Patient's question:
My baby has had a fever since yesterday afternoon. After taking fever-reducing medicine, they feel a bit stronger, but then the fever spikes again. When I took them to the doctor, they said it's a rash and there's nothing else to be done. They also mentioned that fever-reducing medicine shouldn't be taken too often, and if the fever keeps spiking high, physical cooling methods should be used to lower the baby's temperature, otherwise the baby could be burned.What kind of help do I need: What is the best physical cooling method?
Doctor's answer:
For patients with high fever, in addition to medication, the simplest, most effective, and safest method of cooling is the physical cooling method of rubbing with 25%-50% alcohol. When rubbing the patient's skin with alcohol, it not only stimulates the dilation of blood vessels in the skin of high fever patients, increasing the skin's heat dissipation capacity, but also, due to its volatility, it can absorb and carry away a large amount of heat, thereby reducing body temperature and alleviating symptoms. The specific method is: soak a piece of gauze or a soft small towel in alcohol, wring it until half-dry, and gently rub the patient's neck, chest, armpits, limbs, and palms.