Patient's question:
The baby has had a fever repeatedly for two days, with temperatures consistently above 38.5°C. Despite receiving multiple injections, the fever hasn't subsided. Just now, the baby had a low-grade fever of 39°C, and we have already given them fever-reducing medication. However, a short while later, the temperature measured was 41°C. Could it be that I didn't shake the thermometer properly? Just now, we took the baby to the clinic, and the temperature was 38°C. The baby is doing well mentally right now. Will having a low-grade fever of 41°C cause any long-term effects?Doctor's answer:
According to the situation you described, the baby has recurrent fever, ranging between 39 and 41 degrees Celsius. For low-grade fever, you need to take fever-reducing medication, use fever-reducing patches, apply physical cooling, and drink plenty of warm water. If the temperature is below 38.5 degrees Celsius, you don't need to take fever-reducing medication, but you can use fever-reducing patches, apply physical cooling, and drink plenty of warm water, monitoring the data temperature. Physical cooling involves using a warm towel to wipe all parts of the baby's body, including the forehead, neck, chest, back, groin, and armpits. Each wipe should last more than ten minutes, monitoring the data temperature, and drinking plenty of warm water.