Instructions on how to reduce fever in babies safely

The average normal temperature of an infant is between 36.5 and 37.4 degrees Celsius. Fever in young children is defined as a body temperature of 38 degrees Celsius or higher. A temperature below 38 degrees Celsius is not considered a fever because a child's body can increase due to many different reasons such as: Hot weather, children wearing too many clothes, just taking a warm bath...

Video content is consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Minh Tuan - Department of Pediatrics - Neonatology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital

Fever in young children, especially infants, is very dangerous because children are young, fever symptoms are often non-specific and in infants fever can be a sign of serious conditions such as infection. newborns, neonatal sepsis, neonatal meningitis, neonatal pneumonia... So when a child has a fever, in addition to applying a way to reduce fever in newborns, the mother also needs to take the child to the hospital right away to medical examination and diagnosis of the condition.
Identify fever in young children by measuring temperature in the anus or armpit, mouth... There are many ways to reduce fever in children, warm water can be applied to help dilate blood vessels under the skin, too The process of water evaporation will help lower the child's temperature, in case the child has a high fever, parents can apply antipyretic in children with antipyretic drugs or antipyretic tablets inserted into the anus...
According to a specialist The best and safest way to reduce fever in babies is to apply warm compresses. In case you have to use fever-reducing drugs, you should consult a doctor. In parallel with the application of ways to reduce fever in infants, it is necessary to loosen children's clothes, rehydrate, and increase breastfeeding.
Fever in young children, especially infants, in any circumstances, should take them to the doctor immediately, because the child is still weak, so it is easy to get serious infections, parents cannot judge whether the fever in young children is a fever. For whatever reason, a medical diagnosis is required.