what parents do not do when they have a fever

According to information from the Hospital of obstetrics and pediatrics, the unit is actively treating pediatric patients with disabilities (5 years old) residing in Nga My, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province.

The baby K. had a fever, so the family went to cut the traditional tobacco of the healer to drink and hope to reduce the fever. However, after 3 days, the fever is not relieved, even the baby is still in drowsiness, stimulates struggle, vomiting, and danger to the network.

Meanwhile, the new family immediately brought her to the emergency room at the General Hospital in the Southwest area. But because her condition is too dangerous, doctors take her to the higher level of Nghe An Children's Hospital for active treatment.

The doctors at the Hospital of Pediatrics in Nghe An said: 'Patient K in coma, dyspnea, continuous high fever over 39 degrees, big liver, yellow skin, dark brown stomach, . diagnosis failure Multi-viscera, test indicators are very high, severe prognosis, high risk of death '.

After more than 1 day of dialysis, the patient's life is guaranteed to escape critical pain and gradually recover.

Experts warn things that parents do not do when they have a fever

When children have fever, parents should not warm up, let children wear layers of clothing when they are feverish because they will have a higher fever.

- Parents should not use cold towels, ice, alcohol or alcohol to wipe fever for children because it makes the illness worse.

- Parents should not give children medicine as soon as they have a fever because they rush to give their children a fever-reducing medicine as soon as they make the baby greasy, just give them medicine when fever is from 38.5 degrees, you just need Use fever at home and monitor closely for 1 -2 days.

- Parents do not use folk remedies to reduce fever for children. These drugs have not yet been verified so the side effects are more critical.