In late winter and early spring, the weather is always cold and warm, the unpredictable temperature makes the baby accidentally sick, cold cough, fever continuously, watching the child suffer, parents also follow the heart.
In fact, for growing babies, colds and fevers are the norm, especially in the changing seasons, it is not easy to avoid, so mothers should not be so anxious.
As long as you usually grasp the common sense of fever and learn some relevant knowledge, you can easily cope with it the next time the baby is uncomfortable
Let's talk about the common problems of baby fever!
1. How many degrees does the child have a high fever?
According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, babies have the following conditions, even if they have a fever:
Axillary temperature (axillary) reaches 37.2 ° C or higher.
Mouth temperature reaches 37.8 °C or higher.
, temporal artery or ear temperature reaches 38 °C or higher.
Daddy Tips:
At present, the more widely used is to use axillary temperature as a reference standard.
In general, if the armpit temperature is warm, the body temperature can be measured when the baby is quiet, and if you are worried about it, you can also measure it several times.
Usually, normal body temperature: 36 to 37 °C, low temperature body temperature: 37.3 to 38 °C, medium heat body temperature: 38.1 to 39 °C, high temperature body temperature: 39.1 to 41 °C; ultra-high heat body temperature: above 41 °C.
2. What antipyretic drugs should be used?
For small babies, the most suitable antipyretic drugs for fever are acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Acetaminophen is available for more than 3 months and ibuprofen for more than 6 months.
How to take acetaminophen
For babies older than 3 months, acetaminophen is preferred at a dose of 10 to 15 mg/kg (the maximum single dose is 800 to 1000 mg), orally.
Generally, it can be reduced by 1-2 ° C, 30-60 minutes onset, 3-4 hours to reach the peak effect, and the duration is about 4-6 hours. The interval between 2 doses should be at least 6 hours.
Ibuprofen dosage method
For babies older than 6 months, take 5 to 10 mg/kg (maximum single dose is 600 mg), orally every 6 hours.
Generally, it can be reduced by 1-2 ° C, onset within 60 minutes, and peak in 3-4 hours. The interval between 2 doses should be at least 6-8 hours.
3. When should my baby see a doctor for fever?
Fever in babies less than 3 months;
Febrile body temperature > 39 °C;
Fever is accompanied by changes in mental consciousness, such as drowsiness, lethargy, coma;
Fever with vomiting, convulsions, and dehydration;
Fever with rash;
Fever time > 3 days;
Babies with a history of febrile seizures in the past
Fever is accompanied by other suspicious symptoms.
Note: Whether the baby's fever is serious or not, not only depends on the level of body temperature, but also depends on the mental state
4. Why do children have to see a doctor for fever within 3 months?
A large part of the fever in children from January to March is caused by a self-limiting viral infection. Of course, a large proportion is also caused by bacterial infections.
Also because the child is small and unsafe, it is difficult to identify, and the doctor needs to do some tests to screen out the lower risk part of the child.
In this case, it is more difficult for parents to judge the size of the risk at home, and what to do is to send the child to the hospital in time.
5. Will a child's fever burn out the brain?
Although fever can make children uncomfortable, there is no evidence that fever will cause harm to children and will not burn out the brain.
Unless it is a relatively rare state of febrile seizures, heat stroke, or ultra-high fever (> above 40 °C).
On the contrary, in the case of inflammatory response, the appropriate increase in human body temperature can reduce the replication and reproduction of microorganisms in the child's body, and can also improve the inflammatory response of the human body, which is conducive to the clearance of pathogenic microorganisms.
From this point of view, fever is beneficial to the child's recovery!
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