Guide to Treating a Fever

Age Temperature What to do Infants Birth to 3 months 100.4 F (38 C) or higher taken rectally Call the doctor, even if your child doesn’t have any other signs or symptoms. 3 months to 24 months Up to 102 F (38.9 C) taken orally Encourage your child to rest and drink plenty of fluids. [...]

FEVER DRUG NEWS

  News – Health – ‘Ibuprofen best’ for child fevers . Last updated: 2 Sep 2008The concern is the relative ease with which children could receive an overdose. Fever is very common in young children, affecting seven in every 10 preschool children each year. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7592585.stm News – Health – On the malaria frontline . Last [...]

‘Ibuprofen best’ for child fevers

sources : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Most symptoms of a fever in young children can be managed at home Ibuprofen is better at alleviating childhood fever than paracetamol and should be the drug of first choice, say UK researchers. The Bristol-based trial involving 156 children aged between six months and six years showed ibuprofen reduced temperature faster than [...]

TREATMENT

A fever is when the body’s temperature is higher than normal because of an infection. Normal body temperature is under 38 C. The fever is usually caused by a virus or bacteria. Fever is a way in which the body fights infection. A fever is not dangerous. It does not always indicate a serious illness. [...]

MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT FEVER IN CHILDREN

Many children will not be hungry when they are ill. However, you should try to give them plenty of fluids to drink, such as milk, soup, yogurt, popsicles, or Jell-O. Watch for signs of dehydration: dry mouth (inside of mouth is sticky) no tears when crying sunken eyes is not passing urine (peeing) or has [...]

WHEN CALL YOUR DOCTOR

You should always call your family doctor or go to emergency department if your child: has trouble breathing has a temperature higher than 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) at any age has a stiff neck and bad headache refuses to drink or is throwing-up (vomiting) often becomes more fussy or irritable, even when given [...]