Just like adults, the biggest symptom of many children after being infected is high fever that lasts for several days. For slightly older children, parents will give them medicines to cool them down in time according to changes in body temperature; for younger babies, most parents dare not use medicines randomly for fear of posing hidden dangers to their health.
At this time, many mothers choose physical cooling. The so-called physical cooling is to help the body cool down through external methods without the use of drugs. In comparison, external physical cooling is limited to the surface of the skin and causes relatively less damage to the body.
But here comes the problem. There are many ways to physically cool down. Some people choose medical antipyretic patches and put them directly on their children’s foreheads; others choose to believe in folk remedies that have no scientific basis. As long as they hear other people say that they can cool down, they will try them on their children. In this way, health is even less guaranteed.
Don’t experiment with these "easy-to-use" physical cooling methods on your children.
The first type: Alcohol Cooling
There are many parents around me who have tried physical cooling, and the effect is pretty good. There is no denying that using medical alcohol to cool down does have a very obvious effect. But the premise is that the child's skin is delicate and may even be allergic, so alcohol is really not safe.
In addition, when alcohol evaporates, it does take away body heat. But at the same time, if the protection is not in place, the child will suddenly feel cold, which will not help the recovery of the condition. On the contrary, going from high fever to cold may make the condition worse.
The second type: Ice compress to cool down
When there is no antipyretic patch, many mothers will think of ice compress. They will pick up the frozen ice cubes in the refrigerator with a towel, and then put them on the child's forehead, armpits, palms and soles of the feet to cool down. Not to mention, the cooling effect of this method is also pretty good.
But the key point is that if the children are too young, especially those under two years old, such physical cooling is torture for them. The ability to adapt to the environment is not very good. If it encounters ice to cool down at this time, the consequences can be imagined. Maybe after the stimulation, it will be an even bigger "disaster".
The third type: Covering sweat to cool down
Since ice cubes are not good for the body, many mothers do the opposite and choose the method of covering with heat. Lao Re often says: Don’t be afraid of fever, just sleep under the quilt and cover up the sweat. For adults, this method is really good. Sweating can cool down quickly.
But children are different. Covering sweat to cool down is very risky, because children's sweat glands are not mature enough, so their heat dissipation ability is not very good. It is no exaggeration to say: in the end, the child's temperature may not drop, and there is a risk that it may rise.
The correct way to deal with a child's fever, every parent must know
The temperature of the fever directly determines the final cooling method. If a child has a high fever of 38.5° or above, he will definitely need medication to cool him down, because high fever is very harmful to the child, especially to the brain. Only by quickly lowering the temperature can the damage to them be less.
If the temperature is relatively low, you can consider physical cooling, but it is best to choose a relatively safe method. After all, as long as it is harmful to physical health, children cannot bear it, and parents dare not make fun of it. Therefore, it is really important to learn scientific parenting.
Let’s talk about healthy physical cooling methods. ’s first choice is the medical antipyretic patch . At least its safety factor is guaranteed and it can be used by children with confidence. Just stick it on your forehead, no need to worry about skin allergies or catching cold again.
If there is no antipyretic patch, you can choose the physical method of wet compress to cool down.If you have a low fever, you can dip a towel in warm water and then wipe the child's body carefully; or you can directly apply the towel on the forehead, which can also have a cooling effect.
By the way, letting children drink more hot water to promote their body metabolism is also a good way to speed up fever reduction. Because drinking more hot water can not only metabolize garbage viruses in the body, but also promote sweating, which can also reduce fever.
can understand the parents’ worries. After all, every child is their parents’ thorn in their side. However, getting sick is a normal phenomenon. Parents should put aside their anxiety and provide the most correct treatment method according to the child's physical condition, instead of just being irritated and worried, nor trying over and over again home remedies.
is written at the end: If a child has a fever at home, parents should calm down first and measure the temperature before deciding what to do. It is important to note that many times, parents’ anxiety is passed on to their children, which is detrimental to their physical recovery.
