People can better complete their current tasks when their bodies are warm, but when their hands and feet are cold, their activities are restricted and work efficiency decreases. Therefore, when people experience cold hands and feet, they will find ways to alleviate it. Sometimes babies also have a fever like this. What is the reason for a fever and cold hands in young children?
Although the nerve endings in the hands and feet of the human body are relatively abundant, their blood content is very low. When blood circulation is not in place, the hands and feet may become cold. However, the baby's nervous system is not yet fully developed, and during fever, the autonomic nervous system that controls blood vessel contraction and relaxation is prone to disorder, leading to spasmodic contraction of small blood vessels in the hands and feet, resulting in lower temperatures.
It is common for babies to have cold hands and feet when they have a fever, which is a false phenomenon. In fact, babies have high body heat energy. Parents should not blindly keep their babies warm, as this can lead to delayed heat dissipation and be detrimental to fever reduction. When a baby has a fever, parents can rub their little hands to improve their cold state.
During a baby's fever, parents should promptly reduce the fever and decide on the method of reducing fever based on changes in body temperature. When the body temperature is above 38.5 ℃, parents should promptly administer medication to their babies, as medication is more effective in reducing fever. When the body temperature is below 38.5 ℃, it can be cooled down by taking a warm water bath.
