Fever in children is a common phenomenon that can cause concern for parents. It is important to understand what a fever is, what the normal temperature range is for children, and how environmental factors can affect it. A fever is a body temperature that rises above what is considered normal. Normal temperature in children ranges between 36 and 37.2 C (affected by exercise, ambient temperature, clothing, time of day)
→ Raised temperature: 37.2 to 38 C
→ Fever: over 38 C
How is it measured?
→ On the dry armpit with a digital thermometer
→ Three consecutive measurements in a half-naked child
What do we give?
- Paracetamol (Depon) half of the child's weight in ml e.g. in a child 10kgr – 5 ml Depon, in a child 12kgr- 6 ml Depon
- Ibuprofen (algofren) ⅓ of the child's weight in ml, e.g. for a child of 10 kg - 3.3 ml of algofren, for a child of 12 kg 4 ml of algofren
- ALGOFREN in infants over 6 months
- Alternate Depon-Algofren every 3-4 hours in fever over 38 C
- Between high fever warm compresses
- Plenty of fluids
- Light diet
- Light clothes
⊗ No cold water cold baths
⊗ No rubbing alcohol
When do we contact you?
- infant under three months
- hemorrhagic rashes i.e. rashes that do not go away do not whiten even momentarily with pressure
- high fever over 40
- severe headache with stiff neck;
- inability to feed hydration
- lethargy lethargy even in the intervals when the child was not taken by you
- difficulty breathing
- severe abdominal pain
- fever for more than 48 to 72 hours
- in any concern you suspect that something is not right with your child
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