What to do if blood count is high and fever recurs

There is a close relationship between a baby's fever and high blood count. Generally, when you go to the hospital to treat a fever, the doctor will recommend checking the blood count first. High blood count will not only affect fever, but also cause cough, cold, runny nose, sneezing, etc. Therefore, once a fever is found to be accompanied by high blood count, timely treatment should be sought to avoid affecting the health of the body over time. So what should we do?

What should I do if my child has a fever and high blood count?

(1) Ambient temperature: The room environment should be kept as cool as possible. It is important to open windows for ventilation. If the weather is hot, you can use air conditioning to cool down.

(2) Clothing: You should wear less, but not too little. Some parents are afraid that their children will catch a cold or want them to sweat, so they cover their children with very thick clothes or even thick quilts. This practice is not conducive to the heat dissipation of the child's body. Instead, it can easily cause the body temperature to rise rapidly and induce febrile convulsions. Therefore, add or remove clothes according to changes in environment.

(3) Diet: Fever will cause children to lose a lot of water and feel thirsty, so they need to be given water to replenish the lost water. You can also prepare fruits with high water content, such as watermelon, for your child, which is very suitable for the taste of sick children. In addition, you need to supplement with nutritious high-calorie foods, such as sugar porridge, egg custard, etc., and eat small meals frequently. Children with fever have slow gastrointestinal motility and should not eat greasy food.

(4) Physical cooling: You can take a warm bath. For children whose body temperature is too high (above 40°C), who are feverish and irritable, or who have had convulsions, you can try taking a warm bath. Let the water stay on the child's body to lower the body temperature through evaporation, but do not use cold water; you can also use 35% alcohol to wipe the neck, groin, armpits, etc. for physical cooling.

(5) Antipyretics: Currently, the commonly used antipyretics are antipyretic and analgesic drugs containing "paracetamol". It is safe and effective, and is available in drops, solutions, and tablets. Parents can choose according to the age of their children. When the child's body temperature reaches 38.5℃ or above, it is necessary to take the medicine correctly according to the doctor's advice or instructions.

How to use antipyretics correctly

Of course, among the above-mentioned methods of reducing fever, the most convenient and quickest for parents is the use of antipyretic drugs, and every baby's home must always have antipyretic drugs in case of emergency, so as to avoid being helpless when the baby suddenly has a fever in the middle of the night. There are skills and principles in using antipyretic drugs, including when to use them and how to use them. It is advisable to have the correct concept at ordinary times to avoid poor effects or even uncontrolled fever.

Antipyretics are available in liquid form, tablets, suppositories and injections. Liquid forms are generally milder. The most commonly used are syrups containing paracetamol, such as Pediatric Motrin Syrup and Pediatric Paracetamol Drops. Aspirin tablets are also effective in reducing fever, but for certain viral infections, such as chickenpox or influenza, aspirin may induce Reye's syndrome and is not suitable for use.

Suppositories are inserted into the anus and absorbed by the rectum. They are effective quickly and can reduce fever even when children refuse to take medicine. They are very convenient. However, it is better to use small amounts. Frequent use can easily lead to excessive fever reduction, a sudden drop in body temperature, or repeated irritation of the anus, causing diarrhea. Giving fever-reducing injections is the most unsafe thing, and some children may even suffer from allergic shock. There are many ways to reduce fever, and they can definitely reduce the temperature. Parents don't need to be impatient and lose the big picture.

In addition, it is best not to use different antipyretic drugs together at will, because the dosage is difficult to control, and it is safer to use them alone. Also, do not take antipyretic drugs more than once or increase the dosage to enhance the antipyretic effect. It is important to remember that "medicine is also poison". Any medicine (including antipyretics) has its specific uses, and taking too much will become toxic. Many parents, out of their love for their children, give their children too many antipyretics, but the fever does not go down, but gets worse, because one of the toxic reactions of antipyretics is to increase body temperature.