First of all, fever is not a disease, but a symptom of a child's disease, which may be caused by a certain disease. Therefore, baby Ma Bao should master or consult a professional doctor to determine the main causes of children's fever symptoms. Mainly include: respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, teething, gastroenteritis, pre-inoculation reaction and infectious diseases.
Second, how do you know that your child has a fever?
Body temperature is not constant. It will fluctuate with the changes of fetal sex, age, day and night, fitness exercise and mood, but this change is generally within the normal range. In medicine, a temperature above 37.5℃ is a "high fever", that is, "oral temperature". To measure the child's body temperature, it is more about the ear temperature and the forehead soft armpit temperature. According to the statistics of American Academy of Pediatric Nursing, the anal temperature, ear temperature and forehead temperature are all above 38℃. The oral temperature is 37.8℃ or above; The axillary temperature of 37.2℃ and above does indicate that the child is hot.
Third, how to define the degree of fever?
The normal body temperature is 36-37℃. If the body temperature reaches 37.5-38℃ after proper measurement, it is called low fever, 38. 1-39℃, and it is called moderate fever. But if it is higher than 39℃, it is a high fever. If it is above 40℃, be sure to pay attention. It's already super hot. Hurry to the hospital! It must be noted that continuous low-grade fever also requires going to the hospital.
Fourth, how to monitor the child's fever temperature?
When a child has a fever, his body temperature fluctuates, so it is necessary to monitor the change of his body temperature to make a certain judgment. Therefore, it is particularly important to choose the appropriate temperature measuring "equipment" and master the correct temperature measuring operation. Common mercury thermometers at home are easy to break or cause mercury poisoning, which is harmful to health and easily leads to air pollution. The US Food and Drug Administration issued an order that from 2026, China will explicitly prohibit the production and manufacture of tribute thermometers. Therefore, it is not recommended for ordinary people to use it every day, especially when it is not shared with children.
Let's talk about electronic thermometers. The electronic thermometer is convenient to use and simple to read. Inconveniently, the thermometer should be placed under the child's armpit, in the mouth or in the anus when measuring, which may cause the child to cry. Infrared thermometers are very popular now. There are mainly ear thermometer and forehead thermometer, whose accuracy lies in the ability of infrared induction beam to reach the eardrum. Ear temperature gun, when there is something dirty in the ear and there is a small bend in the body ear hole, the information measured by ear temperature gun may not be accurate; Moreover, according to different age groups, the measurement skills are different, and the technical difficulty is relatively high. For example, when measuring children under 3 years old, the spiral line should be pulled backward before measurement; When children or adults over 3 years old measure their body temperature, they need to lift the helix backwards.