The child began to feel unwell, his cheeks burned and his anxious mother reaches for the thermometer - and there 38! What to do? How to help the baby? Is it necessary to bring down the temperature 38 and why did it rise altogether - let's try to answer in this article.
To begin with, there is no need to panic, because the very high temperature itself is a sign that the organism is actively fighting against the infection that has got into it. That is, the presence of an elevated temperature is a good sign. How effective the fight against infection will be depends on the amount of interferon produced in the body, and the amount in turn directly depends on the temperature increase - the higher the temperature, the more interferon is produced.
Therefore, do not immediately reach for antipyretic agents - this you will not help the body. Whether you need to knock down the temperature 38 depends only on how your baby reacts to it. If the child is quietly engaged in their own affairs, does not cry, is not depressed - you do not need to shoot down. If you see that the fever is given to the child hard - do not torment him, shoot him down. The best way to lower the temperature in children is paracetamol. It is produced in a variety of dosage forms - and tablets, and capsules, and syrups, and candles. The choice of form depends on the age of the child.
How to help your child at a temperature of 38?
- When the temperature only rises, it is necessary to make sure that the body can get rid of excess heat.
- To give more drink - ideally to offer the child a drink every half hour. It is best to give a variety of fruit and herbal teas - with lime color, dog rose, fruit drinks with cranberries and cranberries. The best way to sweat was and is tea with raspberries. For babies up to a year as a drink, do not find a decoction of raisins. The temperature of the tea should be equal to the body temperature +/- 5 degrees.
- Often to ventilate the room (15 minutes every hour), but at the same time, make sure that there are no drafts. The air in the room should be fresh and cool.
- It is not necessary to feed the child violently, if he does not want to. If the child does not refuse to eat, it is better to give him small portions, but more often.
- In no case should not be brought down the temperature with the help of various kinds of acetic or alcohol wipes. Applying alcohol to the child's skin or vinegar, you will only aggravate his condition, because these, frankly, harmful substances will get through the skin into the blood.
Temperature 38 in an infant
The thermoregulation centers need to be remembered as still poorly developed and it easily overheats. If the cause of the temperature rise in the banal overheating, then as soon as you change your baby and rock him, the temperature of his body will quickly drop. If the temperature 38 keeps, then you need to see a doctor, and before he comes to try to provide the baby with a sparing regimen - to protect from unnecessary irritants, to give more drinks, to watch that he does not overheat.
Vomiting and diarrhea at 38
If the temperature of 38 in a child is accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea, then it is necessary to consult a doctor as soon as possible. Most likely, the child became a victim of rotavirus infection. Before the arrival of the pediatrician, it is necessary to prevent dehydration of the body. Rehydration solutions will come to the rescue, it will not hurt to give the child both activated charcoal or smectic. To feed the child, until there is an appetite, it is not necessary, it is better to give a broth of a dogrose, lime tea, compote from dried fruits.
If vomiting and diarrhea do not stop persistently, signs of dehydration have appeared-dry skin, sunken eyes, dark color of urine and a sharp decrease in the number of urination, sunken fontanel in an infant - it is urgent to call an ambulance.