{"id":7638,"date":"2022-12-13T10:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T08:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kremenopoulos.gr\/?p=7638"},"modified":"2023-02-21T12:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T10:47:27","slug":"ti-theoreitai-piretos-sta-paidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kremenopoulos.gr\/en\/ti-theoreitai-piretos-sta-paidia\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS CONSIDERED A FEVER IN CHILDREN?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">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)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2192 Raised temperature: 37.2 to 38 C\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2192 Fever: over 38 C<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How is it measured?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2192 On the dry armpit with a digital thermometer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2192 Three consecutive measurements in a half-naked child<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What do we give?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Paracetamol (Depon) half of the child&#039;s weight in ml e.g. in a child 10kgr \u2013 5 ml Depon, in a child 12kgr- 6 ml Depon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ibuprofen (algofren) \u2153 of the child&#039;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\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ALGOFREN in infants over 6 months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternate Depon-Algofren every 3-4 hours in fever over 38 C<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Between high fever warm compresses<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plenty of fluids<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Light diet<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Light clothes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2297 No cold water cold baths<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2297 No rubbing alcohol<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When do we contact you?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0infant under three months<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hemorrhagic rashes i.e. rashes that do not go away do not whiten even momentarily with pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">high fever over 40<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">severe headache with stiff neck;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inability to feed hydration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">lethargy lethargy even in the intervals when the child was not taken by you<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">difficulty breathing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">severe abdominal pain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fever for more than 48 to 72 hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in any concern you suspect that something is not right with your child\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u039f \u03c0\u03c5\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03bd\u03cc \u03c6\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03c5\u03c7\u03af\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc 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