As a rule, the organism of the child reacts temperature increase of a body to inflammatory process, a viral or bacterial infection. If you noticed that the baby has a heat, do not worry. Your correct actions will help the kid and normalize a situation.
Instruction
1. For kids of the first year of life the natural body temperature is 37 degrees. Subsequently it will go down to 36.6. Remember that temperature increase of a body is not a disease but only its symptom. In such a way the organism develops antibodies, increases protective forces and slows down reproduction of bacteria and viruses. For this reason to children about one year the pediatricians recommend to force down temperature when it becomes higher than 38.2 degrees, and to more senior kids – if it exceeds 38.5.
2. Begin to force down temperature at the child only when it exceeds an admissible mark. At the same time it is necessary to examine skin of the kid attentively. If it damp, bright red color, and a leg and the handle very hot, - make water-acetum rubdown. For this purpose mix water and vinegar in a proportion 5:1. Will help to remove heat an enema with cool water and a cold compress on a forehead.
3. If feels feverish the child, skin at the same time dry, give him febrifuge for children. Dissolve water with alcohol, or take vodka and properly pound handles and legs of the kid. Then wrap up it and give to drink hot tea with raspberry or a cranberry. After the child propotet, surely change clothes of him for dry linen.
4. Do not forget that at the increased temperature there is organism dehydration. Therefore there is as much as possible and as often as possible suggest the kid to drink. As drink dried fruits decoctions, tea from a camomile, a linden, a dogrose will approach. Even at not really strong heat surely call the doctor on the house in the child. Thus also some quite serious diseases can begin. And if at the baby against the background of high temperature the throat reddened, rashes and cold developed, then the quicker the expert will make the diagnosis and will appoint necessary treatment, the quicker your kid will be able to recover.