Patient's question:
At what temperature can children use fever reduction patches? The baby started fevering yesterday; the temperature was 38.5 degrees; later, after taking fever-reducing medicine, it improved; but at night, it fevered again; it kept getting better and then fevering again; now it's 37.4 degrees again; I'm afraid it will fever again, so I applied a children's fever reduction patch; can I use it? Are there any side effects?Past treatment history and effectiveness: None
What help do you expect: I want to know if I can use fever reduction patches to prevent the baby from fevering again?
Doctor's answer:
Most of the fever is caused by infection, and the pathogens of infection can include bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, etc. It is recommended to have your child tested for a complete blood count, which can roughly reflect whether the infection is bacterial or viral, so that you can take targeted treatment. If the temperature drops below 38.5 degrees, you can apply fever patches and use physical cooling methods, drink more water. If the temperature is above 38.5 degrees, you should take oral fever-reducing medication to lower the temperature promptly.