Many children suffer from high temperature, so we provide the first steps to treat high temperature in children as follows:
Everything you need to know about treating high fever in children is as follows
Treating high fever in children: first steps
To treat high temperature in infants, follow the following initial steps
Reduce the room temperature to 20°C.
Remove all of the child''s clothing and coverings.
Give the child fluids, especially water, in small and frequent quantities.
Use cold compresses and place your child in a bath of moderately warm water.
Treatment of high fever in children: High temperature between 37.5-39 degrees Celsius
Here are the details as follows
Steps to treat high fever in children
To treat high fever in children when it does not exceed 39 degrees Celsius, follow the following steps:
Make sure that the temperature of the room in which the child is located does not exceed 20 degrees. It is best for the room temperature to be 18 degrees with sufficient ventilation.
Remove all of the child’s clothes and covers and leave his cotton underwear. You may have to remove them if the temperature exceeds 38 degrees Celsius.
Start giving your child fluids to replace the amount expelled by the sweating that accompanies the high temperature. Dehydration may be a cause of the high temperature.
Always keep special medications to lower the temperature for children, but do not forget to inform and consult your doctor before using them.
Fluids that can be given to your child
Here you can give the following fluids to the child
Regular water comes first.
Sugary liquids, such as sweetened natural fruit juice.
Salty liquids, such as vegetable soup and carrot soup, especially if there is diarrhea accompanying high fever.
Milk is not given unless the child has no diarrhea.
Tips when treating high fever in children
We offer you a set of tips related to high temperature here as follows
You must give him large amounts of fluids, even if they exceed his normal needs. Do not wait for him to cry or become restless to give him an additional amount of fluids. These tips are very important, especially for an infant, whose temperature may reach approximately 39 degrees, especially during the night, as we wait for the morning to take him to the doctor.
You must monitor and measure the temperature periodically and regularly. If you notice a decrease in it, this is a good thing, provided that you do not put blankets and clothes on the child directly. Wait until this decrease stabilizes and continues. However, if the temperature continues to rise, you will have to consult a doctor immediately.
Treatment of high fever in children: High temperature exceeding 39 degrees Celsius
Here, the same principles mentioned in the previous case must be repeated, and during this period you must prepare the water bath for your child, taking into account and following the following:
How to prepare a bath for children
When preparing a bath for your child to treat high fever, follow these steps
Use a regular plastic tub, which can be the same tub used for bathing a baby.
Set the water temperature to be one degree Celsius lower than the child’s temperature. You can measure the water temperature using the medical thermometer used to measure the child’s temperature. If the child’s temperature is 40 degrees Celsius, the water temperature will be 39 degrees. If his temperature is 39 degrees, so the water temperature is 38 degrees Celsius.
Gradually immerse the child in the water, starting with his feet, then his seat, then his torso, then the rest of his body. You can use the same method used to bathe the child.
Put your child in the bathtub for 15 minutes, and you can put some toys for your child in the water so that he can spend this period without crying or screaming.
Take your child out of the water, dry him well, and measure his temperature again. If it s to 38 degrees, this is fine, but do not put his covers or clothes back on. We can put on light cotton clothes, as the temperature has only ped by one degree.
Continue the treatment with a new bath until the temperature is one degree lower than the first, and its duration is slightly longer, that is, approximately twenty minutes. The child’s temperature will to 37 degrees Celsius after the second bath, which is the required temperature. After that, you can put on some light cotton clothes.
Important information about the baby bathtub
Here is a set of important information about the water bath used to treat high fever in children as follows:
The bath aims to lower the child''s temperature, but slowly and very gently. Placing the child in colder water may cause chills in the child, which are superficial muscle tremors that appear with cold and aim to raise the child''s temperature. This contradicts the intended purpose of the bath. As for the hot water bath, it is not useful and may It has the opposite effect and raises the child''s temperature.
A water bath can be performed if the temperature rises to 39 degrees Celsius, but you can perform it at less than this temperature if the child is disturbed and disturbed by his temperature to avoid the convulsions that accompany the temperature, which are movements of the hands and feet that resemble epilepsy.
Water bathing can be done even if there is a cough or skin eruptions such as red pimples in the child. You will notice your child’s recovery and return to his normal state thanks to this bathing. In addition to the fact that the child loves to play in the water, we can say that the water bath refreshes the child while the heat dries him.
Treatment of high fever in children: What is the role of the doctor?
The role of the mother and father is to reduce the child''s temperature, which may be more harmful than the disease causing it. It is preferable for the mother to use natural methods such as water baths, cold water compresses, and the rest of the methods mentioned to reduce the temperature.
