The autumn-winter season is the time for influenza diseases. If a child has a fever with the flu, do not panic and immediately bring it down. It is necessary to take measures if the mark has reached 38, 5 °.
Necessary
- - wet towel;
- - children's panadol;
- - lemon.
Instructions
Step 1
At temperatures above 39 °, wrap a sick child for a short time with a damp sheet, or at least put a damp towel on the forehead.
Step 2
The easiest method to bring down a child's fever is to rub it off with a damp towel dampened with lukewarm water or a mild vinegar solution. The water, after evaporating, will increase the heat transfer. Do not use vodka or alcohol-based solutions. They are irritating and can cause a toxic reaction in your baby. Then cover the patient with a thin blanket, and put warm socks on his legs.
Step 3
As the temperature rises, the body loses more moisture than usual. Therefore, in this state, the child should drink as much as possible. Give him an abundant, slightly warm, but not cold drink: boiled water or tea with lemon, herbal infusions for better perspiration, fruit drink. Don't give anything hot. A sick child needs to drink often, but in small sips. Otherwise, drinking too much can cause vomiting.
Step 4
Give your baby Panadol for children, which comes in the form of powders, tablets, suspensions, syrups, suppositories. Products containing Panadol have different names and generally have few side effects. The pharmacists in the pharmacy will help you calculate a single dose. The therapeutic effect of the drug when taken orally appears after half an hour or an hour and lasts from three to five hours. With the introduction of suppositories, the child will feel better after 3 hours, but the effect lasts longer. Do not give aspirin or drugs containing acetylsalicylic acid to a sick child. They have a devastating effect on liver cells. This drug is contraindicated in viral diseases in children under 15 years of age. It is also not recommended to bring down the fever with various analgesics, because of their side effects.
