Treating Fever in Children
A high temperature can be alarming and serious in some
cases, but a fever often means that a body is working the way it should and
fighting off infection.
Call Doctor If:
You think the child needs medical attention.
The child is younger than 3 months old with a rectal temperature of 100.4 F or
higher.
The child is 3 to 6 months old with a temperature of 101 F or higher or has had
any fever for more than one day.
The child is older than 6 months and younger than a year with a temperature of
103 F or higher or has had any fever more than one day.
The child is 1 to 2 years old with a high fever lasting more than 24 hours.
The child is any age with a temperature of 104 F or higher.
The soft spot on the child’s skull is bulging.
The child vomits repeatedly or has severe diarrhea.
The child has signs of dehydration, such as not wetting diapers, crying without
tears, dry mouth or mucous membranes, or sunken soft spot.
The fever triggers a seizure.
The child has a fever and a rash.
For Infants Younger Than 4 Months Old
1. Take Temperature
The most accurate way to take a temperature is rectally. If you are
uncomfortable with this, then take temperature under the armpit. If it is higher
than 99 F, then double check it rectally using a rectal thermometer to get the
most accurate reading.
2. Call Your Pediatrician
If the child's temperature is higher than 100.4 F, call your pediatrician.
Bathing or sponging the child with lukewarm water may help bring down a fever.
Do not use cold water, ice baths, or alcohol.
For Children 4 Months Old or Older Who Have Been Immunized
3. Take Temperature
Rectal. For a child under 4 or 5, use a rectal thermometer to get an accurate
reading. A child has a fever if the rectal temperature is above 100.4 F.
Oral. For a child over 4 or 5, you can use an oral or pacifier thermometer. The
child has a fever if it registers above 100 F.
Ear. If the child is 6 months old or older, you can use an ear or temporal
artery thermometer, but this is not usually an accurate way to take temperature.
To be more accurate, take a rectal temperature.
Armpit. If you take the child’s temperature in the armpit, a reading above 99 F
usually indicates a fever.
Bacho Main Bukhar ka Ilaj - Jism ka darja-e-hararat ka bharna ka matlub bukhar hi nahi hota, aksar auqaat bukhar ka hona jism ki ander jarasimon ke khilaf jang hone ki alamt ko zahir karta he.
bachon me bukhar ko janchne ka tarika alag hota he, 3 mah k bachy ka darja harat agr 100.4 F, 3 se 6 mah ke bachy ka darja harat agr 101 F ya bukhar ko ek din guzar chuka ho, 6 mah se zada ya ek sal k bachy ka darja harat agr 103 F ho ya bukhar ko ek din guzar chuka ho, 1 se 2 sal ka bache ko 24 se musalsal bukhar ho tau beger der kiye
doctor se ruju karen.
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