It is said that a mother's child is like a treasure, but as a mother, the child is like a piece of flesh that has fallen off her body. The most worrying thing when the child is growing up is that the child will get sick. Nowadays, there are -positive patients everywhere. Children have poor immunity , and they can easily get infected and develop fever symptoms.
If a child has a fever, parents should not be anxious, as things can easily go wrong if they are anxious, and they should not rush to the doctor if they are sick. Especially, it is easy to fall into misunderstandings when giving antipyretics to children for antipyretic and analgesic purposes.
Once you find that your child has a fever, you should take antipyretics immediately?
If you know something about the body's immunity, you will know that the reason why the body has a fever is actually not a bad phenomenon. It means that the child's body immunity is not bad, and it is fighting viruses . If you have a fever, it can actually activate more immune cells in the child's body, which will help better control the disease.
So! The symptom of "fever" is not caused by a virus, but a normal manifestation of a virus invading the body, and the function of antipyretics is to "reduce fever" and make the body more comfortable , but does not directly return the body temperature to a normal state.
If the child has just developed a fever (low-grade fever) , it is not recommended to use antipyretics immediately. If the child has been born for more than 2 months, the fever If the thermal temperature is ≥38.5℃ and the child feels obviously uncomfortable, such as crying and not sleeping, drowsiness, poor energy, and bad mood, it means that the child needs to take antipyretics to cool down.
There are about 400 million 14-year-old children in our country. Fever is common in normal times. It is even more common during times of epidemic turmoil, so those with children at home need to understand it well.
The following drugs are clinically used for antipyretic and analgesic:
Ibuprofen
This is a drug recognized by medical scientists as not only used for adults, but also for infants . Children who have fever caused by virus infection can take it. The normal dosage for children is 5 mg/kg. If the temperature is higher than 39°C, 10 mg/kg should be taken. The number of doses should not exceed 14 times a day, and the duration of each dose should not be less than 6-8 hours.
If parents take medicine at will in a hurry, the child's liver and kidney function will not be fully developed, which will also cause liver and kidney damage, even failure and other hazards.
Acetaminophen
is also Paracetamol , is one of the common antipyretic and analgesic drugs, but if you do not pay attention to the dosage, it can also damage the liver, especially for children.
If it is a newborn child that is not more than 2 months old, it is not recommended to take it casually. Although it is best to have a doctor diagnose , if it is a child, 10~15 mg/kg each time, and no more than 4 times a day.
The above two are the most recommended antipyretics at home and abroad. There are also the following two drugs that can be used:
Indomethacin: According to body weight, it is 61.5~2.5 mg/kg, this dose is a day's dosage, but it should be divided into 3-4 times
Aspirin: Children's dose is 80-100mg·kg-1·d-1
For babies less than 2 months old after birth, it is best not to take medicine casually. It is recommended to go to the hospital directly, and unwrap and dissipate heat at the same time. But for 2-6 months old , it is recommended to acetaminophen. For 6 months old , in addition to acetaminophen, you can also choose ibuprofen.
Although they are all antipyretic and analgesic drugs, there are misunderstandings to avoid
①: Do not take acetaminophen and ibuprofen at the same time
Because taking these two drugs at the same time has no substantial effect on reducing fever. In fact, children who have fever should take . After acetaminophen, the body temperature drops faster than ibuprofen. If you choose to take ibuprofen, the antipyretic effect and the maintenance time after antipyretic are actually better than acetaminophen.
②: Both acetaminophen and ibuprofen can be chosen?
It depends on the child's condition. If the child's own kidney is not very good, or accompanied by fever with vomiting, diarrhea, symptoms, and children suffering from chickenpox, it is recommended to use acetaminophen, because if the child has a persistent fever and does not reduce the fever urgently, the condition may be aggravated.
③: Antipyretic drugs are absolutely safe?
As the old saying goes, "medicines are three parts poisonous", which means that no antipyretic drug is absolutely safe and may have side effects on the body, so be sure not to take the medicine casually, or even not according to the child's condition. If you don't know how to use the medicine, it is best to seek medical treatment in time.
While taking medicine, it is also necessary to physically cool down, that is, wipe the body with alcohol, use antipyretic patches, drink more warm water, etc.
In fact, children's fever is not the biggest concern for families, convulsions are the most terrifying. Many people become parents for the first time and may be at a loss when faced with convulsions. This is also a relatively dangerous disease that can cause serious diseases such as mental retardation and epilepsy.
Parents should do this if their child has a convulsion!
First of all, do not panic. At this time, it is best to let the child lie down, tilt his head to one side, and then check to see if there is any foreign body in the child's mouth to prevent it from affecting normal breathing.
Wipe the body with warm water and use ice cubes to cool down the child. However, it is best to go to the hospital in time to prevent brain damage and serious consequences, causing lifelong regret to the parents and lifetime pain to the children.
To sum up, children are the hope of a family. Although fever is also a common symptom of children while they are growing up, children have low immunity after all. Therefore, parents should pay attention to physical cooling while taking medication strictly. Don’t panic if convulsions occur to prevent things from going wrong.
Reference:
1. Reasonable use of antipyretic drugs for children 2022-07-01 17:41·PSM Drug Shield Public Welfare
