Thursday, June 23, 2011

Fever in infants - Measures to reduce fever

"Administer a medicine against fever, adjusted for age baby(acetaminophen or ibuprofen)
»Room temperature in which the child should not exceed 18-20 ° C.
"If the room is overheated, close radiator or other heat sources and open the window
"Completely naked and make her child bath: water temperature should be 2 ° C lower than rectal temperature of the baby
"Leave the child in the water about 10 minutes
»Give your child plenty to drink, because they can dehydrate veryquickly
"If your child's temperature is above 40 ° C, call a doctor immediately

Fever may be accompanied by other warning signs. If the baby isfussy or on the contrary, apathy, has respiratory problems,vomiting, diarrhea or rash, call your doctor, even if the temperatureis high enough not to become a fever.

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