An increased body temperature in a small child gives parents a lot of anxiety and excitement. It occurs with inflammatory diseases, with overheating, or may be a reaction of the child's body to teething.
Necessary
Thermometer, syrup or candles with paracetamol, diaper or towel
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, find out the reason for the rise in temperature in the baby. If it appears as a result of a viral infection, do not seek to immediately take action. Temperature in this case is a protective reaction of the body; with hyperthermia, most viruses die. If it does not exceed 38 degrees, it does not need to be lowered. The exception is children with convulsive syndrome, neurological disorders and pathology of the cardiac or respiratory systems.
Step 2
When your baby's temperature rises, create a comfortable environment for him. Take off the diaper, change into light clothes. Do not wrap it up, in young children the heat transfer mechanisms are in the stage of formation and they cannot be overheated. Ventilate the room, the temperature in it should be no higher than 20 degrees.
Step 3
You can bring down the temperature of a child with rubdowns. Dampen a terrycloth towel with cool water and place it on your baby's forehead. Or wrap the baby's legs in a diaper dampened with room temperature water for 15 minutes.
Step 4
You can bring the temperature back to normal with the help of medication. For children under one year old, paracetamol-based preparations are recommended, it is the safest for babies. Choose the form of administration of the medication depending on the condition of the child. If he is vomiting, put rectal suppositories with the drug. If diarrhea, give a syrup or a tablet dissolved in water. Carefully read the instructions for the antipyretic drug and use the appropriate age-related dosages. Please note that the medicine should not be given to a child more than 4 times a day or more than 3 days in a row.
Step 5
If with the help of these methods it is not possible to reduce the temperature in the child, or other symptoms have joined, consult a doctor immediately.
