In daily life, because children have low resistance, they often experience fever due to catching a cold or illness. In this case, mothers will choose physical cooling methods to implement cooling for their children, such as warm water baths, alcohol baths, and so on. So do you know what are the physical cooling and wiping areas for fever? What other parts cannot be wiped?
What are the physical cooling and wiping parts for fever
1. Neck
First, loosen the baby's clothes slightly to expose the skin on the neck, and then gently wet the baby's neck with a damp warm water towel. At the same time, wipe the area behind the baby's ears and earlobes, as these areas circulate quickly and help dissipate heat.
2. Axillary elbow
Loosen the baby's clothes slightly, lift the arm, expose the skin under the armpit, and be careful not to wet the clothes. Dip the towel in warm water again, wring it out, and then gently apply it to the armpits (for sensitive skin under the armpits, it is best to apply gently instead of rubbing back and forth forcefully). After a moment, remove the towel.
3. Thigh root
Slightly remove the baby's pants to expose the skin at the base of the thighs, and gently dip a warm towel in it. If the baby does not refuse, you can increase the wet compress area.
4. Palm of the hand
The most densely distributed area of nerves on the human body is the skin, especially the skin on the hands. When you have a fever, your palms can be very hot. Be careful not to cover your palms and pay attention to heat dissipation.
Which parts should not be wiped for physical cooling
1. Forechest
There are no large blood vessels flowing through the chest, and the cooling effect here is not good. It can only cool the surface of the skin, but cannot lower the internal temperature of the body. At the same time, simply cooling the surface layer of the skin can stimulate the body's temperature regulation mechanism, thereby generating more heat inside the body, which can actually worsen the fever condition. Therefore, it is best not to forcefully cool down in the chest area.
2. Foot soles
Using physical cooling methods on the soles of the feet can easily lead to reflexive peripheral vascular constriction, affecting heat dissipation or causing transient coronary artery constriction.
3. Abdominal region
It is not recommended to use physical cooling methods in the baby's stomach because it may cause the baby's stomach to catch a cold, especially when cold is used, which can cause diarrhea and worsen symptoms of cold and fever.
When giving physical therapy to children, you can wipe the neck, armpits, elbows, thighs, and palms with warm water or alcohol. These areas have blood vessels distributed, and wiping them can achieve a cooling effect. When parents wipe their babies, in order to prevent them from catching a cold, they can put a belly wrap on the baby before wiping, which can protect the baby's belly and prevent them from catching a cold.
