Each mother came across a problem of elevated temperature in the child. Children are sick, and infectious diseases most often proceed with the rise in temperature. The question arises: is it necessary to knock down the temperature? And if you knock down, how to do it right?

On the one hand, high temperature signals the readiness of the body to resist a viral or bacterial infection and it successfully copes with this task. On the other hand, too high temperature is a danger to the child, especially for a child under 3 years of age.

Pediatricians argue that there is no need to knock down the temperature up to 38º.

When is it necessary to give a child an antipyretic drugs?

Be sure to use antipyretics in the following cases:

• The temperature rose above 39 degrees,
• the temperature rose above 38 degrees in the child to 3 months,
• the child has difficulty breathing,
• the child has diseases of the nervous system, heart or pulmonary pathology,
• previously, the child had convulsions against a background of elevated temperature,
• the child has abundant vomiting or diarrhea (fluid loss).

Rules for receiving antipyretic

The most secure antipyretic drugs today are recognized as paracetamol and ibuprofen.

Even using the safest antipyretic - paracetamol in candles or suspension, it is necessary to clearly follow the instructions for use, follow the dosage and the frequency of admission.

For children, up to 3 months, to give antipyretic drugs only after consulting with a pediatrician.

Important: antipyretic drugs cannot be taken “just in case”, regardless of temperature indicators, several times a day. In the case of a persistent increase in temperature, taking the next dose of the drug is possible no earlier than 4 hours after the previous administration. The reception of antipyretics should not exceed three days without subsequent consultation with the pediatrician. It is important to remember that taking anti -infiretics is symptomatic therapy, and it is necessary first of all to treat the underlying disease, that is, the very cause that causes the temperature of the child.

When choosing a product from temperature, first of all, be guided by the age of the child, the presence of concomitant diseases (allergies), as well as the shape of the drug substance.
Chewing tablets, syrups, mixtures act faster than other forms-after 15-20 minutes. Candles reduce the temperature not so quickly, on average after 40 minutes, but they are simply indispensable if the child refuses to take the medicine orally or he is very sick. Sweet syrups are not shown to use if the child has a tendency to allergic reactions.

Important: if in addition to increasing the temperature of the child, the stomach hurts a lot and there are no symptoms of colds, you should urgently call an ambulance, while not to give antipyretic and painkillers so as not to lubricate the clinical picture of the disease, for example, in the case of acute appendicitis.

Urgently call a doctor at high temperature, accompanied

• strong pallor and sweating of the skin,
• skin rashes,
• convulsions,
• vomiting, diarrhea,
• respiratory disorders (difficult, superficial, rapid breathing),
• signs of dehydration (rare urination, unpleasant odor from the mouth, smell of acetone),
• a sharp deterioration in the condition after some improvement.

Antipyretics for children - instructions

Paracetamol As an antipyretic is prescribed most often.
Analogs: Efferalgan, Panadol, Kalpol, Dolomol, Mexal, Tylenol, Dopalgan.
The drug is produced in tablets, capsules, candles, suspensions, syrup.
Dosage of the drug: from the calculation of 10-15 mg/kg per technique, the daily dose should not be higher than 60 mg/kg. Repeated use after 4 hours, possibly after 2 hours with severe hyperthermia.
Suspensions act faster than tablets, so doctors recommend paracetamol in liquid form.
Paracetamol is contraindicated during the newborn, with increased sensitivity to the drug, with caution is used for viral hepatitis, renal and liver failure, diabetes. It can cause an allergic reaction.

Ibuprofen As an anti -spirer is less safe, but more effective.
Analogs: Nurofen, Ibufen.
It is prescribed from the calculation of 10 mg per kg of body weight. Ibuprofen refers to non -steroidal anti -inflammatory drugs, it knocks down the temperature for a long time, but has many contraindications and side effects.
It is contraindicated in allergic diseases, until 3 years old is prescribed with caution, not prescribed for diseases of blood, liver, kidneys, diseases of the gastrointestinal sphere.

An effective tool for lowering temperature is Nemsulid (Nimesil, Non -complex, Niud, Nise, Nimulid), but it is contraindicated for children under 12 years of age, since the clinical studies of the drug are insufficient.

Viburkol - Homeopathic drug, pediatricians prescribe it to young children in the form of candles for any respiratory infections as a antipyretic and anti -inflammatory agent.
In the acute period, Viburkol candles are used every 15-20 minutes for 2 hours, until the condition improves, then 1 candle 2-3 times a day. Kids of the 1st month of life are prescribed a quarter of a candle 4 -6 times a day. Up to 6 months - 2 candles per day in the acute period, then half a year twice a day. The course of taking the drug is from 3 days to 2 weeks as prescribed by a doctor.

Antipyishes prohibited for children

Children are not prescribed acetylsalicylic acid ( Aspirin), Amidopyrine, Analgin (Metamizole sodium), Phenacetin, Antipyrine and other means based on them.

Folk remedies for temperature in children

Among the folk antipyretic funds, grinding is especially popular, despite the warnings of doctors. Rub the child with alcohol, vodka, vinegar, cold tower.

Attention! Any rubbing of the skin of a temperature of the child is contraindicated!

Reasons why you can’t rub a child:

• When rubbing the child with cooling liquids and even a cold towel, a spasm of peripheral vessels occurs, the process of blood circulation in the skin is sharply disturbed and heat transfer is reduced, that is, an reverse process occurs instead of cooling the body.
• Alcohol -containing fluids when rubbing children's skin are actively absorbed and this is fraught with poisoning of the body.
• You can wipe the temperature temperature with a towel moistened with water at room temperature and provided that the child tolerates it well. Scream and resistance will nullify all efforts and increase the temperature even more.

From folk remedies at temperatures, you can use enema. Hyperthermia provokes the absorption of toxic waste from the lower parts of the intestines, therefore, intestinal cleaning with an enema will prevent the development of intoxication of the body and will contribute to a certain decrease in temperature.
Warm water will quickly absorb along with harmful substances, so put an enema with a salt solution at a rate of 1 hour of a spoon of salt per 1 cup of fuel water.

In addition to cool compresses on the child’s forehead, you can do cabbage compresses. Pour cabbage leaves with boiling water, bleach, cool and apply, often replacing it.

Carefully monitor the condition of the child and if you suspect the fact that the baby has become worse and the listed funds do not help, do not hesitate, urgently seek help from specialists.

Tips at temperatures in children

Correct non -drug methods of reducing temperature are the following:

• Fresh cool air indoors. Vit the room often. The optimum temperature is about 20 degrees of heat.
• The air in the room should be wet. The child loses a lot of liquids in dry air, the inflamed mucous membranes of the nasal and oral cavity dry out. The best option is to use an air moisturizer (60% humidity is best). If there is no moisturizer, spread wet towels or sheets in the room.
• Often a child. Heat transfer increases with frequent urination, sweating, breathing. Take a child in small portions, often, drinks should not be cold and not hot. Water, lemon tea, fruit fruit drinks, compotes, freshly squeezed diluted juices, collections of medicinal herbs, raspberries, linden - all these drinks will be useful for the temperature of the child.
• If the child refuses food - in no case do not feed by force. Digestion increases body temperature and makes the body, already working in an emergency mode, lose even more strength. Support your child easy to eat, but do not insist on its mandatory reception.
• Do not pour the child. When the temperature is increased, it is very hot, panties and T -shirt are the best option. With an increase in the temperature of the child, the chills are, it must be covered.
• The children's body is arranged in a special way and if the adult at high temperature is laying with a layer, the baby can play, run and jump. Excess motor activity overheats the already overheated organism, so the child needs to be reassured, put, read to him books. Do not think that the activity of a sick child means that everything is fine.

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