- Temperature in infants - abnormalities
- How to measure and shoot down
How to measure the body temperature of a child
- Measuring the temperature in the mouth
To measure body temperature orally, should be three to five minutes to keep the thermometer in the mouth, under the tongue. You can also use a special children's thermometers made a dummy. If the child is drinking a cold or hot drink, to measure in this way it is possible not earlier than five minutes - otherwise the thermometer readings will be inaccurate.
This method is generally considered unsuitable for babies because they can not keep a thermometer for a long time. However, in certain cases it can still be used. Results of temperature measurement in the mouth can be, on average, half a degree lower than the actual body temperature of the patient.
- Rectal temperature measurement
This method is best suited for children under a year - children who come from infants may actively resist the introduction of the thermometer into the rectum. However, even in infants rectal temperature measurements can be quite difficult: children are usually very mobile, and the thermometer may drop out of the anus, and in some cases it can even damage the inner shell
This method can cause the child discomfort, but it is the most accurate - the results of this measurement are the closest to the actual body temperature.
- Temperature measurement in the armpits
Method for infants considered to be the safest and most commonly used. It is very simple: put a thermometer in the armpit, the arm pressed against the body, and after four or five minutes of watching the result. To the child at the time of temperature measurement less exercise, you can keep it on your hands and see to it that he did not raise his hand, under which there is a thermometer. Unfortunately, this method, for all its merits, is the least accurate: the thermometer can be a full degree below the temperature of the body.
The temperature in infants is not desirable to measure the mercury thermometer - with careless movement he can easily break, and mercury are known to be very toxic.
How to bring down the temperature in infants
Typically, the heat in infants passes by itself after a few days, but you can take steps to alleviate the condition of the baby. Put him in light clothes - it should not be hot, otherwise his health could deteriorate. Let him drink water
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or freshly squeezed juices (when he was drinking such drinks) and often a little bit. This is necessary to prevent dehydration, which in infants with a strong temperature can occur fairly quickly. Give your child acetaminophen liquid
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Designed for children. Stick to the dose on the package - its excess can lead to liver damage.
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Do not give your child antipyretics too long or often. If fever persists for a long time, or if the body temperature rises rapidly, consult your doctor or call an ambulance.
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To lower body temperature in infants can also be used ibuprofen, but remember that children under the age of three months, this drug can be given only with the consent of a doctor. Most young children tolerate ibuprofen
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And preliminary medical consultation is required only as an extra security measure.
Do not give aspirin babies
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: It can lead to such disorders as Reye's syndrome - a rare but potentially fatal disease.
Many parents who have a sick child, interested in the question, at what temperature to bathe grudnichka. As a rule, children's doctors advise to bathe infants, body temperature, which has risen to 37.6 or higher. You should also pay attention to the child - if it is very sluggish or, on the contrary, is capricious, it is better not to bathe: in times of illness, this procedure will not bring happiness nor infants, nor you. If the baby's body temperature below the 37.5-37.6 C and it feels good, you can bathe him, but do not forget to close the windows in the house to avoid the draft, and then put the baby in the bath enough (but not too) warm clothes. With regard to the air temperature in the bathroom, it must be comfortable - not more than 23 and not less than 20 degrees. It is desirable that it was not much higher than the temperature in other rooms, where you transfer the baby after bathing.
How not to bring down the temperature in infants
No need to put in the head or other body parts child cold compresses or bathe him in cool water. These measures merely increase the temperature within the body, since the influence of a low temperature leads to the outside and then narrowing of blood vessels. It is also generally not recommended to give infants fever at a relatively low body temperature - up to 37.6 C.
