Fever in children and how to take care of them when they are

When the body temperature rises above normal (from 38 degrees C or more when measured rectally and 37.5 degrees C when measured in the armpit), fever is determined. Fever in children helps the body inhibit the growth and destruction of harmful bacteria and viruses when entering the body.

The cause of fever in children

There are many causes of a fever, but one can divide the cause of a fever into two categories:

 

Fever in children and how to take care of them when they are

Children have a fever due to an infection of the body

In this group, babies with fever are caused by bacteria, viruses that enter the body. There are many diseases that cause a child to have a fever such as:

Flu

Pneumonia

Ear infections

Sepsis

Measles

Dengue

Rash fever

Typhoid

Tuberculosis

Encephalitis, meningitis

Fever

Children with a fever are not due to infection

In addition to the causes of bacteria and viruses that enter the child's body, causing the infection to cause fever, there are also some other causes of fever such as:

Shots

Teethe

Sunshine

Dress too thick or too much.

For infants with a fever due to the above reasons, usually they will not have a fever that is too high and children are still eating and sleeping normally, parents do not need to worry too much. Also, mothers should not wear too many clothes for their children, making the child's body so hot that it cannot escape the heat, which will cause fever to make the baby uncomfortable.

How to take care of a child with a fever

When an infant has a fever that is not caused by infection, parents can monitor the child's temperature and when the child has a fever, a warm washcloth can be used to cool the child while observing the child's behavior.

 

Fever in children and how to take care of them when they are

If the child has any abnormal signs, the child should be taken to the hospital immediately.

Here's how to take care of a child with a fever:

When a child has a fever, parents should monitor their child's temperature regularly with a thermometer to get accurate results.

For children with fever with a temperature below 38.5 degrees, parents can reduce their child's fever by wiping the child's body with a warm towel, applying a warm towel to the child's forehead, armpits, and groin for no more than 10 minutes / time.

When the child has a fever, parents should let the child wear thin, cool clothes to help the child's body heat out better.

Keep your child in a cool room, but avoid drafts and avoid fans and air-conditioning blowing directly into the child's body.

Do not abstain from bathing children. Proper bathing for children also helps to lower the child's temperature.

Actively breastfeed and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated to avoid dehydration.

Do not take folk medicine or water without a doctor's instruction

Antipyretic for newborns is paracetamol with dosage of 10mg / kg / time and the interval for each dose is 4-6 hours.

Monitor the child's manifestations to early detect unusual manifestations for timely emergency care such as: temperature rises and falls with medication, cyanosis, difficulty breathing, convulsions.