temperature.

2. Infants and young children with a body temperature above 38.5°C need drug treatment. If you find that your child's body temperature has exceeded 38.5℃, parents should closely observe the child's condition so as to respond in time. For infants and young children, when their body temperature exceeds 38.5℃, they need to be given medication.

3. If the body temperature is above 39°C, medication should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. When a child's body temperature exceeds 39°C and is considered a high fever, Western medicine treatment is usually chosen. Currently, ibuprofen and paracetamol are commonly used antipyretics in clinical practice. These two types of drugs are relatively safe. But one thing that must be made clear is that parents should use the medication under the guidance of a doctor, especially pay attention to the dosage, and send the baby to the hospital for treatment in time. Parents can let their children take in a balanced diet rich in nutrients such as protein, sugar, fat and minerals, and eat more easily digestible foods such as rice soup. In addition, let your children develop good eating habits. Picky eating and partial eating can easily lead to nutritional imbalance, weakened body resistance to disease, and make them susceptible to virus invasion.

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