4 classic mistakes that Vietnamese mothers often get when they take their children with fever, leave them immediately

Taking antipyretics too soon

Parents should not give antipyretics to children when the temperature is still below 38.5 degrees. Setting the thermometer in the armpit is the most accurate, not measured in the mouth, forehead or anus, nor add or subtract 0.5 degrees as before. When a child has a mild fever at 37.5-38.5 degrees, just take off your clothes, give your baby plenty of water or breastfeed more.

Epilepsy drug abuse

There are many cases of high fever fever convulsions that parents worry about rushing to take antipyretics when they are 38 degrees or ask a doctor to prescribe epilepsy drugs, sedatives to take precautions.

Previously, people were worried that seizure fever could harm their brain. However, long-term follow-up shows that this does not affect a child's brain. Therefore, neurologists and pediatricians worldwide recommend that parents should not give epilepsy medication to their children.

Self-divided doses of anal suppository

The anal suppository has the same dose as oral medication, used for babies who cannot drink or vomit. Paracetamol is absorbed much through the rectum. Therefore, the method of insertion has the disadvantage of erratic absorption, if there is little stool in the rectum.

Cold compress, paste fever-reducing pieces

In case of fever, parents do not want to give fever to reduce fever, they should not use physical measures such as cold compressing, oiling, fever-reducing paste . If the fever is due to infection, pneumonia, cold compressing will Aggravated disease causes children to be susceptible to cold and pneumonia due to increased ability to use oxygen.

Notes when your child has a fever:

- Never apply any medicine on the internet without a doctor's appointment or consent, especially children. All must follow the principle of "real people - real work"

- Never use a fever for a baby when he or she has not been examined by a pediatrician because it can negative important symptoms.

- When the child has a fever with one of the following symptoms, he must be taken to the hospital immediately:

- Fever> 38.5 degrees with signs of difficulty reducing fever

- Fever + breastfeeding

- Fever + sleepy, hard to wake up

- Fever + continuous vomiting, even water

- Fever + convulsions

- Seeing that I am not healthy even without fever or anything.