High temperature
All people in different stages of life are exposed to body temperature below the normal temperature below 37 ° C. This is the normal temperature of the body, and the high temperature is an indication of the presence of a virus or inflammation, which attacks the immune system in the body leading to warming, It can be said that the high temperature is not a disease in itself, but a sign of the presence of inflammation in the body, and here we will explain how to reduce the temperature and special children for the subject of their inability to self-treatment, and how to measure the temperature correctly, and what symptoms appear on the child by the heat.
Symptoms of high fever
- The sense of extreme laziness and inability to rise in the natural form.
- Nausea and vomiting.
- Headaches.
- blushing.
- diarrhea.
- Red eyes.
- Chills.
How to measure your child’s temperature
- Most mothers rely on measuring the child’s temperature on the hand by placing it on the face of the child only. These are common and wrong. The hand does not give the exact temperature of the body. The lips are the most sensitive area of the heat and feel from the front of the child. The previous methods can be used, namely hand and lips, while the exact accuracy is used for thermometers and these types.
- The electronic balance: It is a sensitive device is used by the ear to know the exact temperature is the safest in terms of use.
- The MRI is a sensitive balance used to measure the child’s oral temperature, and the mother must increase one degree when measured in this way, because the child can not control not to introduce air to the mouth during measurement.
- Analgesic balance: It is a balance similar to the oral, but the difference is simple and lies in the size of the metal material through which the measurement, and should reduce one temperature in this way, and the duration of measurement in both ways does not exceed two minutes.
Ways to reduce the temperature of the child quickly
- Give the child an anti-heat syrup and be quantity according to the child’s age.
- Place warm water compresses on the forehead, buttocks, thighs and foot area.
- Place compresses of the saberto (medical alcohol) or sprinkle it on the sides and forehead with care of the arrival of the eyes, it works to reduce heat quickly.
- Give the baby a quick bath of warm water to control the heat quickly if not responding to the previous methods.
- Put the special labels to reduce the temperature, which is found in pharmacies and contains natural substances such as menthol and mint, which is a successful alternative to compresses, and placed on the head of the child and stick for eight hours or until the heat disappear and dry and fall, and can be replaced when needed, To respond to all attempts, it should be presented to the doctor to find out the causes of the heat and give him appropriate treatment.