Temperature 40 in a child - what to do?

As a rule, with an increase in body temperature in a child, especially a newborn, moms and dads are lost and begin to worry. In those cases when the temperature reaches 40 degrees, some parents start to panic and completely forget what to do. Undoubtedly, in this situation, it is necessary to call a doctor or an ambulance as soon as possible, so that qualified medical workers examine the baby and, if necessary, they can take him to the hospital. In this article, we will tell you what you need to do to mom and dad before the doctor comes, if the child, including a one-year-old, has a temperature of 40.

Causes of significant increase in body temperature in children

The most common increase in body temperature to 40 degrees is caused by the following diseases:

• bronchitis;
• angina;
• pneumonia;
• infectious meningitis;
• flu;
• measles;
• roseola;
• rubella;
• scarlet fever;
• as well as other infectious diseases.

In addition, sometimes the temperature rises to such a high level with complicated teething, accompanied by severe inflammation of the gums and oral cavity.

How to knock down a child's temperature of 40?

Some parents do not rush to bring down the fever from their son or daughter, because they believe that it protects their child from infection and helps the child's body to cope with the disease. Meanwhile, if a child has a temperature of about 40 degrees, it must be reduced. Otherwise, it can cause seizures, nonsense and even hallucinations. This is especially true if the baby is weakened and has serious chronic diseases.

If your child is shivering, he should be warmly dressed and wrapped in a blanket. In a situation where a child feels the heat, on the contrary, it must be completely undressed and covered with a thin sheet. A child with a high body temperature needs a lot of drinking. In most cases, children feel very ill during the illness and refuse to drink ordinary water. Try to offer your son or daughter tea with raspberry jam, cranberry juice or diluted dogrose syrup - such drinks are loved by almost all the kids. A crumb breastfed should be applied as often as possible to the chest, and also watered with boiled water, if it does not refuse.

Certainly, the child also needs something to eat. Familiar food in this situation will not work, because at a high body temperature the baby almost everything seems tasteless, and he refuses to eat. You can offer your child a watermelon - from this sweet berries almost none of the children refuses, even during illness. In addition, watermelon has the ability to slightly reduce the temperature.

In addition, at a temperature of 40 children it is necessary to give a strong antipyretic agent, suitable for his age. The smallest babies are usually given sweet syrups Nurofen or Panadol, however, sometimes they cause vomiting. In this case, you can use inexpensive, but effective candles Cefecon, which are applied rectally. For adolescents over the age of 12, almost all medications in the form of tablets that offer a modern market of pharmaceutical products can be used.

Finally, to quickly reduce the body temperature to normal values, the child can be wiped off with vinegar. Begin from the back and chest of the baby, and then gradually move to the stomach, as well as upper and lower extremities. Repeat this procedure every 2 hours.

Even if you managed to get rid of the heat on your own, the baby still needs to be shown to the doctor, because a body temperature of about 40 degrees may indicate a serious illness.