How to nurse children with fever
When fever occurs, the immune function of human body is obviously enhanced, which is conducive to clearing pathogens and promoting the recovery of disease. Therefore, when the temperature is not too high, you don't need to use antipyretics, just pay close attention to the temperature change and drink warm boiled water. If the child's temperature exceeds 38.5 ℃, physical cooling (warm bath) or drug cooling (preferably under the guidance of a doctor) should be carried out.
The pulse of feverish patients will speed up. Generally speaking, the pulse will increase 10 times for every 1 ℃ rise of body temperature. Newborn is the fastest, 100-120 times per minute for infants and 100 times per minute for infants aged 1-3. The mismatch between pulse and body temperature often indicates some diseases. If infant pneumonia is accompanied by empyema or otitis media, the pulse will reach 140-160 times per minute, which is not commensurate with the rise of body temperature. The normal respiratory rate of adults is 16-20 times per minute, while that of children is relatively fast.
Keep the air fresh in the room, pay attention to ventilation and prevent smoke and dust. Because the throat of children with fever will be affected to some extent, resulting in a dry and uncomfortable situation, so we must ensure the humidity at home, use humidifier, etc., so that children's throat can be wetted, and their breathing can be smoother at the same time.
Don't eat more sweets
When the child has a cold and fever, the secretion of digestive fluid is reduced, the activity of digestive enzyme is reduced, the gastrointestinal movement is slow, the digestive function is abnormal, and the appetite is often reduced. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "sweet can hurt the spleen". At this time, if children eat too much sweet food, they can consume a lot of vitamins in the body. But after the human body lacks these vitamins, the saliva in the mouth will be reduced, and the appetite will be worse.
Parents should urge children with fever to drink more water to increase excretion of urine and secretion of sweat glands and supplement water consumed by high fever. We should make some nutritious and digestible food. For example, egg soup, fresh fruits, vegetables, porridge, noodles, wonton, etc. If the baby has symptoms of lung heat, such as cough and phlegm, you can cook some pear water, with some lilies or scallops, the effect is better.
Defecation is good for fever relief
Children with fever sweating, to frequently change underwear. Underwear should be clean and soft, with pure cotton as the best. Rinse mouth with light salt water frequently to keep oral hygiene. When washing face and feet in the morning and evening, pay attention to heat preservation.
Don't wear too much or cover too much when the child is hot, because on the one hand, it is not easy to dissipate heat and raise the temperature; on the other hand, it will make the child sweat too much and cause water loss. The right way is not to dress too much when you are hot. You should take off some clothes when you go to bed to avoid catching cold after getting up. The quilt covered can be a little more than usual, but it should be reduced in time after sweating. There are three advantages for parents to make reasonable use of sweat towel and small towel. They are sweat absorption, warm back and convenient replacement, avoiding the trouble of frequent changing clothes for children. Frequent change of clothes, not only children do not want to, but also, it is easy in the process of change, because of inattention and let children catch cold.
In the past, mothers used to rub their feverish children with alcohol, but now medical workers do not advocate this practice. In addition to causing chills, alcohol can make the skin allergic, and alcohol can make the skin absorb and cause toxic reactions of children. In addition, breathing alcohol vapor can irritate your child.
In addition, keeping the defecation unobstructed is conducive to the recovery of the child's temperature. If the child has constipation, parents can use Kaiselu to relieve it.