Patient's question:
The baby is 3 years and 4 months old. Starting from the afternoon, they began to have a fever of 38 degrees Celsius, and now their temperature is 38.7. Should they be woken up to take fever-reducing medicine?Doctor's answer:
Hello, the baby is three and a half years old. The baby has a fever of 38.7 degrees. Even when the baby is sleeping, it is necessary to wake the baby up to take the fever-reducing medicine to prevent the baby from having convulsions due to high fever. Generally, when the body temperature is above 38.7 degrees, it is recommended to take oral antipyretic drugs to reduce fever, such as oral ibuprofen, rectal indomethacin suppositories, etc. If the body temperature is below 38.5 degrees, it is recommended to use physical cooling methods, such as drinking more water, wiping with warm water, etc.