Than to lower temperature at the child?

The increase in body temperature in a child during illness is a very favorable factor, since it indicates the struggle of the child's organism with the causative agent of infection. Meanwhile, too high a temperature can be very dangerous for crumbs, so it must be knocked down.

In order to reduce body temperature, there are many different ways. So, some parents immediately begin to give their children antipyretic drugs, while others prefer to get by with effective folk methods that do not have a negative impact on a tiny organism.

In this article, we will tell you what can knock down the heat in a child up to a year and older, and what folk remedies for this are most effective.

Non-medicinal methods

Before thinking about which of the medicines is best to bring down the temperature in a child, one should try effective methods that have been known for a long time in folk medicine, in particular:

1. A small child, in the first place, must be undressed. It should be understood that the thermoregulation system is not yet fully developed in infants, so the reason for the fever may be banal overheating or physical overwork. Undo the crumbs and let them calmly play for half an hour, perhaps the situation will be normalized on its own.
2. Ventilate the room in which the child is. Contrary to popular belief, air in a room with a sick baby should be pretty cool - the temperature in the nursery is considered optimal if it is about 18-20 degrees Celsius. Remember that the lower the temperature of the surrounding air, the higher the heat transfer.
3. The air in the room must also be sufficiently humid. Use a humidifier or hang wet towels around the baby's bed to achieve an optimum humidity of about 60%.
4. To prevent dehydration of the child's body, and increase the heat transfer, the child should be given as much fluid as possible. Solder the crumb until its urine becomes pale yellow.
5. Since digestion of food does not allow body temperature to decrease, it is not necessary to force a sick child. If the baby does not suffer from a lack of appetite, and he asks for food, do not give him food, the temperature of which is more than 38 degrees.
6. A child with a temperature should engage in quiet activities. Excessive physical activity increases the amount of heat in a child's body, so it must be limited.
7. Finally, to reduce body temperature, crumbs can be rubbed with water at room temperature. Never use vinegar, alcohol or too cold water for this - all this can lead to spasm of peripheral vessels and intoxication of the body.

What of the drugs effectively knock down the temperature of the child?

There are a lot of drugs that have a pronounced antipyretic effect, however, not all of them are suitable for the treatment of small children. To begin with, it should be noted how it is possible to bring down the temperature of a newborn baby.

According to WHO recommendations, to get rid of the heat of children, starting from the first days of life, it is desirable to use those drugs, the main active component of which is Paracetamol, namely:

• Efferalgan;
• Panadol;
• Paracetamol for children;
• Cefekon D.

However, to the use of babies from birth are also permitted drugs based on Ibuprofen, in particular, Ibupen and Nurofen for children. These funds are considered less secure, than Paracetamol and its derivatives, so they should be treated with greater caution. Meanwhile, in case of emergency, as prescribed by the doctor, newborn babies can be given these medications.

In addition to the above medicines, to reduce the temperature in older children , nimesulide- based drugs can be used , namely:

• Nyz - for toddlers from 2 years;
• Nimulid - for children from 6 years;
• Nimesil and Nimesulid - for teenagers from 12 years.