Does a child with a fever of 38 4 degrees need to take fever reducing medicine

Fever is abnormal, causing a lot of fever, and the current patient is a manifestation of moderate fever, which needs to be actively improved.

At present, the patient can take antipyretics, but it needs to be treated with antipyretics to effectively control the body temperature. And you should rest well, drink plenty of water, and monitor regularly to understand the changes in body temperature.

Let's take a look at what causes it? If it is a damp cold, the basic effect of Western medicine antipyretics is not great, and many later residual cough, fatigue, and low-grade fever.

If the body temperature continues to be high and does not reduce the fever, it is likely to induce some other diseases and may also have some effects on the brain. Children have their own immune systems, and taking medicine early will not help them much.

If you eat it early, it may cause other diseases, so you should only eat it if you have a fever of 38 degrees Celsius5.

No, this should be determined according to the specific physical condition of the child, and eating some early may cause the child's drug resistance to become more serious, so he is unwilling to do so.

No, it depends on the child's specific physical condition. Eating it early can lead to the child's drug resistance becoming more severe, so he is reluctant to do it.

Do you need to take fever reducers for your child's temperature?Many people think that if the body temperature is higher, they need to take antipyretics, which is less than physical cooling. However, as long as the child (2 months) has uncomfortable symptoms due to fever, antipyretics can be used, and it is not limited to a fixed body temperature.

The purpose of reducing fever is to make a sick child comfortable. When the child's body temperature has exceeded and his spirit is still very good, eating, drinking and playing normally, and there is no discomfort, he can also consider not reducing fever and continue to observe; When the child's body temperature does not reach, he may be in poor spirits, irritable, tired, and unwell, and he can take antipyretics in time.

What is the baby's body temperature to be considered a fever?In fact, our temperature is divided into body surface temperature and core temperature, generally the armpit temperature we use now belongs to the body surface temperature, and our ear temperature also belongs to the body surface temperature, but in foreign countries some may measure the rectal temperature, then this belongs to the core temperature, and the rectal temperature exceeds 38 degrees, we call it fever. If the armpit temperature is more than one degree, it is considered a fever. The body surface temperature is generally lower, mainly because the body surface can dissipate heat.

It is also classified according to the temperature of the fever, which is based on the temperature of the armpit:

Low-grade fever: Degree is a low-grade fever, such a fever, it is generally not recommended to use medicine, such as children's teething, vaccinations may occur such a temperature.

Moderate fever: If the child is not feeling well, we may need to use antipyretics as appropriate.

High fever: 39-41 degrees, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible

Ultra-high fever: greater than 41 degrees, immediately seek medical attention.

The impact of different temperatures on children may be different, children with low-grade fever are a little feverish and a little crying, and then the temperature rises and the symptoms of discomfort in the child become more and more obvious.

What kind of antipyretic medicine should be used for children?

Babies older than 2 months old, with axillary temperature and above, or febrile children with extreme discomfort and abnormal mood due to fever, should be given oral acetaminophen at a dose of 15mg kg each time under the guidance of a doctor, with a minimum interval of 6 hours between 2 doses.

Children >6 months of age can use acetaminophen or ibuprofen under the guidance of a doctor, with a minimum interval of 6 hours between doses, and the dose of ibuprofen is 10 mg kg each time.

Ibuprofen and acetaminophen are both drugs for children and are relatively safe. Compared with acetaminophen, ibuprofen has a better antipyretic effect on children, and it lasts for a longer time, so it is recommended to take it orally at night to reduce the discomfort of children during sleep.

It should be emphasized that acetaminophen and ibuprofen should not be used interchangeably for antipyretic in children, which not only will not clearly increase the antipyretic effect, but also increase the probability of the occurrence of the drug***.

If the body temperature does not drop significantly after using an antipyretic drug, indicating that the antipyretic effect of this drug is not good, you can change to another drug after an interval of 6 hours under the guidance of a doctor to reduce fever.

Xiaoling is a 3-year-old girl, who was infected with a cold and suddenly had a high fever in the middle of the night, with a fever of 38 degrees 5, her parents hurriedly took Xiaoling to the big hospital to hang up the emergency, and asked the doctor to immediately prescribe medicine to reduce the fever, but she was hit by the doctor with a soft nail, suggesting that they should not use drugs to reduce fever, and rely on the child to reduce the fever by himself, which made the parents almost knelt down on the spot to ask the doctor to prescribe antipyretics.

The Taiwan Pediatric Medical Association pointed out that unless the child has a fever of 39 to 41 degrees, cramps, coma or congenital weakness, it is necessary to take active fever-reducing practices such as taking antipyretics, otherwise, the general fever can be taken as long as it is properly cared for.

Some older generations will say that fever burns out a child's brain, which is not true. The reason why the brain burns out is because the child suffers from encephalitis, meningitis and other serious diseases, which will damage the nerve tissue, and the general cold and fever will not cause brain damage. However, because fever is one of the manifestations of the disease, it is often difficult for parents and doctors to determine that a cold and fever can also cause brain damage.

On the one hand, fever is caused by microorganisms, on the other hand, it is a protective natural reaction caused by the imbalance of cold and heat in the external environment and the body, therefore, not every fever should be taken immediately, in fact, moderate fever can improve the efficiency of the immune system, but can make the cold get better faster, if you have been given antipyretic medicine to suppress the fever, it will suppress the immune response, so that the course of the disease is prolonged.

In addition, the antipyretic medicine itself can't ** cold, but it makes the body temporarily comfortable, and when the effect of the medicine has passed, it will still burn again, and the real ** has not disappeared, in fact, if you want to defeat the fever, you still have to rely on the child's own body resistance to naturally cool down.

In addition to taking antipyretics, there are also physical fever reduction methods including ice pillows, low-temperature blankets and heat dissipation patches, in fact, the medical community is not recommended to use, because these methods can only make the blood vessels in the cold constrict, accelerate the heat dissipation, but let the heat in the body not dissipate.

When the child has a fever symptom, if the activity is still normal, don't worry too much, the way to deal with it is to make the child feel comfortable, not all stupid children have a fever, must be covered with a thick quilt to sweat, not everyone has to reduce clothes to reduce body temperature, or depends on the child's physique and condition and with a chain to call.

I think the main reason is that the child's body temperature regulation center has not yet matured, so the regulation of body temperature is not so accurate, generally for children as long as the fever does not exceed the then can not take medicine, mainly with physical cooling, that is, wipe the body with a wet towel or bath, when the body temperature exceeds the recommended use of antipyretics.

It's okay. Take medicine and eat it. Then there are some people who have low body temperatures. Do not worry. Drink plenty of water.

It is normal for the body temperature to be a little low after sweating and fever, and a little extra clothing is fine.