Article | Yingma
A classmate of Yingma said that a month ago, he went to the emergency room in the middle of the night because of a fever. The hospital was empty, and the nurse was worried and pulled up the director who was already sleeping to see him.
I felt very warm at that time because several doctors and nurses were surrounding me, and I felt very safe. My body temperature of 40 degrees subsided within a few hours.
But now if a child has a fever, it is difficult even for a child to go to the hospital!
So many parents think that if nothing happens, they can just observe at home. , but sometimes it is really not possible to observe at home. If the condition is delayed at home, it will cause irreparable mistakes.
For example, a girl in Hezhou, Guangxi Province was feeling unwell at school two days ago. When the teacher called her parents to take her home, the parents went to the clinic to test the antigen and it was weakly positive . However, a few days later the child lost her life at home. The official said it was febrile convulsion .
We don’t know what the final reason was, but if the child had been sent to the hospital in time, this tragedy should have been avoided!
After the liberalization, there are 10 situations in which children have fever. Parents should seek medical treatment in time.
The first one: babies under three months old have a fever exceeding 38 degrees.
There are no oral antipyretics available for children under two months old. Moreover, if a child under three months old has a fever, it means that the condition is very serious.
Therefore, once a child under three months has a fever exceeding 38 degrees , and it is not because he is wearing too much clothes, or because he has just finished drinking milk, or is crying, parents should seek medical treatment immediately, as it is likely to develop into bronchitis or pneumonia.
The second type: if the child has other basic diseases and has a fever, he should be sent to the hospital immediately. For example, if the child has congenital heart disease, or the child has leukemia, or has low immune function, etc., special attention must be paid to the child's medication, and the child can easily develop other problems.
Therefore, when a child has a fever, he should seek medical treatment immediately. Generally, such children also have corresponding doctors, and they should contact the doctor in time to seek medical treatment.
The third type: the child repeatedly has a fever of 38 degrees Celsius or above for three days
A high fever that lasts for three days puts a heavy burden on the child's body, and is also very uncomfortable for the child. It also means that his body may be unable to withstand in the process of fighting the virus .
In order to prevent other situations, it is recommended to send the child to the hospital.
The fourth type: A child has a fever of 40 degrees for more than a day
A high fever of 40 degrees is very uncomfortable. If the child has a high fever of 40 degrees and takes medicine to go down, then the fever goes up to 40 degrees , or it is difficult to go down, then the child should be sent to the hospital quickly.
Because a child's high fever may indicate a more difficult disease, and oral medications at home will be less effective.
The fifth type: the child has a fever, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, and even purple lips
This is very likely that the child has induced laryngitis, laryngeal edema causing difficulty in breathing in the child. At this time, you must go to the hospital quickly, otherwise it will really cause the child to suffocate.
Type 6: The child has a fever and is very low energy, very irritable, or wants to sleep.
Whether the child is irritable or wants to sleep, it means that the fever has triggered symptoms of the nervous system . Once the nervous system is not treated in time, it may cause sequelae .
Therefore, parents must be vigilant and seek medical treatment promptly if their children have fever and mental symptoms.
Category 7: The child has fever and severe vomiting and diarrhea, and symptoms of dehydration
When a child is vomiting and having diarrhea, a large amount of water and electrolytes will be lost from the body, which can easily lead to acidosis or alkalosis due to lack of electrolytes in the body, and the child will soon fall into a coma.
Therefore, if the child has severe vomiting and diarrhea, it is best to give him oral rehydration salts at first. If the child still urinates very little after drinking it, does not urinate even for half a day, and has no tears when crying, the fontanelle is not closed, and if the child the fontanel is dented, he should be sent to the hospital immediately, or even call 120.
Type 8: Children with fever and severe headache
If fever is accompanied by headache , generally take ibuprofen or acetaminophen which can reduce fever and also play a role in pain relief, but only for mild to moderate headaches.
If your child has a severe headache that is not relieved by taking this medicine, which will make the child very irritable and even his neck turns purple , then he should be sent to the hospital quickly, as this may mean that there is a brain problem.
Type 9: Children convulse after having a fever
Some children will have febrile convulsions, but febrile convulsions may damage the child's brain if not treated in time, so when a child has a fever and febrile convulsions, send the child to the hospital immediately after relief.
But if the child has had febrile convulsions in the past, parents should consider giving antipyretics to the child when the child reaches 38 degrees Celsius, and may even be prepared to take the child to the hospital at any time to avoid delaying the condition.
Type 10: The child has a fever plus earache, sore throat, or a rash
If the child has a fever and earache, it may be otitis media severe pain in the throat, which means tonsillitis or other serious inflammation.
If a child has an unexplained rash of , it may be that the child is allergic to . These should arouse vigilance. Observation at home may lead to more serious problems, so you must send him to the hospital in time.
After the epidemic is released, not all children's fevers may be caused by the new coronavirus. Even the new coronavirus has different symptoms. Not every situation can be handled well at home.
Therefore, if the above ten situations occur, parents should seek medical treatment in time. Of course, if parents are not sure about the condition or have no way to deal with it on their own, they should also go to the hospital in time.
recommends parents to bring water and antipyretics when going to the hospital to prevent their children from suffering from fever on the way.
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