Xinhua News Agency, Chongqing, July 4 (Reporter Li Song) Recently, Chongqing heat sweltering, weak resistance of young children prone to cold fever.

Experts remind that cold is a common disease in young children, need to treat the disease, such as alcohol wipe such a physical cooling method is not desirable. Hu Lan, director of the outpatient department of the Children's Hospital affiliated with Chongqing Medical University, said that if the child's temperature is below 38.5 degrees C, it can be treated with physical cooling such as warm water bath.

If the child's body temperature is significantly increased, more than 38.5 degrees C, accompanied by irritability, fatigue, general discomfort and other symptoms, the need for oral anti-heat medicine. "It is important to note that if your child has a fever again after oral reheating, take it again at least 4 to 6 hours apart. Hulan said the anti-heat medicine can only temporarily relieve the symptoms.

If the child has a continuous fever of more than 3 days, repeated fever is not easy to return to heat, or accompanied by poor mental health, poor appetite, sudden seizures and other conditions, should be timely to the hospital. Experts remind that when physically cooling children, you can wipe the bath with warm water, but the water temperature can not be too high or too low, the best control between 32 degrees C to 34 degrees C.

When bathing in warm water, avoid the more sensitive parts of the chest, abdomen, back and heart to cold stimulation, and for the armpits, elbow sabs, armpits and groin can be appropriately extended wipe time. "At the same time, do not use alcohol wipes, as your child's skin is very soft and alcohol allergies may occur. Hulan said children with colds should pay attention to rehydration. Especially when the child appears high heat, breathing increases faster, a large amount of sweating, will cause the child to lose a lot of water. At this time, the addition of sufficient water can increase the amount of urine, promote the body toxin discharge.