Patient's question:
.5 My child is four and a half years old. On the evening of the third, he had a fever of over 39 degrees and went to a pharmacy to get an injection in his buttocks. The fever subsided, but in the morning the next day, he had another fever of over 39 degrees. We took him to another outpatient clinic where he received two bottles of intravenous fluids, and he returned without a fever. This morning, he had another fever of over 39 degrees, so we took him to a children's hospital. There, they gave him an injection in his buttocks and a little fever-reducing medicine, but in the afternoon, the fever came back again. It's so urgent.Doctor's answer:
Giving fever-reducing injections blindly is a superficial treatment that does not address the root cause. Once the fever subsides, the underlying cause remains, and the child may still get sick again. Fever is a manifestation of the struggle between the healthy (zheng) and the pathogenic (xie) forces, and it is necessary to distinguish between the two. When a child has a fever, pay attention to the following accompanying symptoms: such as how they sweat, whether their hands and feet are warm, whether they have energy, and whether they are willing to eat dinner. When a child has a fever, pay attention to the following accompanying symptoms: such as how they sweat, whether their hands and feet are warm, whether they have energy, and whether they are willing to eat dinner. If the child is in good spirits and sweating, no treatment is needed. If they do not sweat and have cold hands and feet, it requires serious attention, and they should seek treatment at a traditional Chinese medicine hospital.