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What to do when your Child has a fever when on vacation?

This article will help you to take care of your child suffering from fever when a doctor is not available to you.

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What to do when your Child has a fever when on vacation?

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  1. WhattodowhenyourChildhasafeverwhenonvacation? -oranyscenariowhereyoucan’tgettoaDoctor Doctor’severywherearehoundedbymidnightcallsbyworriedparentsthattheirchildhasa feverthat’sgoingupanddown,notgettingbetterandsoonandsoforth.Suchistheloveofparentsthateventhat1Fmakesthemqueasyandturnrestlessinseconds.Picturethis,youareonthefirstvacationinyearsandyour2yearoldchildstartstoheatup.Youknowyoudeservethislongvacationbreakbutwhatdoyoudo?Morelikelythannot,mostparentsrushtofinda Doctororaclinicregardlessofthehourornotknowingtheseverityofthefever.Welltogiveallparentsananswer,NOTallfeversevenneedmedicalattention!Wannaknowmore?Readon. Fever-whatisitandhowithappens. Beforewegettotherealmeatystuff,weneedtounderstandhowafeverworks.Thesimplest waytounderstandthisistothinkofourbodylikeahouseandthefevercontrolmechanismasathermostat.Whenwegetaninfection(viralorbacterialorfungaloranything),ourbodysendsoutaresponsetothebrain’sthermostatandsays,“Hey,raiseupthethermostat.Wewannacookupthingsinhere.”

  2. Whyyousaywillthebodydothis?Well,theanswerissimple.HeathelpstokilltheinvadingWhyyousaywillthebodydothis?Well,theanswerissimple.Heathelpstokilltheinvading agent.Everylivingorganismhasalotofproteinsandenzymesmadeofproteinsandifyourememberthoseboringhighschoollectureswell,youwouldrecollectthatallproteinshaveanoptimumtemperatureandgoingbeyondmakesthemfunctionnotsogreat.Thus,thebacteriaandthevirusoranymicrobebeginstodie.Thisishowandwhythefeverhappens.Ifyouwantmoreinfoonthis,youcanaskyourmedicalquestionsonaskthedoctor.com Whenyourchild’sfeverisactuallyserious Thissectionwillnotbeasverboseasthepreviousone.Thissectionjusttalksaboutwhatthe feverthresholdshouldbebasedonage. Supposeyourchildislessthan6monthsold,setthethresholdat100.4F.Meaningthatthe secondthechild’sfevergetsto100.4F,youneedtoseeaDoctor.Thebigreasonforthisisthat anewborn’simmunityisnon-existent.Anditreliesonantibodiesinthemother’smilktogetit’ssupply.So,thenewbornneedsasmuchcareaspossible. Forchildrenolderthan6months,youcansetthethresholdat103F.Theolderchildcanproduce antibodiesandalso,weaningwillstartat6monthssothebabymaygetfeverduetotoxinsormicrobesinfood.Thisisnormalinsomecasesandyoushouldallowthechild’sbodytodevelopimmunityratherthansuppressingitwithantibioticsateverysightofaFahrenheitrise.

  3. Therearesomeexceptionstothisrule.Ifyourchildgetfebrileseizures,youshouldworkonTherearesomeexceptionstothisrule.Ifyourchildgetfebrileseizures,youshouldworkon reducingthetemperatureassoonaspossible(Thenextsectionexplainshowtoreducebodytemperature).Ifthechildhascough,coldandothersymptoms,itmaybebesttoseeaDoctororgetmedicalhelponline. Combatfever101 Feversarethesimplestandtheeasiestsymptomstofightoff.Theyaresimplydefinedasaraised bodytemperatureandyoucancheckthetemperatureeasilyandrepeatedlybysimplyusingathermometer. Onceyouknowthatyourchildhasafever,thefirstthingyoushoulddoistostaynearyourchild.Thephysicalpresenceisreassuringtothechildandhelpswiththepsychologicalaspectoffevercontrol.Next,getsomelukewarmwaterandbeginspongingthechild.DONOTusecoldwaterasthiswillmakemattersworse.Spongingregularlyanddiligentlyshouldbringdownthetemperaturequickly.

  4. Ifspongingisnotworking,thengiveyourchilda1mlperkgofCalpolsyrupin2to3dividedIfspongingisnotworking,thengiveyourchilda1mlperkgofCalpolsyrupin2to3divided dosesinaday.Ifyourchildis10kg,thenyoucangivehim2dosesof5mleachinoneday.Ifthisdoesnotbringthenfeverdown,thenyoucanconsultaDoctoronlineonaskthedoctor.com Summarizing,Iadviseallparentstocreateafeverkit.Thiskitisasimplekitthatcanhelpyou controlthechild’sfeverasneeded.Thekitwouldideallycontain: -Thermometer.OralandRectal -Earbasedthermometer -Sponge -CalpolSyrup(changethisoftentoensurethesyruphasnotexpired) HopethisarticlewasInformative!IfyoulikeditthenlookusuponFacebookandGooglePlus.

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