Children do not know how to take care of themselves, especially for infants who cannot speak and sometimes do not take off their clothes when they get hot. Therefore, fever is quite common for children. Low fever is relatively easy to handle, and physical cooling is the preferred method. However, dealing with high temperature can be more complicated, especially for some children who say they are cold when they have a fever. Let's understand what it means for children to say they are cold when they have a fever.
What does a child's fever and coldness indicate?
Firstly, having a fever but cold hands and feet is a false cold true hot phenomenon, especially common in infants and young children under the age of 3. Mainly because babies have less blood volume in their limbs than in their internal organs, and due to insufficient blood supply to their limbs, they are more prone to catching a cold than adults.
In addition, the development of the baby's nervous system is not yet fully developed, and the autonomic nervous system responsible for managing blood vessel dilation and contraction is prone to disorder, leading to the contraction of small blood vessels at the ends of the limbs and the onset of high fever.
And the ambient temperature is also one of the reasons why babies' hands and feet are cold. The child's ability to regulate body temperature is not perfect. At this time, the child's body temperature is high and the temperature of the surrounding environment is low, resulting in a cold situation.
How to deal with a child's fever?
1. Physical cooling is the preferred intervention for low-grade fever with a body temperature below 38 ℃. Fever is the most common symptom of infectious diseases in children. When the fever is low, physical cooling is adopted, such as pasting antipyretic patches, drinking more water, taking warm baths, etc
2. The temperature of infants and young children is 38. Medication treatment is required for temperatures above 5 ℃. How to keep a body temperature above 38. At 5 ℃, parents should closely observe their children's condition in order to make timely responses. To avoid a fever that is too high, burns to the nerves, and persists in high temperatures, timely treatment should be taken.
3. If the body temperature is above 39 ℃, medication treatment should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. When a child's body temperature exceeds 39 ℃, which is considered high fever, Western medicine treatment is usually chosen. It should be clarified that parents should take medication under the guidance of a doctor, especially paying attention to the dosage of medication.
Through the relevant introduction of the above content, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the symptoms of chills in children with fever. Children have poor resistance and weak regulation ability, and fever should not be underestimated. It should be taken seriously to prevent fever from causing other diseases. It is most important to prevent children from having fever and catching a cold in a timely and correct manner.
