How to bring down the temperature of the child if it does not go astray. Prohibited receptions at temperature

The first weeks of life, the temperature of the newborn ranges from 36.6 to 37.3 degrees. Physiologically, this is the normal state of the baby. Stabilization of the temperature regime occurs by the month, but exceeding these parameters should alert parents. A clear increase in temperature indicates an infection that attacks the little man. Influenza, SARS, overheating, bacterial inflammation, intestinal poisoning - a pediatrician will help to find out the cause of high temperature. The child’s body is struggling with a negative intrusion, but parents need to know when and how to properly knock down temperature.

What temperature should be brought down?

Raising the temperature to 38 degrees means that the baby's body has turned on the protection - the production of interferon has begun. Removing it, you slow down the recovery of crumbs and reduce the amount of interferon. Not for all children, such a temperature means a breakdown, lethargy and severe malaise. Some babies 1-3 years old already at 37.3 fall into apathy, they are tormented by aches and chills. Other children and at 40 degrees continue to jump and have fun.

Given these features of the child's body, pediatricians do not give unambiguous recommendations for knocking down temperature, but they warn that a decrease in a high indicator is necessary when:

• temperature 38˚С in babies up to 3 months;
• temperature increase over 38.5 ° C against the background of normal health and behavior of the crumbs;
• in case of violations of the cardiovascular system existing in the child, convulsions, problems with the respiratory organs, a decrease should begin with 38 ° C.

What preventative measures should be taken?

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Having discovered a rise in temperature in a child, parents should change the mode of its maintenance and take a number of measures to alleviate the condition of the crumbs.

Preventive measures will eliminate psychological discomfort and ensure the correct start of treatment:

1. Prepare a drink (dried fruit compote, fruit drinks, rosehip infusion) and solder the baby in dosage, giving him two or three sips every ten minutes. You can give your child a mild tea or diluted juice, just boiled water. The main thing is to ensure the flow of fluid. Heat the drink to the body temperature of the child (plus or minus 5 ° C) so that the liquid is absorbed quickly. The amount of fluid must be increased by adding to the usual daily rate of 10 ml per kilogram of the baby’s weight. We calculate the total volume for each added degree, starting from 37 ° C. For example, your baby weighs 10 kg and it rises to 39 degrees: multiply the weight by an additional 10 ml and 2 ° C (10 kg x 10 ml x 2). We get an increase of 200 ml.
2. Try to lower the temperature in the room where the child is, to 18 degrees. Ventilate the room in the absence of a child.

How to determine the type of hyperthermia?

Hearing an unfamiliar term, do not be scared in advance; hyperthermia is the increase in temperature. Doctors determine the “white” and “red” types of hyperthermia. The “white” appearance occurs due to vasospasm and is characterized by a hot forehead, cold limbs and pale skin color. It is impossible to resort to rubbing and cold wiping, especially vinegar or vodka, with "white" hyperthermia. It is necessary:

• cool the air in the room to 18 degrees and cover the baby with a light blanket;
• use the usual antipyretic medicine for a child;
• use No-Shpu to relieve spasm and valerian to reduce heart load.

Be sure to call an ambulance so that an experienced specialist assesses the condition of the small patient and conducts the appropriate initial treatment.

“Red” hyperthermia is expressed in severe redness of the skin, hot extremities - the child, as they say, “burns”. In this type of temperature increase, taking No-Shpu is not required; wipe the baby's arms and legs with enough warm water.

What means to give to lower the temperature?

The main antipyretic substance for children is paracetamol. Preparations based on it are given in any form (suppositories, syrup, suspension) at the age dose specified in the instructions for the medicine. The frequency of taking Paracetamol (and its analogues - Panadol, Cefecon, etc.) is 1 dose with an interval of 6 hours. The reaction of the baby's body to paracetamol will help you understand the nature of the disease.

Bacterial infection or complications of SARS are accompanied by a slight drop in degrees or do not change the thermometer. After giving the child a cure for the heat, an hour later put the thermometer again: if there is a dynamics of decline, then the medicine is selected correctly and there is no serious problem. Checking after an hour and a half shows that the situation does not change - a pediatrician consultation is required. You may need to use other drugs.

Ibuprofen

The second line of children's antipyretic drugs is represented by such drugs as Ibuprofen and its derivatives - Nurofen and Ibufen. Having determined the effectiveness of paracetamol for 6 hours, give the child Ibuprofen in an age-specific dosage. Ibuprofen is administered at an interval of 8 hours, the course of administration is up to 3 days. Be sure to adhere to the recommended dosage and frequency of use.

Let us now consider how to give antipyretic drugs of various forms.

In what form should I give the drug?

Syrups

• The dosage of the syrup to remove a large indicator is calculated by the weight of the child, the calculation system is indicated in the instructions for the drug.
• For speed, the syrup must be given in a warm form. Hold the bottle in your hands or heat it in a water bath.
• It is forbidden to take syrup more often than recommended according to the instructions.
• If the first antipyretic did not help (for example, paracetamol), the syrup with ibuprofen is taken after 2 hours.

Candles

The area of \u200b\u200bcontact of the suppository with the walls of the rectum is much smaller than the amount of syrup that enters the stomach, which is why it acts more slowly. In addition, not all children calmly react to the process of depositing funds, but in some cases only candles help:

• degrees rose from 37 to 39 - there is a suspension of absorption in the stomach;
• the baby begins vomiting, it is impossible to give antipyretic drugs by oral route;
• reception of the syrup has not changed position - the candle is administered two hours after its administration.

When, how and how to lower the temperature: summary table

Having collected information about all the methods, you can make a general table for menstruation and older children. We tried to make it easier for you and added the necessary information to the table for children from a month onwards, dividing them into medical and nursing methods. Such reference material can be a useful reminder for parents of infants and older children.

Child age	When to bring down the temperature (more in the article:)?	How to alleviate the condition of home methods?	Type of medicine
From 1 month 1 year	We don’t take off to the mark of 38 ° C, and when this mark is exceeded, we begin to shoot down by available means.	Provide a plentiful warm drink, undress the baby and cover with a thin diaper. The room must be ventilated so that the child is not stuffy. At the time of airing we place the baby in another room.	Paracetamol - Suspension or Syro Efferalgan Syrup or Candle Tsefekon D (more in the article:) Kalpol suspension Nurofen suspension or suppository
From 1-3 years	The temperature from 37 to 38.5 does not go astray. Above the upper limit, we take measures to bring down the increase.	Provide your child with a plentiful drink. Give warm tea, compote, fruit drink. Prepare a rosehip broth, bay 1 tbsp. a spoonful of berries with boiling water and insisting 20 minutes. Cool to warm. Keep your baby in a bathtub with warm water for about 20 minutes, but be careful not to cramp. Dress the child in light clothing.	Paracetamol in syrup or suppository Nurofen - suspension or suppositories
Over 3 years old	High fever, the baby looks sleepy, lethargic, refuses to eat - start to remove the temperature.	Always ventilate the room, monitor the humidity, it should not be dry. To increase humidity, you can use wet towels hanging around the crib. Increase the amount of drink (warm tea, compote, fruit drink, water). Leave only panties and a T-shirt out of clothing. Prohibit the offspring to actively move, run, jump, let him just sit.	Paracetamol in any form (suppositories, syrup, suspension) (more in the article:) Ibuprofen in different dosage forms

  It is important to provide the sick child with a large amount of warm drink

How to bring down the temperature of a non-infectious nature?

Non-infectious temperature is the effects of teething, heat or sunstroke, intestinal poisoning and other diseases not caused by infection. Doctors do not recommend starting to bring down the temperature to 38.5 degrees, because at this time the body itself is struggling with the disease. How to remove a higher rate:

• Heat and sunstroke are accompanied by a rise of up to 40 degrees. To reduce the temperature of the child, it is necessary to transfer it to a shaded, cool place, provide him with a drink (cool water) and give an antipyretic drug based on paracetamol, which is most suitable for the child's body. Put a cold compress on the baby's forehead.
• When teething, the temperature does not rise above the dangerous limit, and therefore does not go astray. Drink more baby, change your warm clothes and put on something easier, do not wear a diaper. There are signs of fever - use Panadol, Efferalgan, Nurofen, or Ibuprofen. Observe the dosage, give the medicine in the form of syrup or suppositories (more in the article:). The inflammatory process on the gums stop with Kalgel or Kamistad gels.
• The temperature during intoxication is removed by traditional antipyretic drugs. In addition, the child needs to take an absorbent medicine. The baby should be watered more often using clean water, sugar-free compotes, special saline solutions (Regidron).

What should not be brought down: harmful drugs and folk remedies

When the anxiety of the parents grows with each increasing division of the thermometer, the excitement goes off scale, they make rash decisions. Most often, to bring down the heat, adults resort to folk methods (wiping with vinegar, taking Aspirin), which is not worth doing at all. Such actions can not help the baby, but you can also harm it. What is the danger of a wrong approach to solving the problem? The choice of the method of struggle is made on an emotional level, when it is difficult for mother to be calm, and how little he is literate, they think little. Consider the most traditional means.

Wiping with vinegar

  Rubbing with vinegar can be not only useless for the baby, but also toxic

Rubbing vodka

Cold water bath

An extreme way promoted by folk healers and supported by irresponsible parents. It is proposed to lower the "hot" baby for half a minute in a bath with cold water. This execution is explained by the fact that with a sharp temperature drop the body quickly copes with the "fever". Absolutely wrong and criminal way. Outwardly, the degrees are reduced, but the heat collected due to the disease continues to burn the child from the inside, which can lead to serious consequences.

Aspirin

Effective against heat, but only for adults. The drug gives many side effects, up to serious complications that cause death and damage to the brain and liver. It is strictly forbidden to give it to kids. Use antipyretics specially designed for young children to take the temperature.

Analgin

Analgin is banned for production in many countries of the world. The ban was adopted due to the revealed negative changes in the composition of the blood that occur after taking the drug. When a person who has taken the drug suffers from diseases of the liver or kidneys, it can lead to anaphylactic shock and severe allergies. Babies under 7 months of age should not be given Analgin categorically! It is best for breastfeeding to take the safe baby Paracetamol.

  Instead of the forbidden Analgin, it is better to use safe Paracetamol

When is a doctor's call needed?

Parents should be aware of situations in which a baby is vitally important to quickly show the specialist. Immediate emergency call is required for the following symptoms:

• a long time, a dry diaper, drowsiness, crying without tears, “sunken” eyes, a dry tongue, a fontanel dropping in babies up to a year, bad breath are all signs of dehydration;
• convulsions appearing;
• a purple skin rash and bruising on the eyes;
• impaired consciousness (drowsiness, the child cannot be awakened, he behaves apathetically);
• repeated vomiting (more than 3-4 times);
• frequent diarrhea (more than 3-4 times);
• severe headache that does not go away after taking antipyretic and analgesics.

Contact an ambulance immediately for other reasons. What are the main factors for which you must make an emergency call:

• your child is less than a year old;
• antipyretic drugs do not help;
• doubts about the dehydration of the baby's body (the baby does not drink enough or does not drink at all);
• tears the baby, he has diarrhea and a rash;
• the condition worsens or other painful symptoms appear.

The features of the child’s body are such that children tolerate a rise in temperature in different ways: some have fun and play at 40, others lose consciousness at 37 degrees. The "fever" is dangerous for the fragile nervous system of a small person, it provokes the appearance of seizures. Prolonged high temperature has serious consequences. Dr. Komarovsky unequivocally tends to the fact that taking an antipyretic is mandatory for:

• poor tolerance of high temperature to the child;
• the presence of diseases of the nervous system;
• rise in temperature above 39 degrees.

  In some cases, taking an antipyretic drug can not be avoided

A well-known pediatrician recommends that parents do not rush to resort to medications to relieve temperatures of up to 39 degrees. The main thing, claims Komarovsky, is to make the baby’s body lose heat on its own. The doctor offers two effective home methods:

1. Water the patient often. Excessive fluid intake will provide perspiration. For children up to a year, prepare a decoction of raisins. Let's get older kids. You should not start with raspberry tea, since it itself works for strong perspiration. Drink the baby first with water or compote so that the body has something to produce sweat from. If your offspring refuses to drink cooked tea or compote, offer him what he loves more (boiled water, fruit drinks, rosehip broth). Be sure to serve any kind of drink warm.
2. Periodically ventilate the room where the small patient is.

With such simple actions, you can lower the degrees at home and even cope with a rise of up to 39. Regarding wiping with vodka or vinegar, Komarovsky gives useful comments.

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

Mom should be ready 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 she is high. But even better if the parents are able to prevent the appearance of heat.

What is the temperature to bring down drugs in children at 2 years old?

First of all, according to the precepts of Dr. Komarovsky, it is necessary to lower the temperature with “improvised means” from the very beginning of its increase, that is, from 37 ℃. To do this, we:

• We create a comfortable microclimate in the room - 18 ℃, humidity 45-70%.
• We dress and cover by feeling good, so that the crumbs are neither hot nor chilly.
• Reduce the activity of the baby.
• We catch a lot and often - this is the main base in order to quickly bring down the rising temperature.

Medicines begin to lower 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 seizures, chronic nervous, renal and heart diseases. For such children with hyperthermia, the supervision of a pediatrician and a specialist is necessary, immediate hospitalization as directed.
• From 38 ℃ after vaccination.
• From 38.5 ℃ almost always, since most children feel noticeable malaise with such a thermometer.
• From 39 ℃ in any case, although some crumbs with such hyperthermia can still be cheerful and cheerful. But it’s better not to wait until this moment, start at least 38.7.

What antipyretic drugs bring down the temperature of two-year-olds?

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

• Categorically, you can not use drugs based on aspirin. They can lead to Reye's syndrome - severe damage to the liver and other organs.
• Analgin is extremely undesirable. Only as part of injections that are made by emergency doctors for children from 1 year old in critical situations. This highly toxic substance is prohibited in the United States and many European countries. It affects the hematopoietic system.
• Adult forms of nimesulide. Children can be taken only with the direct instructions of a doctor, and only when Paracetamol and Ibuprofen did not help. This even admits the doctor Komarovsky, about which he writes in his book " ARI: A Guide for Sane Parents"But he strongly advises reducing the recommended doses and never starting to bring down the heat with nimesulide. Use only when safer drugs do not help.

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

• That the child previously drank a lot of fluids. Better rehydration solutions: Rehydron, Hydrovit. They can be given little by little, but often. If the child does not want to drink himself - with a syringe. And alternate with sweet compotes, fruit drinks, juices, even soda. Antipyretic will only work if there is something to sweat.
• Choose the right dosage form. For a child at 2 years of age, this is a suspension or syrup, candles at night. The higher the temperature, the more liquid the form of the drug must be in order to be absorbed faster. This means, the higher the temperature, the more warm water a child should drink. Tablets at 38 ℃ simply lie in the stomach due to spasm of its vessels. The same thing 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 the limit is 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 divisions, draw into a syringe based on your child’s body weight. The main thing - do not mix up milligrams and milliliters. Dosage is measured in milligrams of active substance. The instructions always say how many of them fit in the attached measuring device.
• Shake the suspension before use to shake well so that the medicine is evenly distributed between additional substances. Otherwise, you can incorrectly measure the dose.

   Antipyretic drugs for a child at 2 years old

Tradename	The content of the active substance, form	One-time and daily intake for an average in two-year-old children weighing 12-14 kg	How often can I apply?
Paracetamol for children	2400 mg paracetamol per 100 ml of suspension	180-210 mg of the active substance, i.e. 7.5-9 ml. If the measuring spoon is 5 ml, then about one and a half tablespoons. Per day, no more than 36ml.	Every 4-6 hours, no more than 4 times a day. As an antipyretic used no more than three days.
Panadol for children
Kalpol
Efferalgan for children	3000 mg paracetamol in 100 ml, solution	6-7ml, on a graduated measuring spoon, the weight of the child is indicated up to 14 kg. For two years - 1 almost full spoon. Up to 28 ml per day	Repeated reception is recommended no earlier than after 6 hours.
Paracetamol childrens candles	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, not more than 4 per day	3-4 times at intervals of 4, and preferably 6 hours.
Efferalgan in the candlelight from 6 months to 3 years	150 mg suppositories
Ibuprofen and Nurofen suspension for children	2000 mg ibuprofen per 100 ml	5-6 ml at a time. Not more than three times a day	Not earlier than after 6 hours
Nurofen and Ibuprofen candles for children under 2 years	60 mg suppositories	1 candle no more than 4 times a day
Nimulide syrup for children	1000 mg per 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 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 in the instructions for the rule of its administration. Standard recommendations are as follows:

• 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 a meal.
• Wash down syrups and suspensions with a large amount of warm liquid, best of all ordinary boiled water. This will speed up the absorption process.
• Put candles after the next release of the intestines.

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

Do not drink antipyretic drugs for more than 3 days. If the temperature of a 2-year-old did not begin to drop 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 complications.

What else bring down?

In case of white fever, when the baby is 2 years old at the same time, the body temperature is 38 ℃ or more, but cold hands and legs, pale skin, you need to call an ambulance. But while the doctors are traveling, you can help the baby by carefully warming the arms and legs with rubbing, heating pads, shelter, warm drink. Suppositories with antipyretic for white fever are ineffective. As prescribed by a doctor, sometimes in such situations they use the No-Shpa drug to relieve spasms, but in a strict age dosage.

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

A constant companion of any infectious is an increase in the body. And despite the fact that this is a standard reaction of the body, many parents do not know what to do in this case. They wonder when a child should do it at all. In this article we will discuss this issue of concern to many parents, as well as the reasons why this happens, the main symptoms, how to properly bring down and other useful information.

General information

  Body temperature - This is an indicator of the thermal state of the body, which reflects the ratio between the production of heat by our entire body and its heat exchange with the environment. Normal body temperature varies between 36.5 ° and 37.2 °. Anything higher or lower than these indicators is considered a deviation from the normal state. Rising body temperature is a signal from the body that something is wrong with it. Most often, this means that it has launched the process of combating a disease. This is a natural defensive reaction, which, by connecting various biochemical reactions, destroys foreign microorganisms. It is divided into several subspecies in connection with the degree of its increase:

• low-grade - 37-38 degrees;
• febrile - 38-39 degrees.

Everything above 39 degrees is called high temperature, and it also has its own classification:

• pyrethic - 39-41 degrees;
• hyperpyretic - more than 41 degrees.

There is another gradation of body temperature:

• The normal indicator is from 35 to 37 degrees (it can fluctuate within these limits depending on gender, age, time of measurement, individual characteristics, etc.).
• Hyperthermia - body temperature above 37 degrees.
• Fever is a high body temperature that preserves the processes of heat regulation by the body, in contrast to low body temperature.

Did you know? Fluctuations in temperature in children is absolutely normal. It becomes more stable in girls at the age of 13-14, and in boys only at the age of 18.

An increase in body temperature is always accompanied by certain symptoms, and the higher it is, the more these symptoms will manifest themselves:

• general malaise;
• body aches;
• muscle pain
• headache;
• chills;
• pain in the eyes;
• increased sweating;
• cramps
• dizziness;
• heart failure and shortness of breath;
• delusions and hallucinations.

  When the body temperature is very high, the activity of the central nervous system is inhibited, severe dehydration occurs, blood circulation is disturbed and blood pressure decreases.

Causes of temperature in children

Let's see why u has a temperature increase. First, foreign bacteria and viruses enter the body through the respiratory tract or other sources. As soon as their entry is detected, our brain sends a signal to all internal organs to produce special proteins - pyrogens. The presence of such substances in the body starts the process of increasing temperature.

As soon as this happens, other substances are sent to fight uninvited guests - this is the interferon protein and antibodies. - The main fighter with unnecessary microorganisms. And here there is a direct correlation: body temperature becomes higher, and the required protein will also be produced more.

Important! The peak of interferon occurs at a temperature of 38 to 39 degrees, and it is these conditions that are most effective.

When we artificially reduce it, the production of interferon decreases, and antibodies begin to play a major role. They also successfully defeat the infection, but they do not do it as fast as interferon, so the healing process is significantly delayed.

But the body can fail, especially for children whose immune system is not as stable as in adults. And in this case, the temperature can approach dangerous indicators for the child - from 39.5 ° to 41 °.

When you need to bring down the heat to the child

Consider what temperature the child needs to bring down. If we analyze all of the above and turn to the opinion of most doctors, we can conclude that temperature readings up to 38.5 degrees are the norm for an infectious disease, and you should not bring it down.

After all, such a reaction of the body only means that the immune system works well. If you reduce the increased performance of the thermometer by means of special ones, this will weaken the protection and may affect the course of further recovery.

Important! Modern doctors prohibit parents from knocking down their body temperature, not exceeding 38.5° . The exception is if the temperature is 38 degreesin a child beforethen doctors recommend lowering it.

An exception is children with any neurological cramps and sensitivity to weather changes. In such cases, it is recommended to apply measures at a temperature of 37.5 degrees. Also, if your child feels really bad, suffers from severe muscle or headache, then in such cases it is also better to resort to a decrease in indicators, but before that it is better to consult with a specialist beforehand.

If you do not know what indicator to bring down the temperature to, then keep in mind that a clear temperature norm does not exist, it ranges from 36 to 37 degrees for each child, depending on age. For example, in infants this indicator is usually closer to 37 degrees, and in older children it is already lower. But all this is individual, and the 36.6 ° standard is usually not implemented in practice.

How to reduce the testimony if you can not use drugs

If you see that your sick child's temperature reaches 39 degrees, and medications are contraindicated for any reason, then you can try to bring her down without them.

  To begin with, we explain the processes that occur in our country and affect the temperature of the body.

The human body itself produces heat, so if your baby has a fever, it is necessary to lower its production. To do this, do not let the little one move a lot, eat tight and drink hot drinks. It is better to provide him with a bedtime regimen, light and cool drink.

Another important process is heat transfer. Here everything is the other way round; it needs to be increased. It will help in this cool indoor air, about 18 degrees. In this case, the child should not freeze, it is enough if he will inhale such air. And you need active sweating, will help with this plentiful drink.

Important! In order to cause an increase in perspiration, first saturate the child's body with liquid (water, compote), and only then give diaphoretic products, such as tea with raspberries or decoctions of special herbs.

Thus, by reducing heat production and increasing its return, it is possible to naturally reduce the readings of the thermometer.

As for the first non-drug care in case you weren’t in the house or if you don’t want to resort to medication yet, you can use water wipes. However, do not use cold water for this, nor do you need to apply ice or other cold objects. But with this method you will only achieve cooling of the skin itself, but inside the body the temperature will not only not decrease, but also increase! This occurs due to a spasm of the vessels of the skin, which close and do not give off heat for some time. Naturally, due to such events, the child’s well-being will only worsen.

There is another method of rubbing, which is used only for adults, but is not recommended for children - rubbing it with alcohol or vinegar. Physically, this method is quite effective, because sweat with vapors of alcohol or vinegar evaporates faster and thus takes part of the heat. But through the soft and thin skin of a child, these substances quickly penetrate into the blood, poisoning his body. Here, the younger the child, the faster the accumulation of harmful substances in his blood. Therefore, use only water as a wipe.

Important! Water for rubbing should be a little cooler than the body (about 32-34 degrees), this will be enough to gradually reduce the thermometer.

How to bring down the temperature, and what should be discarded

If the above methods do not help, and the child’s temperature does not decrease, then parents need to know what to treat in such cases.

To date, there are two substances whose use is approved by doctors around the world as an independent treatment for high temperature in a child. These substances are part of a wide variety of drugs, but they have international names - this is ibuprofen. At the pharmacy, ask the active substance, which will tell you whether it is worth taking this antipyretic. Medicines based on these two substances are effective and safe and combine well with each other. But, naturally, all these positive properties will take place subject to the established dose and admission rules.

Often, in the search for effective antipyretic drugs, you can purchase the wrong drugs and use them without knowing their danger. Such agents include aspirin and analgin. The first is dangerous for children in case of illness. It has been confirmed that aspirin can cause an acute fatty degeneration of the liver in a child. This sometimes leads to irreparable damage to liver cells and in many cases to death. By the way, the age when it is unsafe to take aspirin extends up to 18 years.

Another drug is analgin, often used by emergency doctors in critical conditions. But doctors do not strongly recommend using it on their own. After all, this medicine has a whole bunch of undesirable effects that are especially dangerous for the child. Analgin can do the most harm to the circulatory system.

Important! The interval between doses of antipyretic drugs should be at least 4 hours, and they can be given only 4 times a day.

So, let’s draw a line and recall once again that only two drugs - Paracetamol and Ibuprofen (or drugs based on them) are suitable for lowering body temperature independently, the rest can only be used by experienced specialists.

Opinion of Dr. Komarovsky

The famous doctor Evgeny Olegovich Komarovsky has established himself as a competent pediatrician who gives practical advice and helps many parents to get answers to questions that are pressing for them. We learn what Komarovsky thinks about the high temperature in the child.

Evgeny Olegovich believes that each baby is individual in its own way, and it is impossible to determine for all children that indicator of a thermometer at which necessary measures must be taken. Someone feels fine even at 39 degrees, while others feel bad at 37.5 °. Therefore, he recommends monitoring the condition of the child and, if he is not at all well, you need to lower the temperature before the doctor arrives. For these purposes, Komarovsky adheres to the same views that we have already mentioned above, that is:

• Provide cool air in the room (while the baby himself should be dressed in warm, dry).
• Drink plenty of fluids for better perspiration. For these purposes, Komarovsky advises giving a decoction of raisins or compote of dried fruits. He often does not recommend giving raspberry tea to the people at all, and older children only as an additional drink. The fact is that raspberries cause too much perspiration, and then dehydration.
• Komarovsky does not consider the fan, vinegar, alcohol, cold water, ice and other folk methods to be effective, and in some cases even dangerous.

Did you know? In the winter of 1994, a unique case was recorded in Canada. The little girl who spent 6 hours in the cold had a body temperature of only 14.2 degrees. Fortunately, she was saved.

He believes it is advisable to take an antipyretic agent in such cases:

• the child is very unwell;
• the presence of any pathologies of the nervous system that can cause seizures;
• thermometer readings above 39 degrees.

  Komarovsky considers Paracetamol to be the most suitable antipyretic drug for children, because it is safe, effective and is available in many forms.

These are the main points on how to properly bring down the temperature of a child at home and what activities can only make it worse. Always seek the help of specialists and do not treat the child yourself. We wish your families good health!

Colds and infectious diseases are always accompanied by fever. This is a protective reaction of an organism to alien bodies of a protein nature. Doctors do not recommend knocking down temperatures up to 38 - 38.5 degrees so as not to interfere with the immune system's ability to produce antibodies. However, some children can hardly tolerate even a slight increase in body temperature - 37.5 degrees. Every mother should know how to bring down the temperature in a child at 7 years old, 9 years old and at a younger age. Consider what medicines can reduce the fever in the body, than to alleviate the condition of a child of any age.

Body Heat Reduction Methods

High temperature in a child is a sign of the immune system fighting bacteria and viruses. Parents should carefully monitor the condition of the baby and not try to immediately bring down the temperature in the child so that he does not suffer. In some cases, with a weakened immune system and intolerance to heat in the body, it is necessary to immediately give antipyretics. However, the temperature does not threaten strong children, and some of them try to play with toys even at a mark of 38.5 degrees.

Help for the child should be as follows:

• Provide sufficient humidity in the room, hang wet towels.
• Make sure that the column of the room thermometer does not rise above +20.
• More often offer your child boiled water at room temperature, if you refuse to drink from a cup, offer water in a spoon.
• Wipe your body with wet wipes, but you can’t completely undress the baby.
• Remove excess clothing, leave only a T-shirt and light pants.
• If the above methods did not help bring down the temperature of the child, give an antipyretic.

Important! Children need to be given only two types of antipyretic drugs - on the basis of paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Ibuprofen has a longer effect, therefore, at high temperature, paracetamol is preferable. How to bring down the temperature of 39 in a child? Give ibuprofen in syrup or rectally. If the baby is vomiting, it is better to put a candle. Suppositories slow down heat more slowly, but last longer. Candles are preferable if the baby is allergic to the components of the medicine.

Medications should be given in the following cases:

• if the child has difficulty breathing, he suffocates;
• with diarrhea and frequent vomiting;
• if the child refuses to drink water;
• if the baby does not tolerate heat;
• with hysterical behavior of the child;
• if earlier cramps occurred during heat;
• at around 39 on a thermometer.

In all these cases, an antipyretic medicine is simply necessary. Sometimes a child needs to be given paracetamol already at a temperature of 37.2, if he feels very bad. Each case is individual, so be guided by the well-being of the baby.

Features of the temperature for colds

Fever can be different in the manifestation of symptoms - “white” or “red”. White fever is called, accompanied by pallor of the face with a hot forehead and cold extremities. Red fever is characterized by reddening of the skin: the child “burns”.

Methods of helping a baby with white and red fever are different. Pallor of the face and cold extremities indicate vasospasm, and in this case, you can not put a cold compress on the forehead and rub the limbs. In case of red fever, on the contrary, a cool compress on the forehead is recommended.

Methods of rubbing the skin with vinegar and vodka are simply unacceptable, especially for a one-year-old baby or baby at 8 months old. This method of lowering the temperature can cause severe skin burns, and the evaporation of alcohol and vinegar vapors can poison the blood. These methods are well suited for adults, but not children.

When the body is hot, you can’t give the child a raspberry decoction and put it in a blanket: this method is suitable for moderate body temperatures. Especially you can’t drink raspberries in young children: babies quickly lose moisture in the heat, and raspberries will accelerate the process of sweating through the pores of the skin.

If you give your child raspberry tea, first provide the body with enough moisture - it should sweat with something. Therefore, when desoldering raspberries, observe the rule: first water, then raspberry infusion.

Steady heat

What to do if the fever does not decrease? This condition is especially dangerous for young children - urgently call a doctor at home. If a child at 10 years old or 11 years old has a persistent temperature for more than five days, an ambulance must also be called.

Sustained fever may indicate the occurrence of internal inflammatory processes, for example, the onset of pneumonia or other serious illness. Persistent temperature is also characteristic of pyelonephritis, however, the pediatrician must establish the diagnosis.

How to reduce the temperature, which does not stray in the summer? Some parents try the “homegrown method” of dipping their child in cool water to quickly remove the heat. It should be noted that in this way you can only cool the skin, but not the temperature in the body.

This method is very dangerous for children, since the internal heat remains with the external coolness of the skin. This condition can lead to unpredictable consequences. Why does my skin get cooler? This occurs due to vasospasm, but not due to a decrease in temperature.

Contraindicated medicines

Some antipyretic drugs are contraindicated in children, as they can cause dangerous consequences. These include:

1. aspirin;
2. analgin.

These medications can be taken by adults, as the body can cope with the negative consequences. Analgin is prohibited in some countries due to dangerous complications. The active substances of analginum have a bad effect on the liver, blood and brain. This drug can only be used in a critical situation, when other drugs do not help - but only by doctors.

Note! It is impossible to independently treat a child with analgin.

Aspirin is one of the most common antipyretic drugs in our country. In nature, aspirin is found in the fruits and branches of raspberries. Recently, however, doctors have discovered the negative effects of aspirin on the baby’s liver. It is better not to use this tool, although it is several times more effective than ibuprofen and paracetamol. For adults over 18 years of age, aspirin is not dangerous.

Total

The heat in a child is not always an alarming symptom, sometimes he talks about the fight of the immune system against viruses. Parents should observe the baby's behavior during fever: if he feels normal, paracetamol or panadol should not be given. However, with inappropriate child behavior, antipyretic drugs are given at a temperature of 37.5.

An increase in temperature in a baby is a serious cause for anxiety in parents. But is it worth it to panic if the thermometer is a little over 37 degrees? When and how to bring down the temperature? Let's figure it out.

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In newborns (especially children under 3 months), the body's thermoregulation system is imperfect.   The first few days after birth, the baby’s temperature can stay at 37-37.4 degrees.

Do not panic!Up to a year, slight temperature fluctuations are considered the norm, especially if the child has just eaten or was naughty.

The temperature of the baby can also be affected by the way he is dressed: babies are very easily overheated or, on the contrary, supercool. Lack of quantity of drinking can also cause a slight increase in temperature in a child up to a year.

You can not measure the temperature of the baby:

• after meal;
• after a walk;
• after crying;
• after sleep;
• after swimming;

The temperature in a child up to a year is measured in different ways:in the armpit (norm - 36-37 degrees), in the inguinal fold, orally (norm - 36.9-37.4 degrees) and rectally (norm - 36.6-37.3 degrees). This is best done daily at the same time when the baby is calm.

But, despite all of the above, the temperature of a child up to a year must be controlled, because an elevated temperature can also indicate a disease. If the baby is breathing heavily, is capricious and cries a lot, or vice versa is very lethargic, refuses to eat, or there are signs of a cold, then ignoring the fact of a rise in temperature in the child is unacceptable.

At a temperature of 38 and above, you should immediately call a doctor, since it is very difficult to determine the cause of the high temperature in the baby yourself.

Causes of fever in a child up to a year:

• overheating of the child;
• lack of drinking;
• prolonged crying;
• teething;
• excessive physical activity;
• constipation;
• allergy;
• stress;
• preventive vaccination;
• colds;
• childhood and intestinal infections;
• inflammatory diseases of the ear, throat, nose, kidneys, etc.

When to bring down the temperature of a child up to a year?

Remember that fever is not a disease, but a means of fighting the body with the disease!   If the child does not have diseases of the respiratory system and heart, then it is recommended to give an antipyretic at a temperature above 38.5 degrees.

But if the child begins to cramp or happened earlier, the temperature rises sharply at night, then the antipyretic should be given even at a temperature of 38 degrees.

If a child under 3 months of temperature rises above 38 degrees on a weekend or holiday, call an ambulance. For children under 3 months, only the doctor should prescribe the medicine and dosage!

How and how to bring down the temperature of a child up to a year?

Before the doctor arrives, it’s no harm to try to bring down the temperature non-drug methods. Due to the undeveloped system of thermoregulation of the baby’s body, such methods are usually quite effective.

Firstly, ventilate the room more often, after taking the baby to another room.

Secondly, if the child does not have chills, take off his warm clothes, it is best to leave him naked, just cover with a diaper.

Thirdly, dip a gauze napkin in water at room temperature and squeeze it, then wipe the child's face, neck, arms, legs, body.

Fourthly, more often let's drink babies.

Fifth, if the baby is sleeping, do not wake him up without an important reason, for example, a doctor’s visit (feeding is not an important reason!).

If folk methods do not help, and the temperature has exceeded 38.5 degrees, you should give the baby antipyretic. Needless to say, it is worth discussing this issue with your doctor in advance?

Antipyretic for infants can be in the form of syrup or suppositories.The action of the syrup begins 20-30 minutes after administration, suppositories - after 30-40. It should be remembered that suppositories have a more gentle effect on the gastrointestinal tract of the baby, but if the child has not emptied his intestines for a long time, then the use of suppositories can provoke colic.

And syrup can not be mixed with a mixture of milk or water.Carefully read the instructions, strictly observe the dosage by age, always check the expiration date of the medicine. If in doubt, call a general practitioner or an ambulance for advice.

In any case, if the child's temperature exceeds 38 degrees, you need to call a doctor   to identify the causes and prescribe appropriate treatment. Antipyretic is not a cure for diseases, it is just a way to fight fever.

Health to you and your children!

Dear readers! What did you do when your baby had a fever? In what ways did you bring down the temperature of a newborn baby? Waiting for your comments!