High temperature: to shoot down or not? Rubbing or pills? How to bring down the child's temperature? Choosing antipyretic drugs What helps bring down the temperature of the child

02.05.2022

During the neonatal period, the body temperature of a child is slightly higher than that of adults. In the armpits, it ranges from 37–37.4 degrees. In a one-year-old baby, it can vary from 36 to 37 degrees, but often by this age the temperature is set within the usual limits - 36.6 degrees.

After a year, a high temperature in a child is considered to be from 38 degrees. In some cases, it can reach 39.9 degrees. The temperature in the range of 37.1–37.9 is elevated and, as a rule, does not go astray. In any case, with the help of drugs.

Before reducing the temperature in a child, it is necessary to carefully examine his condition. Usually fever is a symptom of a viral disease. In this case, a temperature of 37–38 degrees is even useful, since it prevents the further development of the pathogen. This temperature should not be brought down. But you can alleviate the condition of the child by giving him plenty of drink.

However, if the child has previously been observed or the baby suffers from neurological ailments, diseases of the circulatory and respiratory organs, he must be given an antipyretic even with a slight increase in temperature - from 37 degrees.

The temperature above 38 degrees must be brought down in any case, especially if it is accompanied by chills, muscle pain, pallor of the skin (up to cyanosis).

Ways to lower the temperature

First, you should try to reduce the temperature of the child with folk remedies. First of all, it needs constantly drink . It is not necessary to give the child hot tea - boiling water will only increase sweating, and, therefore, fluid loss. The best option is a warm drink, about 35-40 degrees. The baby should often be applied to the chest and drink water from a spoon. If he refuses to feed and drink, you should immediately consult a doctor.

To reduce the temperature of the child folk remedies will help compresses . For them, you need to take warm water and a little apple cider vinegar. It is necessary to make a solution (1:20) and wipe the face, armpits, inguinal folds, bends of the arms and legs for half an hour. You can also moisten a sheet with the solution, wrap a child over 12 years old in it, cover it with a blanket on top and leave for 10 minutes. Change the compress three times.

Naturally, to bring down the high temperature in a child is possible only with the help of pharmacology. Most safe antipyretic drugs for children, those that contain ibuprofen and paracetamol. The first is more effective and gives a long antipyretic effect. The second is shown to young children who are not allergic to it.

Toddlers who are not yet able to swallow solid food can be given special syrups. They begin to act about half an hour after taking, but provide a longer effect.

Children under 15 years of age are contraindicated in taking amidopyrine, antipyrine and phenacetin due to their toxicity. As for aspirin and analgin, they disrupt the process of hematopoiesis and can cause a severe allergic reaction, up to anaphylactic shock.

Forbidden receptions at a temperature

If you decide to combine antipyretic drugs and folk remedies, you need to do it wisely. You should not act on the principle: "more is better." On the contrary, the abuse of medicines and compresses can lead to the opposite effect.

For example, do not wipe the child with cold water or ice, as the body may react with a new increase in temperature. Also, you can not bathe and pour hot water on the patient - it can provoke heat stroke.

In order not to overheat the child, you can not wrap him up. An exception is chills when the patient is very cold. Then it makes sense to give him warm tea to drink and cover with a blanket.

No need to insist on bed rest if the child does not feel the need for it. A grown-up baby - from three years old - is able to determine his own well-being. If he has a fever - 37.1-37.5 degrees, he is quite capable of playing and even walking. In this case, you do not need to push the child under the covers and cover with compresses.

Do not wipe the child with alcohol, although the ether, evaporating, cools the skin. But it is the skin, not the body from the inside. So after alcohol or vodka compresses, you can easily be deceived by determining the temperature by touch. In addition, it is harmful for a child to inhale alcohol vapors.

And, most importantly, do not combine several medicines at the same time, for example, syrup and tablets, and also do not give them again if the temperature has not risen again. If this warning is ignored, the risk of overdose and poisoning is high.

What to do for mothers of babies

You need to know that a really high temperature in a child under six months old is a symptom of a serious illness. Measures must be taken already at an indicator of 37.5 degrees, otherwise it will be very difficult to bring down the heat later.

To start keep your baby calm - put to bed, eliminate extraneous noise, do not move away from it. Breastfeed frequently and offer water. In addition, swing the baby in your arms, talk, go songs, sleep with him.

You can cover the baby with a blanket if he is chilly, but if he is not cold, dress the baby as usual. Remember, babies don't thermoregulate, so they overheat easily, which is very dangerous. Just leave the standard set of clothes on the child.

If the baby's temperature has not reached 39 degrees before 6 months, you can bring it down with the help of compresses from vinegar and water. It is necessary to wipe the body of the child until the skin turns red.

As an antipyretic for six-month-old children, it is better to use not pills and potions, but rectal suppositories. For example, Viburkol. It is better to enter them at night.

With severe chills and fever, you need to urgently call an ambulance. Before the arrival of doctors, it is better not to give the baby any medications, so as not to complicate the diagnosis.

What causes the temperature to rise

Parents should take into account that only subfebrile (37.1-38 ° C) and moderately high (38.1-39 ° C) temperature is subject to self-treatment. High febrile (from 39.1 to 40.9 °C) and hyperpyrexic (above 41 °C) temperatures require immediate medical attention.

In the last two cases, especially if the temperature rises suddenly, you need to call an ambulance and give the child first aid, giving an antipyretic.

It is also worth considering that an increase in temperature may be accompanied by fever or hyperthermia. These two concepts should not be confused.

If hyperthermia is simply a physiological overheating of tissues due to a violation of thermoregulation, in particular, sweating, then fever means a protective reaction of the body to a viral attack. The first is dangerous and does not bring any benefit. The second is to help fight the infection.

In young children, high fever is not necessarily viral. Fever can be a symptom of teething, overwork, malnutrition, or an allergic reaction.

But most often the causes of high temperature in a child lie in viral diseases of the bronchi, lungs, upper respiratory tract and intestines. A bacterial disease is clearly indicated by a fever that does not go away within three days.

When to ask for help

The reason for calling a doctor at home is a high temperature - from 39 degrees in the armpit and over 40 ° C in the anus.

Also, you need to seek help at the first signs of febrile convulsions, which can occur even at a temperature of 37.5 ° C. This symptom is often observed in children with disorders in the nervous system.

Do not hesitate to call the doctors if:

the child cries incessantly, and any touch hurts him;
the patient fell into a state of apathy or aggression;
muscle tone is reduced or, conversely, increased, although before that it was normal;
breathing is difficult despite the measures taken - cleansing and instillation of drops in the nose;
the child suffers from chronic diseases of the cardiovascular or immune systems;
an increase in temperature is associated with overheating or thermal shock;
the child's body is dehydrated, which can be seen from rare urination, dark urine, reduced salivation, sunken eyes, and drying of the mucous membranes.

Any of these signs is a reason for an urgent call for an ambulance, even at night.

A high temperature in a child indicates that the baby’s body has begun a serious fight against the invasion of microorganisms of various origins that are dangerous to health and life, as well as inflammatory processes. So, if the thermometer shows 37-8.5, the baby does not need special help. But the temperature of 39 in a child (and it doesn’t matter if he is a year old or six) needs to be corrected. Today we will talk about how to bring down the temperature in a child of 6 years old.

Find the cause of the temperature

Before you bring down a high temperature in a child, figure out why it has risen. SARS is one thing, the terrifying numbers on the thermometer and no symptoms on a summer day are another. A high temperature in a six-year-old child can be caused by the following ailments:

Allergic reaction, including to vaccinations, drugs and insect aggression;
chickenpox;
sudden exanthema;
rubella;
mumps epidemic;
measles;

With allergies or viruses, a couple of days after the appearance of too high numbers on the thermometer, you can observe enlarged lymph nodes in the child plus a rash.

The next reason is bacterial diseases. Among them, the most common in six-year-olds:

Angina or pharyngitis;
kidney and urinary tract infections;
stomatitis;
otitis.

In these cases, the principle of "brought down the temperature and order" does not fit in any way. It is best to call an ambulance without fail and examine the crumbs, as well as pass all the necessary tests.

Medications

It would seem that this is the simplest answer to the question of how to bring down the temperature in a child. But that's not how it is. At the age of six, not all anti-temperature drugs are allowed for babies. So, aspirin is not recommended until the age of 12, at least by mouth. Among the funds that are not particularly recommended for preschoolers, it is worth mentioning phenacetin, nemisulide, antipyrine, amidopyrine, analgin and all products based on them. In addition, do not give antipyretics for more than three days in a row.

The ideal forms of antipyretics for a child are:

Candles. Well suited if the baby refuses to take medicine orally. They are quite effective and act within two-thirds of an hour;
Syrup, liquid medicine. Cope with the temperature in a third or half an hour;
Chewable tablets, sweet syrups. Their child will most likely eat and drink, but they are not suitable for every kid, because there are flavors, sugar substitutes and other chemical additives that can provoke allergies. Giving such a "sweet" for the first time, monitor the condition of the baby.

So, it is best to give the six-year-old the following means:

Paracetamol. Allowed in the absence of hypersensitivity to it. Its analogues are calpol and panadol, plus efferalgan, tylenol, meksalen, dolomol and dofalgan. All of them remove 1 - maximum 2 degrees and chow for four hours. If the fever is too active, then only a couple of hours can work;
Ibuprofen. Analogs are ibufen and the more dangerous nurofen, which, nevertheless, is very effective. Suitable in the form of candles;
Among the homeopathic remedies, the most needed are viburkol (once a couple of hours in the form of a candle), as well as Belladonna-6 (three granules once a day) and Aconite-6 (the same dose, but every ten minutes, until the temperature won't go down).

It is important to know! Both nurofen and paracetamol are better for children. And the dosage for six-year-olds is less than for adults.

Folk remedies

They are rather doubtful, so experimenting on a child at that age can even be dangerous. But you can try.

Most often, it is advised to rub the entire body with vinegar or vodka. But the second option is better to use for adults. Pour 5 ml of vinegar into a liter of water. The water must be warm. We moisten a sponge or a folded natural fabric and rub first the baby's tummy and back, then the arms, hands, feet and legs. Repeat every couple of hours.
If the temperature is too high in a child of 6 years old, wraps can also be effective. We soak a sheet made of natural fabrics in a cool decoction of yarrow or just cool water. We squeeze, wrap the child and cover with a blanket. To prepare a decoction of yarrow, you will need a couple of tablespoons of this herb and a liter of water. Boil in a water bath in porcelain for 20 minutes, cool and filter.
You can bring down the temperature with the help of compresses. For them, you need terry napkins. After wetting them in a decoction of mint, we twist them and put them on the temples, forehead, folds of the groin and wrists. After ten minutes we put new ones, after another ten minutes we change again.

It is important to know! Such "water procedures" are not recommended for the so-called white fever, when the skin is pale, the extremities are cold, and the forehead is hot.

Enemas can also be quite effective. So, an enema of 300 ml of water and salt can work. You can also add beet juice here (a couple of drops). Salt concentration - one teaspoon per 100-120 ml of water.
A decoction of chamomile is also suitable as an enema: 15-20 g of dry grass per quarter liter of water. After boiling in a water bath, cool. Can be used after straining.
Give me some milk. Boil it and while still hot, grate the raw onion (one part to three parts of milk). Tasteless but works fast.

Not so fast. But on the other hand, colds, in which it is high, are more common. Especially if a child at 2.5 years old or even earlier goes to kindergarten.

Mom should be prepared not only for frequent sick leave, but also for the fact that she needs to be able to properly bring down the temperature of the baby when it is high. But it is even better if parents know how to prevent the occurrence of fever.

What temperature to bring down with medicines in children at 2 years old?

First of all, according to the precepts of Dr. Komarovsky, it is necessary to reduce the temperature by "improvised means" from the very beginning of its increase, that is, from 37 ℃. For this we:

We create a comfortable microclimate in the room - 18℃, humidity 45-70%.
We dress and cover according to how we feel, so that the baby is neither hot nor chilly.
We reduce the activity of the baby.
We drink a lot and often - this is the main base in order to quickly bring down the increased temperature later.

Medicines begin to reduce the temperature, depending on the characteristics of the physiology of the child and the disease:

From 37.5℃, more often from - with a tendency to febrile convulsions, chronic nervous, kidney and heart diseases. For such children with hyperthermia, the control of a pediatrician and a narrow specialist, immediate hospitalization at their direction is necessary.
From 38℃ after vaccination.
From 38.5 ℃ almost always, since most children feel a noticeable malaise at such readings of the thermometer.
From 39 ℃ in any case, although some crumbs with such hyperthermia may still be cheerful and cheerful. But it is better not to wait until this moment, start at least with 38.7.

What antipyretics bring down the temperature of two-year-olds?

First of all, you need to remember that not a single drug for temperature that you use yourself will suit a child at this age.

Do not use drugs based on aspirin. They can lead to Reye's syndrome - severe damage to the liver and other organs.
Extremely undesirable analgin. Only as part of injections that ambulance doctors give to children from 1 year old in critical situations. This highly toxic substance is banned in the US and many European countries. It affects the hematopoietic system.
Adult forms of nimesulide. Children can be taken only on the direct instructions of a doctor, and only when Paracetamol and Ibuprofen did not help. Even the doctor Komarovsky admits this, which he writes about in his book " CHW: a guide for sane parents". But he strongly advises to reduce the recommended doses and never start knocking down the high temperature with nimesulide. Use only when safer drugs do not help.

Our main assistants in the fight against high fever are Paracetamol and Ibuprofen. Pediatricians around the world recognize them as the safest. But in order for the help to be effective and not bring harm, you need:

Make sure your child drinks plenty of fluids. Better rehydrating solutions: Regidron, Hydrovit. They can be given little by little, but often. If the child does not want to drink on his own, use a syringe. And alternate with sweet compotes, fruit drinks, juices, even soda. The antipyretic will only work if there is something to sweat.
Choose the right dosage form. For a child of 2 years old, this is a suspension or syrup, candles for the night. The higher the temperature, the more liquid the form of the drug must be in order to be absorbed faster. This means that the higher the temperature, the more warm water the child should drink. Tablets at 38℃ simply lie in the stomach due to spasm of its vessels. The same happens with suppositories due to spasm of the vessels of the rectum at febrile temperature.
So that parents correctly calculate the dosage. Paracetamol - 15 mg / kg of body weight single dose, per day limit of 60 mg. Ibuprofen - 10 mg once, during the day 30 mg. It is better to calculate in advance how much medicine you need to pour into a spoon or cap with graduations, draw into a syringe based on your child's body weight. The main thing is not to confuse milligrams and milliliters. The dosage is measured in milligrams of the active substance. The instructions always say how many of them fit in the attached measuring device.
The suspension must be shaken well before use so that the medicine is evenly distributed among the additional substances. Otherwise, you can measure the dose incorrectly.

Antipyretic drugs for a child in 2 years

Tradename	Active ingredient content, form	Single and daily intake for the average in two-year-old children weighing 12-14 kg	How often can be applied?
Paracetamol for children	2400 mg paracetamol per 100 ml suspension	180-210 mg of active ingredient, i.e. 7.5-9 ml. If a measuring spoon is 5 ml, then about one and a half spoons. Not more than 36 ml per day.	Every 4-6 hours, no more than 4 times a day. As an antipyretic, use no more than three days.
Panadol for children
Kalpol
Efferalgan for children	3000 mg of paracetamol in 100 ml, solution	6-7 ml, the weight of a child up to 14 kg is indicated on a graduated measuring spoon. For two years - 1 almost full spoon. Up to 28 ml per day	Re-admission is recommended no earlier than 6 hours later.
Paracetamol children's suppositories	100 mg in 1 suppository	1.5 candles, no more than 6 pieces per day	2-4 times with an interval of 4 hours
Panadol children's suppositories from 0.5 to 2.5 years	125 mg each	1 suppository, no more than 4 per day	3-4 times at intervals of 4, and preferably 6 hours.
Efferalgan in candles from 6 months to 3 years	Suppositories 150 mg	1 suppository, no more than 4 per day	3-4 times at intervals of 4, and preferably 6 hours.
Ibuprofen and nurofen suspension for children	2000 mg ibuprofen per 100 ml	5-6 ml at a time. No more than three times a day	Not earlier than 6 hours
Nurofen and Ibuprofen suppositories for children under 2 years old	Suppositories 60 mg	1 suppository no more than 4 times a day	Not earlier than 6 hours
Nimulid syrup for children	1000 mg in 100 ml	1-3 mg per 1 kg of the child's weight, per day no more than 5 mg per 1 kg. It is recommended to reduce the standard dose by 2 times. It turns out 2.4 ml single dose. If it does not help, increase to 3 ml or up to 3.5. Not more than 3 times a day.	After 8-12 hours

How to take medicine?

Before giving the baby an antipyretic, look at the instructions for the rule of taking it. The standard recommendations are:

If possible, do not give drugs on an empty stomach. This is especially important for Ibuprofen. For Paracetamol, the best time is one hour after eating.
Wash down syrups and suspensions with a large amount of warm liquid, preferably ordinary boiled water. This will speed up the absorption process.
Candles put after the next release of the intestine.

Paracetamol, Ibuprofen and Nimesulide are compatible with each other. Their strength increases in this sequence. Therefore, it is better to start bringing down the temperature in a baby at 2 years old with Paracetamol. If you do not want to go astray - use Ibuprofen. It does not work - in extreme cases, you can use Nimesulide. If, especially, and above does not go astray in 30-40 minutes, you need to call an ambulance.

You can not drink antipyretic drugs for more than 3 days. If the temperature of a 2-year-old does not begin to decrease on the fourth day, you need to call a pediatrician at home and find out the reason. This situation is an indicator of improper treatment or complication.

What else is knocked down?

With white fever, when a baby at the age of 2 has a body temperature of 38℃ or more at the same time, but cold hands and feet, pale skin, you need to call an ambulance. But while the doctors are on the way, you can help the baby by carefully warming the arms and legs with the help of rubbing, heating pads, hiding, warm drinks. Antipyretic suppositories are ineffective for white fever. As prescribed by a doctor, sometimes in such situations, the drug No-shpa is used to relieve spasms, but in a strict age dosage.

Rubbing is not an effective way to reduce fever. If the child has red fever with pink skin, hot arms and legs, you can gently blot the armpits, places under the elbows and knees with a cloth moistened with water at room temperature. In no case should you rub the baby with vodka or vinegar. These are poisonous substances that are quickly absorbed through the thin skin of children and increase the intoxication of the body.

Body temperature in children can rise above normal for various reasons. Most often, it rises against the background of a disease, viral or bacterial. In children from 6-8 months, teeth may begin to erupt, and often this process is accompanied by high fever, sometimes vomiting. While the baby is breastfed, he has a fairly strong immune system, diseases bypass him. As the baby grows, especially after he goes out into public places (kindergarten, playground, school), fever, runny nose, cough will become frequent unwanted guests in the life of a little person. At the first unpleasant symptoms, you should consult a doctor. But sometimes it is impossible to quickly get to the hospital when the child has a fever, and you need to help him somehow.

Causes of high fever in a child

Normally, an increase in body temperature is a protective reaction of the body to any infectious or non-infectious diseases, injuries. Infectious agents, getting inside the body, produce toxins that cause an increase in body temperature. The body, in turn, also produces substances that contribute to the onset of fever. Such a mechanism is protective, since against the background of high temperature all metabolic processes are accelerated, many biologically active substances are synthesized more intensively. But when the fever becomes too severe, it itself can cause various complications - for example, febrile convulsions. Why does a child have a high temperature: infectious diseases (ARVI, "childhood" and intestinal infections, other pathologies); non-communicable diseases (diseases of the nervous system, allergic pathology, hormonal disorders, and others); teething (this is one of the most common causes in young children); overheat; preventive vaccinations. There are other causes of fever in a child. These also include many emergency conditions and acute surgical pathology. Therefore, with any increase in temperature in a child (especially above 38 ° C), you should immediately consult a doctor.

How to measure the temperature of a small child

Rules for measuring temperature in children: the child must have his own personal thermometer, which is treated with warm water and soap or alcohol before each use; during illness, the temperature is measured at least three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening); measurement should not be taken when the child is tightly wrapped, crying or overly active; high room temperature and bathing also increase body temperature; food and drinks, especially hot ones, can increase the temperature in the oral cavity by 1-1.5 ° C, so the measurement in the mouth should be carried out one hour before or one hour after a meal; temperature determination can be carried out in the armpit, rectum or inguinal fold - with any thermometers; measurement in the mouth is carried out only with the help of special dummy thermometers.

Temperature reduction methods

To reduce the temperature in children at home, drugs, rubdowns, and folk remedies are used. It is necessary to resort to the listed methods if the child's condition is stable and there are no seizures. Otherwise, you should immediately consult a doctor. Each of the methods of home fever reduction has its own characteristics, however, when using any of them, it is important to follow a few important rules:

a sick child should be kept in bed,
the air in the children's room should be cool, fresh,
in hot weather, the child should be dressed in light clothing made from natural fabrics,
it is important to remember that frequent urination speeds up recovery, so the child should be given plenty of fluids, warm tea, compotes will do.

Some features of the use of various dosage forms: drugs taken by mouth begin to act faster - 20-30 minutes after administration; the effect of suppositories occurs after 30-45 minutes, but lasts longer; if the disease is accompanied by vomiting, it is better to use suppositories; medicines in suppositories are convenient to use when the child's temperature rises at night; preparations in the form of syrups, tablets and powders contain flavors and flavors, therefore, they often cause allergic reactions; if it is necessary to use various dosage forms of drugs (for example, during the day - syrup, at night - candles), choose products with various active ingredients to avoid side effects; reuse of antipyretic drugs is possible no earlier than 5-6 hours after the previous dose; in case of insufficient decrease in temperature, or its repeated increase in a short time, you should not experiment - it is better to immediately contact a specialist for additional help.

Analgin (Spazmalgon)
Paracetamol (Panadol, Efferalgan)
Ibuprofen (Nurofen)
Candles Viburkol

Medicines not used in children

Medicines that are not used in a child include:

Currently, drugs such as amidopyrine, antipyrine or phenacetin are not used as antipyretics due to the large number of side effects.
Means based on acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) are practically not used in children because of their ability to reduce the number of platelets in the blood, cause bleeding, allergic reactions, as well as a very serious complication characteristic of children - Reye's syndrome.
Analgin and other drugs containing metamizole sodium as an active ingredient also have a large number of side effects, such as hematopoiesis suppression, severe allergic reactions, excessive temperature drop with loss of consciousness.

How to reduce a fever in a child without medication

Ice compresses and sponging will help to reduce the temperature in a child without pills. These methods are simple and effective, but they have a number of contraindications. So, it is undesirable to use ice to combat hyperthermia in children under 1 year old. The best way is to wipe the baby with water, which will lower the body temperature. Wiping with alcohol and vinegar is also effective, but the opinions of doctors about them are contradictory. Before the procedure of alcohol or vinegar rubdown, it is recommended to consult a pediatrician.

With the help of ice

Careful use of ice can help relieve a child's condition with a fever.

To prepare ice compresses, you will need ice, an ice pack, cold water, a towel or diaper.
Contraindications: age up to 1 year
Preparation for the procedure: fill the bubble up to half of the volume with crushed ice, add cold water to 2/3 of the volume, tightly close the ice bubble and wrap it in a towel (diaper).
Performing the procedure: a bladder wrapped in a diaper is applied to the area of the crown, elbow joints, popliteal fossae, groin. To avoid hypothermia, the compress is periodically removed, the time of continuous exposure should not exceed 5 minutes.
Repeat the procedure is allowed after 15-20 minutes.

Rubbing vodka with vinegar

It is necessary to take measures to reduce the temperature if:

temperature above 38 degrees;
there are diseases of the nervous system (epilepsy, cerebral palsy);
convulsions were previously observed against the background of high temperature;
have problems with the cardiovascular system; there is a delusional state of the child;
there is shortness of breath, heavy breathing, etc. You can quickly and effectively bring down the high body temperature of a child at home with vodka and vinegar.

To prepare the tincture, you need to mix vodka, vinegar and warm water in equal proportions. Water is added so as not to burn the skin. After preparing the mixture, you need to take a piece of gauze or a piece of cotton wool, moisten it in the prepared product, wring it out, and then wipe the forehead and body of the baby. It is necessary to ensure that the solution does not get into the eyes of the child. Many pediatricians are against wiping a child with vodka and vinegar, as they believe that vodka that has penetrated through the pores of the skin into the body can cause poisoning. But, as the practice of many parents of young children shows, this is practically the only remedy that can reduce the temperature before going to the hospital or calling an ambulance. Vinegar vodka can also be rubbed on adults at high temperatures. It is not recommended to apply the solution to children under the age of one year.

Folk remedies to reduce fever in children

It is possible to reduce the temperature in a child with folk remedies if the child is older than 3 years old, does not have serious diseases and, in general, tolerates high temperatures well. How to lower the temperature of a child at home if he is very small? You just need to give him as much liquid as possible. Babies can be given breast milk, and older children - warm water, compote, juice or tea with chamomile. The baby should drink a lot, as a lot of fluid is lost at a temperature, especially if there is vomiting or diarrhea.

Chamomile enema

In an effort to reduce the temperature in a child under 1 year old, mothers have a limited number of methods: as a rule, these are drugs and enemas. The use of decoctions and other homemade recipes inside for children under 12 months is not possible. In an effort to overcome a high temperature without medication, it is worth using an enema with a decoction of chamomile.

Preparation for the procedure: pour 3 tablespoons of chamomile with a pharmaceutical glass of water, boil for 15-20 minutes, strain, cool, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Performing the procedure: fill a clean rubber bulb with liquid (30-60 ml), remove excess air, lubricate the tip with petroleum jelly, insert the bulb into the child's anus, gently squeeze out the liquid.

Raspberry decoction

Drinking plenty of water and drinking a decoction of raspberries cause increased sweating, which reduces fever. Having sweated well, the baby will certainly feel better. It is impossible to replace the use of water and tea only with raspberry decoction, however, a tasty and healthy drink significantly diversifies the composition of the liquid consumed. Raspberry broth is prepared according to many recipes, here are the most famous of them.

Ingredients: dry raspberries (2 tablespoons), a glass of water.
Application: pour boiling water over raspberries, leave for about 30 minutes, strain. Drink raspberry decoction 1 cup 2-3 times a day.

A decoction of raspberries, oregano and coltsfoot

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of dried raspberries, coltsfoot, 1 tablespoon of oregano, water.
Application: pour a mixture of herbs and raspberries with water, pour boiling water for 20 minutes, strain. Drink a decoction several times a day for 1/3 cup.

oranges

The salicylic acid found in oranges helps reduce a child's temperature. Fresh fruits, decoction with peel, juice effectively fight heat. To prepare a delicious, effective orange drink, you will need: 100 ml of orange juice, 100 ml of lemon juice, 100 ml of apple juice, 75 ml of tomato juice. The listed ingredients are mixed, consumed immediately after preparation. You need to drink an orange drink 3 times a day, not forgetting about other liquids - tea, water.

Consequences of high fever in a child

One of the most common complications of high fever in a child is febrile seizures. They usually occur in children under 6 years of age with a temperature above 38oC. Often such a reaction to fever appears in children with diseases of the nervous system. Signs of febrile convulsions in a child: convulsive muscle twitches, which can be either pronounced (with tilting the head back, bending the arms and straightening the legs), or small, in the form of shudders and twitches of individual muscle groups; the child stops responding to the environment, may turn pale and turn blue, hold his breath; often convulsions may recur during subsequent rises in temperature. When the temperature is high and the child has convulsions, call "03" immediately. Urgent measures at home will be: lay the child on a flat surface and turn the head on its side; in the absence of breathing after the end of convulsions, begin to give the child artificial respiration; you should not try to insert a finger into a child’s mouth, a spoon or other objects - this will only harm and injure; the child should be undressed, the room should be ventilated, rubbing and antipyretic candles should be used to reduce body temperature; you can not leave the child alone during the attack. Children who have had convulsions need observation by a neurologist, as well as a full medical examination to exclude the onset of epilepsy. Thus, you should not wait for the child to have a high temperature for a week. Seek medical attention in a timely manner for diagnosis and treatment. Before use, you should consult with a specialist.

The use of antipyretics will reduce the baby's body temperature for a while, but will not cure him. Parents should remember that fever reduction is not a cure. With angina, especially purulent, it is very difficult to bring down the temperature in young children. First you need to get rid of the inflammation in the throat. At home, you can prepare a child with a solution of soda and salt and let the baby gargle. For small children up to a year old, you can (in extreme cases) wipe the mouth and the edge of the neck by wrapping a piece of gauze around your finger and moistening it in water with soda. The tool is effective, but it must be used with great care. Sometimes body temperature can be a symptom of a dangerous disease, such as pancreatitis, appendicitis, etc. Therefore, if it is accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, pain in the stomach or navel, you should immediately consult a doctor.

Each individual child reacts differently to fever. Whose eyes “float” and sparkle with an unhealthy brilliance, who immediately rush to get into a warm bed, taking their favorite toy with them, who has a crimson blush on their face, who jumps around the house to the last, then falls like a wreck, gaining a temperature of 39 ° C , or even higher.

In medicine, there are two types of fever: pale and one-time. Most parents are familiar with rose fever - it is impossible not to notice. Its main symptom is reddening of the skin and the baby simply burns with heat. But with, the skin acquires a pale shade and remains cold.
In an effort to help their child and alleviate his suffering, parents try to bring down the temperature by any method, hoping that this will all end. But is it right when you can bring down the temperature so as not to aggravate the situation. What does "white fever" mean and how to respond to such a phenomenon?

To lower the temperature or not ...

To bring down the temperature or not is a rather complicated issue, the resolution of which must be taken no less seriously. Elevated body temperature is a protective reaction of the body to the introduction of infection and bacteria. Almost all bacteria die at 38°C. And this suggests that there is no need to interfere in this process - the infection that caused this disease dies. This means that the temperature itself will decrease. But on the other hand, a high temperature is not only a concern for parents, but can also be dangerous, especially for young children.

However, you need to knock it down if the child feels unwell.

Pediatricians around the world are inclined to believe that up to 38 ° C it is not necessary to give antipyretic drugs. Knocking down is carried out in the following cases:
if the temperature exceeds 39°C,
at a temperature of 38 ° C until the age of three,
with difficulty breathing
with a disease of the nervous system or the body's tendency to,
if children refuse to take fluids.

In small children, a slight increase in temperature is considered the norm. The reason for this is an imperfect thermoregulation system. And if the child is one year old or when he is already 5 years old? This age indicates that his thermoregulatory system is already working properly and the increase in temperature can no longer be caused by teething or be the cause of vaccination.
There are several types of temperature:

Subfebrile - 37-38 ° С,
febrile - 38-39 ° C,
pyretic - 39 and above.

Subfebrile body temperature

A slight increase in the thermometer indicates that a foreign agent has entered the body, and it begins to attack it. Such an indicator of the thermometer does not need to be knocked down for the first three days. If it does not decrease on the 4th day, then you should consult a doctor, but do not reduce it yourself with antipyretic drugs. There is a possibility that an inflammatory process develops in the body. Therefore, the question of how to bring down a child's temperature for 3 years should worry you secondarily. The primary question remains - what exactly causes such an increase. And the doctor should answer this question, having carefully read all the analyzes of the baby.

Febrile temperature

A temperature of 38-39 ° C is a reaction to an infection. If the child feels normal, he does not have a predisposition to convulsions or other troubles, then doctors recommend only after 38.5 ° C.

pyretic temperature

At this temperature, the risk of seizures increases. If at least once you have already had to deal with this problem, then with a probability of 80%, the cramps can return again. As a rule, they can appear before the age of 3-5 years. Therefore, you should immediately bring down the fever in the baby and call a doctor.

How to bring down the temperature

With an increase in body temperature in children, parents always ask themselves the question - how to bring it down? There are medication methods and methods without drugs. If the child is 5 years old, then his body will normally tolerate temperatures up to 38.8 ° C. Grab on antipyretic drugs is not worth it. But it is possible to alleviate the condition of the child by simple methods.

Airing

Ventilate the room well. The air temperature in the room should not exceed +20°C. This contributes to the normal heat transfer of the body.

Air humidification

This question is especially relevant in winter, when all heating devices are turned on. With elevated body temperature, the body loses a lot of fluid. Carry out wet cleaning, put a basin of water at the bedside of the patient, and heating appliances can be hung with wet towels. All these methods contribute to increasing the humidity in the room. Normal humidity is 60%.

Abundant fluid intake

With fever, the heat transfer mode is disturbed. Accordingly, the body needs compensation. Try to provide your baby with plenty of fluids - fruit drink, herbal tea with honey, tea with lemon, etc. Doctors say that if possible, children should be given water until they start to sweat. And urination will not become more frequent. In this case, the color of urine should acquire a light yellow color.

Light and natural clothing

An exception is the fact when the child is shivering or in the presence of "white fever". If the baby is hot, then it is worth putting on a light T-shirt and shorts, which contributes to normal heat dissipation.

Comfortable conditions

It should be noted that there are also children who try to jump and frolic, despite the fact that the thermometer shows a temperature of 39 ° C. It is better to calm the baby and divert his attention to an interesting cartoon or count a fairy tale for him.

Trituration

If until recently, and sometimes even today, you can listen to recommendations for a procedure or vodka, then Dr. Komarovsky categorically refers to this kind of advice. He does not even recommend rubbing children with a towel dipped in cold water. can and should be carried out only with water at room temperature. But only if the child is not embarrassed by such a procedure. Remember that worrying and crying only increase the temperature.

Compresses

If you have a fever, you can apply a gauze compress soaked in a decoction of mint leaves to the child's head. If the temperature is high, then such compresses are recommended to be applied to the forehead, groin, temples and wrists. Change compresses every 10 minutes as they dry out.

If you apply all the above recommendations, then sometimes you can reduce the body temperature to a normal level. In any case, his condition will improve significantly, the temperature will drop slightly, and his mood will increase, which is also important for any disease.

Medicinal antipyretic drugs

The temperature of 39 ° C must be brought down regardless of the age of the child. Naturally, it is a little more difficult to bring down the temperature of a child with medicines at 2 years old and it is better to choose syrups in this case that have a pleasant fruity taste. It is best to bring down the temperature of a 2-year-old child with the remedy that is right for your baby. As strange as it sounds, Panadol is not for everyone. In this case, it is better to choose drugs based on ibuprofen - Nurofen, Ibufen, Bofen, etc.

If a child vomits as a result of taking an antipyretic in the form of a suspension, then in this case it is recommended to use rectal suppositories or dilute the tablet in water.

If the baby is already 3 or 5 years old, then his body reacts more easily to medications. It is worth remembering that all antipyretic drugs basically have the same active ingredients, despite the fact that their labels are different.

Paracetamol is the safest antipyretic drug that has a good sedative effect. If the child has a high fever, then it is better to choose a syrup in this case. At night, if the temperature does not go off scale, doctors recommend introducing rectal suppositories.

Ibuprofen is not only an antipyretic, but also an anti-inflammatory agent. Accordingly, its administration is recommended for viral and bacterial infections.

Analgin - it can be used only if the previous drugs do not help. The drug has a pronounced antipyretic effect, and if you have to call an ambulance, the doctors will certainly administer an intramuscular injection of analgin.

Aspirin - in view of the many side effects, the drug is strictly prohibited for use not only by children, but also by pregnant women.

white fever

Separately, I want to say a few words about white fever. White fever is the same temperature, but outwardly it is manifested by a pale skin cover and icy limbs. Sometimes it is called "pale". In this case, regardless of the age of the child, it is better to call an ambulance.
The cause of white fever may be a violation of the nervous system, lowering blood pressure, lack of fluid in the body, etc. The child in this case feels weak and unwell.

Until the ambulance arrives, try to rub the baby's legs and arms. Put warm socks on his feet and try to warm him with your body. Everything possible must be done to keep the child warm. His body will begin to fever and give heat outward, and not inward.

If the temperature hits critical levels, then emergency doctors may suggest that you make a child with a lytic mixture or. You can, on the advice of a doctor, prepare this medicine yourself. It will quickly bring down the discomfort. However, it is not worth making a decision about the triplets from temperature on your own.

Do not use any wiping methods under any circumstances!

findings

Elevated body temperature is a fairly common phenomenon not only in children, but also in adults. In order not to harm the baby, you need to learn how to knock it down correctly, regardless of age, but taking into account the general state of health. We strongly hope that after carefully studying the article, you can easily cope with this problem. And always remember one golden rule - don't panic! A calm attitude towards the child, affection and positive always favorably affect the well-being of the baby.