When should I keep warm during a fever and when should I dissipate heat?

Questions. If you have a fever, should your body stay warm or cool down?

I have a fever and cold these days, the whole body is very cold, I take a quilt at home in the summer to keep warm, but my father said that this is not good, to take the quilt and blow some electric fan, which will help the temperature drop, but my girlfriend said that the fever and cold are caused by a cold, and should be kept warm, I am confused, please consult everyone!

Thanks? I'll answer.

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From the Know Certification Team on 2018-10-19

The body with a fever should be physically cooled.

Sweating is done by raising the body temperature first, passively sweating, and then lowering the body temperature. So before the body temperature decreases, there will be a process of body temperature increase. If the body temperature rises too high, it can cause cerebral edema and even coma, especially in children and the elderly.

Experts also tell us that for children, sweating when they have a fever can have more serious consequences. Covering too much can cause a condition called "fever syndrome", in which the child will have convulsions, coma, and in severe cases, respiratory and cardiac arrest, and even death.

1. The baby's clothes should not be worn too much, otherwise it will affect the heat dissipation and make the body temperature not come down, so it is necessary to prevent the occurrence of febrile convulsions, especially for newborns whose body temperature is above the degree, once the package is too tight, it is easy to lead to convulsive seizures. Therefore, for newborns with elevated body temperature, it is necessary to immediately unwrap and loosen clothing to dissipate heat.

2. Physical cooling should be slow rather than urgent, suitable for those with a high fever of 39 or more, or when the diagnosis is unknown, delirious, and there is no way to administer medicine, or the external temperature is too high to cause heat. Various physical cooling methods can be tried:

1) Soak a towel or ice pack in cold water and apply it to the forehead, groin, armpits, etc. for 20 minutes.

2) 35%-50% alcohol rub the limbs, neck, chest and back for about 2-4 minutes, and wrap in a towel or quilt after wiping.

3. Cold saline enema, the water temperature is about 20, each time is 200-500 ml. At the same time, it is best to take appropriate sedatives, such as hibernatin or 10% chloral hydrate, before physical cooling, which can reduce the cold reaction and prevent the occurrence of convulsions.

Keep warm when your body is shivering, under the influence of external factors, don't wear too thick, if the weather is too hot, or wear too many clothes, and you have a high fever, you should dissipate heat for him.

If your body feels uncomfortable and cold, you just keep warm, and when your body sweats, you just dissipate heat a little

Head, armpits, hands, warm towels to dissipate heat, feet warm, because fever feet are cold, it is best to find someone to rub, promote blood circulation, and draw the heat down. Don't pick the time.

Condition analysis: Hello, fever in the stage of rising body temperature, people will feel cold, at this time need to keep warm, and after the body temperature rises to a certain extent, people will feel adapted, not cold, in this stage of continuous body temperature does not need to keep warm. It is also necessary to use physical methods such as alcohol scrubs to help cool down.

Guidance: When the body temperature drops, people will sweat profusely and feel the heat, so they can't cover it at this time, and they should dissipate heat, but it should be noted that heat dissipation should be carried out indoors, and don't let the wind blow.